But now, we have our revenge. Finally, Wausau has the makings of a "mid-side" city. Finally, people will begin to recognize Wausau in its true context- the biggest thing north of Madison and West of the Fox Valley. At long last, we have caught the ire of midwestern businessmen and investors who've seen our merits.
In the past few months I've driven numerous businessmen from the CWA airport to Wausau, and the drive up always amazes them. Most ask, "Why is hwy 51/39 under so much construction?" "They're knocking out all the overpasses and making it 6 or 8 lanes, and putting in higher traffic-capacity interchanges throughout the city" I respond. Interest is peaked as we pass 1CC, Aspirus Hospital, and the Wausau Insurance Building. "So how many people are there in Wausau?" they ask. "Well, the city itself has just under 40,000 and the metropolitan area makes it 72,000." "Wow! I had no idea Wausau was that big- I always thought..." Right about then, Stewart Ave's curved decent toward the river reveals the downtown cityscape, and another surprised reaction follows.
Thats the satisfaction we've been waiting for. After years of coming in second to cities of smaller size, we've finally achieved our deserved notoriety as the 7th largest (metro) city in Wisconsin, just behind Appleton.
Cheers, mates :cheers:

yeah, all Wausau needs now is a few more residents downtown, and a bit of a nightlife.

OK. Well, everyone has different values and perceives things differently I guess. Personally I don't like the tower, but I only look at it a handful of times per year so who am I to complain about it? I should just be grateful that I can hear Back in Black for the 5,716th time on the radio, I guess. Wait, no, turn the radio down, my cell phone is ringing! But how can I turn down the radio and answer my phone when I'm driving 80 mph on I-39 and I'm also eating a Hardee's Thickburger? Ah, no problem, my knees can handle the wheel...
Mmmmmm, Hardee's Jalapeno and cheese thickburger........

No, I'm not saying I like the tower just that in most people's memories there has always been a tower there. I'm so used to seeing the hill with a tower that what you have brought up never entered my mind. You were talking about people allowing this thing to happen, I'm just saying that it didn't just happen. Now if there never was a tower there on the hill then I would think plenty of people would've complained about it and maybe have done something about it before they built it but that isn't the case.

But now, we have our revenge. Finally, Wausau has the makings of a "mid-side" city. Finally, people will begin to recognize Wausau in its true context- the biggest thing north of Madison and West of the Fox Valley. At long last, we have caught the ire of midwestern businessmen and investors who've seen our merits.
In the past few months I've driven numerous businessmen from the CWA airport to Wausau, and the drive up always amazes them. Most ask, "Why is hwy 51/39 under so much construction?" "They're knocking out all the overpasses and making it 6 or 8 lanes, and putting in higher traffic-capacity interchanges throughout the city" I respond. Interest is peaked as we pass 1CC, Aspirus Hospital, and the Wausau Insurance Building. "So how many people are there in Wausau?" they ask. "Well, the city itself has just under 40,000 and the metropolitan area makes it 72,000." "Wow! I had no idea Wausau was that big- I always thought..." Right about then, Stewart Ave's curved decent toward the river reveals the downtown cityscape, and another surprised reaction follows.
Thats the satisfaction we've been waiting for. After years of coming in second to cities of smaller size, we've finally achieved our deserved notoriety as the 7th largest (metro) city in Wisconsin, just behind Appleton.
Cheers, mates :cheers:

LOL, I think you're going to fit in very well around here!
:cheers:

yeah, all Wausau needs now is a few more residents downtown, and a bit of a nightlife.
As long as developers keep proposing condos and apartments away from downtown I would say this scenario is unlikely to happen.

Talking about towers on mountains, I have this agglomeration of a mess to look at when I go to LA! on Mount Wilson
http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/LA/images/mt_wilson_1_lg.jpg
Rib Mountain's has changed I remember just a simple tower with no weird 'forks' on the top. Mount Wilson has a couple with weird forks also!!!

Out here we have the same thing Carl's JR jalapeño six dollar burger. I think Carl's Jr bought Hardee's a few years ago.

I can't wait to be in Wausau again. There is a possibility my sister in Colorado will move to MINOCQUA! That would be just superkickass awesome. I have an inkling of returning also and retiring. If I sell the house here, I would retire!!

Ahh here it is!!!
http://www.bsss.org/int/towera1.jpg

Rib Mountain is a HUGE block of quartzite!!! That is cool
http://www.uwmc.uwc.edu/geography/ribmtn/ribmtn.htm

Wow studying 'Penokian Mountains' opened up a supertanker of worms for me!!!!

Haha Paule's 3rd photo reminds me of this that I took from the other side!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/choyak/DSCN1407.jpg

Here is a link to a web site that has a few pictures of the Dudley building, and which shows what the spire looks like. enjoy.
http://wausaublog.wordpress.com/

OMG I just have been informed that another office building will be built adjacent to the River Valley Bank. (The one that looks like 8 stories because it's on the top of a hill) on 17th ave. Wausau is just going crazy with development. I LOVE IT! I need to go there in January to just experience the REAL WINTER. not the BOGUS WINTER that I get here!!! The pyramid frame looks cool also!!

Here is a link to a web site that has a few pictures of the Dudley building, and which shows what the spire looks like. enjoy.
http://wausaublog.wordpress.com/
Thanks honest. although I have never seen his blog, this is the same guy who posts at Flickr with me. We both have all our Wausau pics stored there.

OMG I just have been informed that another office building will be built adjacent to the River Valley Bank. (The one that looks like 8 stories because it's on the top of a hill) on 17th ave. Wausau is just going crazy with development. I LOVE IT! I need to go there in January to just experience the REAL WINTER. not the BOGUS WINTER that I get here!!! The pyramid frame looks cool also!!
Yeah, I'm disappointed though about where it's going to be built. Of course I'd rather see the building built downtown but talking about communication towers ruining the natural beauty of the area, I have always thought that westside hill as very pleasing to look at and would hate to see them over develop the area.

Here's the article.
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061127/WDH0101/611270368/1580/WDH01

Two developers plan to give rise to a second three-story building atop the 17th Avenue hill adjacent to River Valley State Bank.

The developers, Lokre Development Co. and The Samuels Group, plan to build a $6 million professional office complex on land directly south of River Valley.

Wow. I got the opportunity to be there from Friday until Sunday. I had another job to do in Sturgeon Bay and had to dig deep into my past experience to drive in snow again. My rental car's ass almost got out from under me in Green Bay! and the drive to Sturgeon bay was 'treacherous' to say the least. I was in Brokaw Saturday and part of Sunday and got to see weird things like the Bridge Street overpass on 51 completely removed! I drove past First Wausau Tower and snapped a phone picture, it will be blurry
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/choyak/120206_1508a.jpg

Here is my FUN DRIVE to Sturgeon bay. Somewhere near Dyckesville (sp?)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/choyak/120106_1126a.jpg

HAHA I think the building behind Fleet Farm is Ferguson's there is a Ferguson's here in CA also!!!

Went to the Samuels Group webpage today and noticed a link to a time lapse webcame image of the construction of the palladian, nothing interesting yet, but here is the link to the site: http://www.samuelsgroup.net/

Here's a cool, pun intended, article and video of work on top of the Dudley Tower.

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061209/WDH0101/612090464&located=FLASH

Hey, I noticed this on the agenda for the Wausau plan commission:
Amend general development plan for 716 Fulton Street to allow for construction of up to 24 residential townhouse apartments. (Stone House Development, Inc.)
It seems that they want to add more apartments to the old Wausau East site probably to fill in the vacant lot that was created when they tore down the newest part of the old Wausau East.

im staying now at the stewart inn,
its on the select registry, and the best bed and breakfast in town,
its a george w. maher house.
1906, and most of the interior is original, very nice,

the innkeepers have great historical books on wausau,
and yes the downtown area was decimated, the area where the mall is now had beautiful brick buildings in the past, i hate when people say oh yeah just some old buildings were there....... nope that mall would be great somewhere else, true it brings people downtown, but eventually is should be destroyed its a huge waste of space.

wausau was SO beautiful and had a LARGE DOWNTOWN in the old days, its terrifying to realize that this all happened in the absence of white flight,
its like they decided, hey i hate my city, everyone gather around and lets destroy it!
there is still some of wausau left, but my god they took alot of it down with them!
i always find historical picture books fascinating, i collect them
and also find them depressing because i cant believe that people would so hate such a great life,

the car is something that never should have replaced trolleys/street cars.
never ever ever,
the train of cars i see on county K everyday is a waste,
just attach all the cars to together and you have a train,
what is the point of cars? some freedom of choice, but slavery to your car,

I get mad because even wausau had a BUSTLING downtown in the thirties and forties, full of energy and life,
what the hell happened in the fifties and sixties? a I hate the city backlash, I always find it incomprehensible, especially in the absence of white flight. and the economy wasnt that bad during that time either. it was the car and early adapters of sprawl that ruined the cities at that time.

im staying now at the stewart inn,
its on the select registry, and the best bed and breakfast in town,
its a george w. maher house.
1906, and most of the interior is original, very nice,

the innkeepers have great historical books on wausau,
and yes the downtown area was decimated, the area where the mall is now had beautiful brick buildings in the past, i hate when people say oh yeah just some old buildings were there....... nope that mall would be great somewhere else, true it brings people downtown, but eventually is should be destroyed its a huge waste of space.

wausau was SO beautiful and had a LARGE DOWNTOWN in the old days, its terrifying to realize that this all happened in the absence of white flight,
its like they decided, hey i hate my city, everyone gather around and lets destroy it!
there is still some of wausau left, but my god they took alot of it down with them!
i always find historical picture books fascinating, i collect them
and also find them depressing because i cant believe that people would so hate such a great life,

the car is something that never should have replaced trolleys/street cars.
never ever ever,
the train of cars i see on county K everyday is a waste,
just attach all the cars to together and you have a train,
what is the point of cars? some freedom of choice, but slavery to your car,

I get mad because even wausau had a BUSTLING downtown in the thirties and forties, full of energy and life,
what the hell happened in the fifties and sixties? a I hate the city backlash, I always find it incomprehensible, especially in the absence of white flight. and the economy wasnt that bad during that time either. it was the car and early adapters of sprawl that ruined the cities at that time.
Yeah but, but...but mohammed wong, my good friend, those pictures you were viewing were probably old pics of when those buildings were newer. By the time the 70s rolled around most of those buildings were crap!

I agree with you though, I love looking at pictures of the by gone era and Wausau did use to have a very popluar and busy downtown.

Also one thing I think you might not have caught or picked up on during your stay up here in the northwoods, Wausonians are outdoors people, we are generally not urbanites. I don't mean to say that we are suburbanites and love sprawl either. We'll live and work in an urban environment with no problem but when given the chance we will more than likely skip town and head north to the woods, rivers, lakes, to where the night sky is black and the stars do shine by the thousands. You're from Chicago, you can't expect to find the same urban enthusists here in this small town as you do in Chicago. You have to be more realistic and bring that strike zone down a bit.

Yeah but, but...but mohammed wong, my good friend, those pictures you were viewing were probably old pics of when those buildings were newer. By the time the 70s rolled around most of those buildings were crap!

I agree with you though, I love looking at pictures of the by gone era and Wausau did use to have a very popluar and busy downtown.

Also one thing I think you might not have caught or picked up on during your stay up here in the northwoods, Wausonians are outdoors people, we are generally not urbanites. I don't mean to say that we are suburbanites and love sprawl either. We'll live and work in an urban environment with no problem but when given the chance we will more than likely skip town and head north to the woods, rivers, lakes, to where the night sky is black and the stars do shine by the thousands. You're from Chicago, you can't expect to find the same urban enthusists here in this small town as you do in Chicago. You have to be more realistic and bring that strick zone down a bit.


my only point is, is that im shocked at what wausau USED to be,
its still a great place, but you would never know what it WAS,
same thing with Merrill, check out the checkered churn when you go to merrill, its a very fogged up window down the street from the ace hardware, great food and they have historical books you can thumb through,

run down buildings can still be fixed up, i like old rundown buildings,
some are actively messed up and that makes it tough to save some,
I think its great to live in a city and play in the country, if you mix where you live with the country then it becomes a lesser place, and its not the country anymore,

im not that strict, just dismayed with what was allowed to happen to wausau in the absence of white flight.

im outdoors as well so that part i understand, but not taking care of heritage i will never understand, mind you im not more mad at the people here :)
there is examples of this EVERYWHERE,
its always shocking to see what USED to be somewhere,
even in chicago, or other big cities, tons of great stuff fell under the wrecking ball.

Part of me cant wait to leave here,
and I WILL tell you why,

ITS not SAFE here to go out alone,
tonight I met someone PSYCOTIC at the scott street bar, ( i had to ditch the crazy bastard )
there are some very scary people in small towns, that is what is bad about small towns, NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE, not enough anonimty,
not enough sanity.

wausau is nice, but i have met so many people that i
wish I NEVER HAD.
i will leave it that.
goodnite.

paule im actually scared of this place,
and dont know if its safe to go to the bars anymore ALONE,


damn i hate being a big city guy in a small town,
they ( not all mind you ) but alot feel you are prey

paule im actually scared of this place,
and dont know if its safe to go to the bars anymore ALONE,


damn i hate being a big city guy in a small town,
they ( not all mind you ) but alot feel you are prey
Well there are racists in this town and if you're different it's probably best to know who your friends are and who isn't. I don't think there are alot but some.

Wow this is really sad. When I was in high school (Wausau East) there were a few of these racists they mostly were neo nazis and crap like that and hated Jews. I will not name them, but as for myself. I realize racism is ignorance. I have visited Wausau several times with my friends even driving all the way there. My friends were Vietnamese, Malaysian and Korean. We all had a good time and there were no problems with racism. If there was, I would probably have been arrested, I think racists lack intellectual capacity, and make me sick.

Yeah but, but...but mohammed wong, my good friend, those pictures you were viewing were probably old pics of when those buildings were newer. By the time the 70s rolled around most of those buildings were crap!

I agree with you though, I love looking at pictures of the by gone era and Wausau did use to have a very popluar and busy downtown.

Also one thing I think you might not have caught or picked up on during your stay up here in the northwoods, Wausonians are outdoors people, we are generally not urbanites. I don't mean to say that we are suburbanites and love sprawl either. We'll live and work in an urban environment with no problem but when given the chance we will more than likely skip town and head north to the woods, rivers, lakes, to where the night sky is black and the stars do shine by the thousands. You're from Chicago, you can't expect to find the same urban enthusists here in this small town as you do in Chicago. You have to be more realistic and bring that strick zone down a bit.

I have the same theory about a lot of Green Bayans: Many people here seem to have no problem letting their houses, neighborhoods, and city go to hell because they're only here in the city to work and have a place to crash at night--

Every weekend, they get the hell out of town and head "up nort" to their cottages and cabins in the great northwoods. Any and all spare change is spent up north, paying for the cabin, the boat, hunting, etc

Meanwhile their houses here in GB are in need of repair, the river's polluted, the great civic places are left in ruin..but who cares when you can leave it all behind every chance you get and go up north?

Just an outside unbiased thought... The city looks Nice..! Good
Pics! 'Only the photographer was there"! :bowtie:

I am so sick now. I just perused the 'wausaublogs' to see the dudley tower progress and some other issues over there, and there is a selection of forums there I selected 'Wausau Reads' forum and it is totally obliterated with worthless bullshit posts. There is not even one valid post there. Everything is about viagra, car insurance, levitra and every thing crap under the sun. I was wanting to see chatting about fiction novels since I love to read science fiction. I am thoroughly disappointed. This forum needs to be deleted and start over with joiners needing to submit the security form or whatever.

Wow this is really sad. When I was in high school (Wausau East) there were a few of these racists they mostly were neo nazis and crap like that and hated Jews. I will not name them, but as for myself. I realize racism is ignorance. I have visited Wausau several times with my friends even driving all the way there. My friends were Vietnamese, Malaysian and Korean. We all had a good time and there were no problems with racism. If there was, I would probably have been arrested, I think racists lack intellectual capacity, and make me sick.

Back in the late 70s and early 80's even maybe in the early 90s, the Hmong and Laotian population had it rough. I saw the hometown whites in this city treat them differently and usually not in a good way. By now the Hmong, Laotian, and Thai are so ingrained in the population that there isn't much of that anymore. There's a few assholes that are here and there but the most of us try to ignor them.

I have the same theory about a lot of Green Bayans: Many people here seem to have no problem letting their houses, neighborhoods, and city go to hell because they're only here in the city to work and have a place to crash at night--

Every weekend, they get the hell out of town and head "up nort" to their cottages and cabins in the great northwoods. Any and all spare change is spent up north, paying for the cabin, the boat, hunting, etc

Meanwhile their houses here in GB are in need of repair, the river's polluted, the great civic places are left in ruin..but who cares when you can leave it all behind every chance you get and go up north?
For many Milwaukeeians it's the same way with them. It's a curse for living in such a beautiful state. I honestly believe that Wisconsin wasn't made for big cities. The chance to pack everything up and head north is too much of a temptation. I know I love my get aways but I also love my city and care about that also.

Just an outside unbiased thought... The city looks Nice..! Good
Pics! 'Only the photographer was there"! :bowtie:
Come up and take some pics!

There, the invitation is sent...:)

I'll be expecting you soon...LOL

Well there are racists in this town and if you're different it's probably best to know who your friends are and who isn't. I don't think there are alot but some.

im white,
the name is cuz the first name is the most popular and the last name is the most popular in the world,
but not any moe wongs,

i just learned to not go to bars alone,
cuz there are some nuts, real nuts out there
and i had to lose one friday night,

I said i had to go to the bathroom and just left out the backdoor of the bar.

:) serves me right for being friendly.

im white,
the name is cuz the first name is the most popular and the last name is the most popular in the world,
but not any moe wongs,

i just learned to not go to bars alone,
cuz there are some nuts, real nuts out there
and i had to lose one friday night,

I said i had to go to the bathroom and just left out the backdoor of the bar.

:) serves me right for being friendly.

LOL!

Hey Mo, read your mail!

Wow I guess that I am TTTing this!!!!

There is going to be a second Starbucks!!!! and the Texas Roadhouse in Rib Mountain. When I was in Colorado I visited Texas Roadhouse and it was pretty good!!! I also see that the First Wausau Tower is almost completed (exterior). We now need Palladian but probably not until spring!!!!

Wow I guess that I am TTTing this!!!!

There is going to be a second Starbucks!!!! and the Texas Roadhouse in Rib Mountain. When I was in Colorado I visited Texas Roadhouse and it was pretty good!!! I also see that the First Wausau Tower is almost completed (exterior). We now need Palladian but probably not until spring!!!!

I saw that minimall where the future starbucks is going to be,
its south on 17th ave, i think?
where is it?
Too bad other coffee shops arent an option usually outside of barnes and nobles and starbucks, and starbucks,

i go to jeannies downtown WHEN ITS OPEN, they have a bumper sticker there that says friends dont let friends drink at starbucks,
but hey what choice do the people here have when jeannies on 3rd street isnt open.

btw paule thanks for the offer :)
i had to go to the crapster-pregont's for xmas dinner (which is lunch for everyone else),
they are basically my bosses. it was lame,
but i had a great xmas eve dinner with my innkeepers (real dinner)

There is going to be a second Starbucks!!!!

Actually, there is going to be a third Starbucks. There is already two of them in Wausau, one of them is inside Barnes and Nobles, and another one is on the corner of 17th and Stewart. Personally I don't understand the hype about it, Wausau will now have three Starbucks on the same street, and none of them are near the downtown, or conveniant for pedestrians.

Wow I think that the one in Barnes and Noble is not a real starbucks, just like in the Aspirus lobby, it's a starbucks authorized seller. One thing that would be real cool is a place called 'Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf' They are out here and yummier than starbucks!!!

The was a 'Dietrichs Coffee' here in OC but I think that starbucks bought it.

Wow I think that the one in Barnes and Noble is not a real starbucks, just like in the Aspirus lobby, it's a starbucks authorized seller.

You are correct, it is not a real starbucks and the quality is often less than at an actual store. Starbucks locations in airports and hotels are also licensed stores.

Hello everyone!

Article on the progress, or lack of, on the Palladian in the paper the other day.
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070106/WDH0101/701060429/1981

http://mironconst.oxblue.com/cam1/

O: the building looks neat at night. its alot more bulkier on the cam than i thought it would turn out.

http://mironconst.oxblue.com/cam1/

O: the building looks neat at night. its alot more bulkier on the cam than i thought it would turn out.
Yeah, sort of reminds me of Appletons tallest building.

I wish that site would adjust the camera to show the pyramid on top, IOW, the whole building.

Damn, my jaw dropped to the floor

This is the spire to go on top of the Dudley Tower!!!!

http://wausaublog.wordpress.com/files/2007/01/spire-3.jpg

I guess 250 feet is the top of the ladder. They should put railings on it to make curved balconies an observation tower.

Damn. You should post a picture once they put it on top. I moved to milwaukee and am no longer able to drive past the building to see the progress.

Thanks so much Choyok for using my picture without crediting me or linking to the blog. Always nice to be recognized.

More pictures of the spire, both on the ground and being put in place for the test run yesterday can be found on the Wausaublog (http://www.wausaublog.org).

Or, if you want to skip to the pictures directly, you can go the Flickr site (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60584711@N00/).

Enjoy.


Damn, my jaw dropped to the floor

This is the spire to go on top of the Dudley Tower!!!!



I guess 250 feet is the top of the ladder. They should put railings on it to make curved balconies an observation tower.

Thanks so much Choyok for using my picture without crediting me or linking to the blog. Always nice to be recognized.

More pictures of the spire, both on the ground and being put in place for the test run yesterday can be found on the Wausaublog (http://www.wausaublog.org).

Or, if you want to skip to the pictures directly, you can go the Flickr site (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60584711@N00/).

Enjoy.

nice site, i jave bookmarked it and will refer to it to keep up with wausau once i leave town,
now will be living at the plaza, nice sixties motel that was enclosed, very strange , prone to party people.

I'll take a moment to apologize for the tone of original post, I was in a bad place when I did that, and hit "send" to quickly. I do hope that those interested will also comment on the Wausaublog as I have been posting a weekly picture of the First Wausau Tower almost since they broke ground. On the blog, there is a search box on the sidebar (kind of far down, keep scrolling...) and if you search "Friday Dudley" you will get links to all the pix.

Thanks...

The spire is up on the First Wausau Tower. It went up at noon today. Have a few shots on the Wausaublog. I will get those and a few more on the Flickr site this evening if all goes well. The sky was not as nice today, so actually the trial run shots from Saturday looked nicer. When the sky clears again, I will be getting some more shots from various places around town.

Sorry about not putting a link to Wausaublog for the spire. I was editing it and I did not remember to do it. I will go to the blog and see the other spire images.

No problem Choyak, someone else had "borrowed" my work in a more important situation, and I had just found out about it before I posted here. It was offline, so not accidental. I should have waited before posting here. I know how easy it can be to forget to actually put the link in, I have done that many times.

But again, there are lots of pix of the spire and the building on the Wausaublog (http://www.wausaublog.org) and the linked Flickr site, so please do check them out.

If there are other projects in this area you are interested in seeing, let me know, I am always out and about with a camera. Right now the Palladian is just a big hole in the ground (and likely will be for quite a while), but there is plenty of other heavy equipment operating around town. :)

Here is a link to the WDH article (http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070123/WDH0101/701230382/1581/WDHnews) about the spire... the article also has a link to the video of the spire being placed...
Spire tops tower

42-foot steel cap installed on $20M office tower

By Rick LaFrombois
Wausau Daily Herald
rlafromb@wdhprint.com

The birth of a significant downtown landmark moved one step closer to fruition Monday, as workers placed a spire atop the 11-story Dudley building.

Workers used a 200-ton crane to lift the 42-foot-tall glass and steel spire into place atop the $20 million office tower. Watch here

The 6.5-ton spire was fabricated by Munns Manufacturing in Utah, said Dan Carl, who's supervising the project for Miron Construction.

Workers added a section two weeks ago to a crawler crane, which enabled it to lift the spire to the top the building, which now stands about 250 feet above the road, Carl said. The vertical tower crane was dismantled because it was not tall enough to lift the spire into place.
To read the rest of the article go to the site (http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070123/WDH0101/701230382/1581/WDHnews), I found it worth reading.

Here is the link (http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=VIDEO0901) to the movie...

Wow I wonder why this tower is referred to as 11 floors. The tower appears to be only 10 floors, unless space inside the pyramid is counted. I also speculated whether the entrance on the north that is 1 floor below the lobby is counted. It appears to be a basement however the lobby is atop a large berm, and when the tower was first being built it appeared that the first level was not really a basement. I also am inquisitive as to whether there is a real basement under this first level.

Yes, Choyak, there is a basement level that is counted as the "first" floor, at least according to the architects. I was in the building this past Friday with one of the developers, it was quite interesting actually.

Unfortunately, when I went in it was 4 pm on a pretty cloudy day here, so there were not many picture opportunities. The inside is just barely getting started, rough walls are in place in only one or two sections of the building, so there is a long way to go.

I plan on continuing the "Friday Dudley" feature on the Wausaublog and beging focussing on the interior of the building as that is where the action is. The owners of the building have given me permission to do this, and the only question now is the frequency of access and the lighting conditions I find inside as we go along. Stay tuned to the Wausaublog (http://www.wausaublog.org) for futher updates.

Welcome to SSC Wausaublogger! I have been admireing your photos on Flickr for over a year. I just learned of your blog through choyak a few weeks ago. I saw your pics of the Rosemurgy demo and was wondering if you know who owns the property now and what possible future plans maybe coming?

Anyway, I haven't posted here in awhile but yesterday, Sunday, it was such a beautiful day out and a perfect day for picture taking that I had to take a trip around town. It was alittle cold out but I was dressed for it. Still no neighborhood shots, that might be coming in the near future.



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Thanks for the welcome Paule. I had actually registered earlier for SSC, but somewhere my registration email got lost.

It looks like you found most of the places that I have taken pictures of the building from :) Just a quick glance, but I think you might have missed Bridge Street and up that way.

I haven't quite been on Flickr for a year, the anniversary of the Wausaublog is coming up in April. Hopefully it will keep improving as will Wausau.

Thanks for the welcome Paule. I had actually registered earlier for SSC, but somewhere my registration email got lost.

It looks like you found most of the places that I have taken pictures of the building from :) Just a quick glance, but I think you might have missed Bridge Street and up that way.

I haven't quite been on Flickr for a year, the anniversary of the Wausaublog is coming up in April. Hopefully it will keep improving as will Wausau.
Ahh, not true, I saw your Rosemurgy Demo pics on Flickr or were those the pics you were talking about someone used without your permission?

Anyway, yeah Brigde St., I actually have taken pics from there but from the truck and none of them have ever turned out. Besides that view in my opinion is ugly! If you know of any good vantage point from the east side please let me know. I love the view from the east but I haven't found a place where it's good to take a pic.

I'll be reading your blog from time to time. Sounds like it will get pretty interesting.

Ahh, not true, I saw your Rosemurgy Demo pics on Flickr or were those the pics you were talking about someone used without your permission?

Anyway, yeah Brigde St., I actually have taken pics from there but from the truck and none of them have ever turned out. Besides that view in my opinion is ugly! If you know of any good vantage point from the east side please let me know. I love the view from the east but I haven't found a place where it's good to take a pic.

I'll be reading your blog from time to time. Sounds like it will get pretty interesting.


I did post Rosemurgy pix on Flickr, but no, that is not what I was referring to. :)

If you shoot from Bridge Street, yes, the view is ugly. But if you go down into the Pic'n'Save Parking lot there is a walk way along the river and there are good shots to be had there.

I hope that the Wausaublog will continue to grow and develp and welcome everyone here to c'mon over there and make some comments and liven up the discussion. :)

Paule, those are excellent pics of various viewpoints. I love how it rises above First American Center even though the FAC is in the foreground!The spire actually looks like it belongs there. Now all we need is a few more highrises to fill the space between First American Center and the Dudley tower!!! When Palladian gets going that should fill in a little bit from certain views.

Dudley Tower (First Wausau Tower) turned out to be exceptional!!!

Paule, those are excellent pics of various viewpoints. I love how it rises above First American Center even though the FAC is in the foreground!The spire actually looks like it belongs there. Now all we need is a few more highrises to fill the space between First American Center and the Dudley tower!!! When Palladian gets going that should fill in a little bit from certain views.

Dudley Tower (First Wausau Tower) turned out to be exceptional!!! ;
I really want to find a good eastside vantage point. Right now I'm thinking I'm going to have to climb the water tower!

Yes, a true east side location is very tough because of the trees. There are some good views to be had by walking down Franklin Street, but they are not perfect by any means. And if you go up North 6th Street near the Women's Community building, it is a long ways away, but visible.

This is from Eastbay's backside.

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-20 for wausau this weekend :omg:

yikes! that is amazingly cold. Just try to remember when we hit 100F in the previous summer! Wisconsin goes from one extreme to the next.

Has there been any more information about what is happening with the Rosemurgy's lot. I haven't seen anything in the Wausau daily herald, but since I am no longer living in Wausau I am a bit out of the loop.

Has there been any more information about what is happening with the Rosemurgy's lot. I haven't seen anything in the Wausau daily herald, but since I am no longer living in Wausau I am a bit out of the loop.
All I can tell you is that in yesterday's paper someone wrote in saying they think a homeless shelter should be built there. This tells me that if anything is planned for the site it hasn't been made public yet.

So how do you like living in Milwaukee so far honest? I have to tell you that I envy you...

yikes! that is amazingly cold. Just try to remember when we hit 100F in the previous summer! Wisconsin goes from one extreme to the next.
Well, there are good and bad things about every place, town, or city in this country, this awesome cold is one of the bad things about living in Wisconsin! However, IMO, there are enough good things to outweigh this bad point so all one can do is just deal with it and begin to tell yourself that Spring is almost here and repeat it often....

Well, there are good and bad things about every place, town, or city in this country, this awesome cold is one of the bad things about living in Wisconsin! However, IMO, there are enough good things to outweigh this bad point so all one can do is just deal with it and begin to tell yourself that Spring is almost here and repeat it often....

Wisconsin is great...the season's have such dramatic changes. I hate to live in some parts of the country that have only 2 seasons or one for that matter. It's a beautiful state...I agree with you totally.

A question that someone would ask on this forum:
Which city in wisconsin is the most wisconsin?
I would vote Wausau

A question that someone would ask on this forum:
Which city in wisconsin is the most wisconsin?
I would vote Wausau

That is a question I think is most difficult. In my opinion this state is too diverse to call one city "the most Wisconsin". Everytime I'm out of central Wisconsin I get a different feel. When I'm either down in Milwaukee or Madison or Green Bay I sometimes just don't feel like I'm in the state that I'm from....if you know what I mean???

I do know that being centrally located in the state has it's advantages. Like being able to host the largest Winter sporting event in the nation. In fact the Wisconsin Winter Games starts tomorrow here in Wausau. Those poor people! The forecast is getting worse, they're now saying the high will likely only be a minus 1 degree!!! I can't even remember when the last time the high wasn't even above zero. There'll probably be a record low turnout for the opening ceremony.

I wonder what the forecast is for the Twin Cities? They most of the time have the same forecast.

Article in the paper the other day on the height of the Dudley Tower.

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070205/WDH0101/702050398/1580/WDH01

Wisconsin is great...the season's have such dramatic changes. I hate to live in some parts of the country that have only 2 seasons or one for that matter. It's a beautiful state...I agree with you totally.

A question that someone would ask on this forum:
Which city in wisconsin is the most wisconsin?
I would vote Wausau

I definatly get the feeling that Wausau is a very unique place in the State. Everytime I have a chance to visit I really feel like I'm coming "...home to Wausau." I think partly it has to do with the scenery. Some of the most beautiful in the state. Driving in from the south seeing Rib Mountain or Mosinee hill is truly a sight. And then there's Oak Island park, nine mile and the river. But also there is a small town feel with some big city amenities. For example the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, the Grand Theater, the arts block, and some decent shopping both downtown Wausau, and all the chain, name brand stores out in Rib Mountain. With the new high rise I feel that Wausau is growing up a little bit. Undoubtably the city will change a little, but I know these changes will complement the current atmosphere. :)

I definatly get the feeling that Wausau is a very unique place in the State. Everytime I have a chance to visit I really feel like I'm coming "...home to Wausau." I think partly it has to do with the scenery. Some of the most beautiful in the state. Driving in from the south seeing Rib Mountain or Mosinee hill is truly a sight. And then there's Oak Island park, nine mile and the river. But also there is a small town feel with some big city amenities. For example the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, the Grand Theater, the arts block, and some decent shopping both downtown Wausau, and all the chain, name brand stores out in Rib Mountain. With the new high rise I feel that Wausau is growing up a little bit. Undoubtably the city will change a little, but I know these changes will complement the current atmosphere. :)
Thanks Lax100 for the kind words about my hometown but what's interesting to me is that I have always thought that La Crosse is situatated in the most beautiful part of the state. The bluffs, the wide Mississippi River, the greenery or the snow covered everything. And since Corey Everson hails from La Crosse (the Miss Universe 7 times in a row) how can you go wrong? Hey, for a woman bodybuilder of the 80's Corey was hot and I'm sure she still is. The only person that you could say became famous from Wausau was Leroy(crazy Legs) Hirsch, ug, a football player....

Jim Otto, Pro Football Hall of Fame center for the Oakland Raiders is also from Wausau.

^^
Also, Mike Webster, Pro Football Hall of Fame center for the 1970's Steelers was from Tomahawk.

I think Corey Everson could have played O-line and made a trifecta out of your football HOF centers from the area. OK Maybe Corey looked more like a linebacker.

The Wis 29 and US 51 interchange could arguably be the most important development going on in the Wausau area. The project doesn't have the same celebrity status that the Dudley Tower has, so I thought I might point any interested viewers to the web-site above.

With a $300 million price tag the project helps make a better connection between two important state corridors. US 51/I 39 linking Wausau south to Madison and the East west corridor of 29 linking the Twin Cities, Eau Claire, Wausau and Green Bay. This places Wausau at the crossroads of an economic Axis.

This strengthened position poses some interesting questions.

How will Wausau benefit from this investment from the state? Wausau will undoubtedly benefit for two reasons. Most importantly the city will benefit from a local business perspective. Growing businesses will be well equipped to expand with better access to large markets. Also they will have even better incentives to stay in the Wausau area. Secondly from a State business perspective I could almost foresee Wausau being a central business hub. Wausau is centrally located, and is not receiving a great amount of investment from the state in this highway upgrade.

I think it’s important to note that a lot more is going on than the Dudley tower. Wausau is poised to grow. At least the state of Wisconsin thinks so, how about you?

Heh, somehow my link got left out of that post but here it is...

http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/d4/us51wis29/map.htm

One Month to go and my time in Wausau will be over.

I was house sitting for someone at work and they live off of Lakeview by the airport and north central health care. Very nice area by Lake Wausau. I like the narrow streets around there. And nice view of rib mountain and dudley tower.
North Central Health Care seems like it would be better suited for a community college or regular college.

La Prima has replaced Jeannies cafe but is still not open late enough for me to check it out.

Lee's Chicken is okay, but basically a KFC ripoff.

I dont think however I could live permanently in Wausua, its still a great place, I think at the minimum I would have to live in a city of 100-200k minimum like Madison or Greenbay.

I think the downtown of Wausau will grow, but slowly. Hopefully to levels similar to what it once was. Looks like the building catercorner to the Adult book store on scott is being neglected and might be torn down, which is too bad.
Best bar in town I think is the Scott Street Steak and Pub.
Unless anyone else has recommendations.

I was shown an apartment complex on jackson just west of 10th street that was supposedly an old jail, is this true? It is a plain, well built brick building,
nice to see its still being used.
The art show at the art museum is decent, it is older lesser known modern stuff.

How will Wausau benefit from this investment from the state? Wausau will undoubtedly benefit for two reasons. Most importantly the city will benefit from a local business perspective. Growing businesses will be well equipped to expand with better access to large markets. Also they will have even better incentives to stay in the Wausau area. Secondly from a State business perspective I could almost foresee Wausau being a central business hub. Wausau is centrally located, and is not receiving a great amount of investment from the state in this highway upgrade.
Hello LAX!

That all sounds great and makes alot of sense however currently the realities of what you all said may not be all that true. I know it isn't true for me. After being with a company for over 12 years I am being layed off, permanently.

I am a Graphic Packaging employee and the reality, for this company anyway, is that Wausau is just too far out of the central trucking lanes of the central US. No improvement of the freeway systems in and around Wausau will change this fact. As the shipping costs have gone up, the profit our plant makes goes down. The plants the company owns in the central and southern US are nearer to the companies costumers so they don't have this added cost taking away from their profits. At the end of the day the almighty dollar will always win out.

I'm not bitter about this however as I have been blessed and am looking forward to getting back into school and get myself a real job! :) I'm, 43 years old and after high school I have always been working, servered in the armed forces for a few years but never been to school afterwords....I think it's time!

Best bar in town I think is the Scott Street Steak and Pub.
Unless anyone else has recommendations.
This makes me sad, POed actually, that they are considering tareing down this establishment. I had many a good times at the Pub and agree, it still is one of the best places in town.

This makes me sad, POed actually, that they are considering tareing down this establishment. I had many a good times at the Pub and agree, it still is one of the best places in town.

I dont think they are tearing down this place, but the white building next to it
the empty ratty looking one that has been totally neglected,
I would hope that someone would just fix it up.
Hope all is well.

I will probably check out pans labyrinth in stevens point during during my call weekend here.
Im at Good Samaratin Hospital right now admiting a patient.
later.

Oh sorry to be informed of that Paule. You stated that you were 43 years old, well I am 42!! I also went to Wausau East, did you? Isn't that company the one called 'James River' for that. I haven't been able to return to Wausau since the company I work at has boat builders as customers, and there is not much boat launching now! The one in Sturgeon Bay was building boats in December I was there and had alot of of FUN driving in the SNOW again!!!!! I hope to possibly be there in May????? I want to see the row of Starbucks on 17th ave/ rib mountain drive!!!!! The Wausau freeway expansion will be a boost for regional economy, not global economy. My sister lives in Colorado Springs, and she complains that the freeways in Wausau area are (Will be) better than Colorado Springs!!! I had several dreams of a high rise condo project south of Bridge St. on the east side of the river. I want my dreams to come to. The Condo even had a name but I can't remember it now!!!

As for the freeways, I am still perturbed that you have to exit 90/94 near Menominee?? and go to a right turn, then you will drive all the way to Green Bay and at Green Bay you deal with red lights! GB should do like Wausau did (had to destroy old Menards etc) and build real on/off ramps to I-41. It is greay that it is freeway almost all the way to Sturgeon Bay. I remember when I went in December Dyckesville was already bypassed!!! BTW I usually fly to MSP and then drive to Wausau.

How is the Palladian doing? Is there any above ground structure yet after that weird sand thing that they had to pump glue or epoxy in there???

GB should do like Wausau did (had to destroy old Menards etc) and build real on/off ramps to I-41. It is greay that it is freeway almost all the way to Sturgeon Bay.

It's in the works but not for a while yet. The DOT doing a 6-lane upgrade in the GB area from De Pere through Suamico from 2009 - 2014, including a freeway-style interchange between 41 and 29.

I drive to/from Wausau quite often, it is kind of weird when you drive from Wausau to Green Bay, miles & miles of 4-lane freeway. Then you get to Green Bay, it's still 4 lane freeway but all of a sudden you see stop lights in front of you.

That interchange between 29 & 41 will come soon enough, but it ain't goona to be cheap. I'd rather just put the money toward a train to wausau so I could ride in comfort & leisure, have a few cold beers while traveling.

Oh wow, I love your train idea!!! That would be super. I did ride on Amtrak once from OC to San Diego and that was quite an experience!!!

I drive to/from Wausau quite often, it is kind of weird when you drive from Wausau to Green Bay, miles & miles of 4-lane freeway. Then you get to Green Bay, it's still 4 lane freeway but all of a sudden you see stop lights in front of you.

That interchange between 29 & 41 will come soon enough, but it ain't goona to be cheap. I'd rather just put the money toward a train to wausau so I could ride in comfort & leisure, have a few cold beers while traveling.

Any train going to Wausau would be great, I am really sick of driving back and forth from Chicago and Wausau on the weekends.
Alot more people would come up to rib mountain if there were high speed trains, or just a freakin train.
And it would really help revitalize the area around the old train station by hiawathas IMHO if there was a train that a human could board.
I guess for now I will just have to illegally board
freight trains hobostyle.

Btw In general I am disgusted by peoples reliance on cars,
I was in Downtown StevensPoint and walked to the Rogers Cinema behind the BP gas station to see pans labyrinth (which was great), which I was told was definitely not walking distance.
It was only a 12 minute walk at most, geez we are lazy people in general.

Yeah, I think it would be nice to have a train going from Milwaukee, to Madison, to Stevens Point and Wausau, and another train going from green bay to Wausau to the twin cities, but that will never happen with people's current dependence on their cars.

it looks like someone might be fixing up 209 callon
next to old wood furniture (awesome antiques, atleast there were before i bought them)
The guy at old wood furniture told me that it used to be a very popular
restaurant or tavern, i forget. But I was happy to see a light on inside
and a ladder. So hopefully this will get renovated.
Callon has alot of potential, I think, and I sure hope it does well as
a commercial strip.

I went to a pharm dinner last night that was actually not bad,
it was at artsblock, with three speakers,
one for lyrica, one for lipitor, and one for viagra,
the one for viagra was the most interesting ofcourse,

but it was at 401 n 4th,
nice place, nice bar, they must hold alot of social functions there,
or its a place for people to hangout for intermission.
nice high ceilings, and lights above,
it should be used as a restaurant IMHO, atleast when its not being used for anything, and little italy needs to improve or shutdown.

it was nice being downtown in the snow last night,
reporting from merril
mw.

(btw the old parts of schofield and rothschild are neat, not obvious to find, but still interesting)

Businesses, volunteers help with Rothschild Pavilion renovations

By Jocelyn Berkhahn

ROTHSCHILD -- A number of businesses have stepped up to help the Rothschild Pavilion Preservation Committee repair and revive the historic building.

Jim Williams, project manager at Van Ert Electric, said the business first helped disconnect the electricity to parts of the pavilion before demolition, and now is helping to bring the 96-year-old building up to code.

"The project is going to be a little unusual for us because they want the lights to be old and vintage-looking," Williams said. "We also want to try and hide much of the (electrical) system in the basement, and that basement has little crawl spaces. It'll be interesting."

Van Ert Electric likely will donate most if not all of the cost, Williams said.

Mike Salsieder, president of Kolbe & Kolbe, said he and his company likely will install new windows, though no official pact has been made. "Kolbe & Kolbe is a company that participates in the community and tries to give back as much as it can," Salsieder said. "I grew up in Rothschild and used to walk past the pavilion every day. I have a corporate desire to help them out with replacing some windows, but also a personal desire to see one of the few remaining historical buildings in this area preserved and done in a nice way."

The restoration of the pavilion has been ongoing since 2001.

Major efforts to remodel the building to its original look began last summer with an exterior paint job. In December, MAVO Systems helped remove asbestos from the building.

Since then, more than 1,000 community volunteer hours have been clocked and more than $100,000 worth of work has been donated toward preserving the facility, said Jeff Campo, restoration committee chairman. In addition, more than 80 people have contributed about $30,000 to the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, which administers a fund for the pavilion.

Volunteers have removed three false ceilings to reveal the original ceiling. Two large windows on the south end have been uncovered, flooding the room with light. And the upper level has been revamped, opening a large balcony that overlooks the main floor.

The demolition has revealed some treasures, including coins from the 1950s, an old dance shoe, a concert ticket and a couple of old beer and soda cans.

The committee plans to tackle the plumbing and add more electrical upgrades next.

An open house is scheduled for the end of April. The committee has planned its first event at the renovated pavilion, The Rock and Roll Revival, for June 1 and 2.


(BTW
where is this? saw an item on this on the wausau blog
but dont know where this is, i have wandered around rothschild a bit,
is it on the main strip?)

Businesses, volunteers help with Rothschild Pavilion renovations

By Jocelyn Berkhahn

ROTHSCHILD -- A number of businesses have stepped up to help the Rothschild Pavilion Preservation Committee repair and revive the historic building.

Jim Williams, project manager at Van Ert Electric, said the business first helped disconnect the electricity to parts of the pavilion before demolition, and now is helping to bring the 96-year-old building up to code.

"The project is going to be a little unusual for us because they want the lights to be old and vintage-looking," Williams said. "We also want to try and hide much of the (electrical) system in the basement, and that basement has little crawl spaces. It'll be interesting."

Van Ert Electric likely will donate most if not all of the cost, Williams said.

Mike Salsieder, president of Kolbe & Kolbe, said he and his company likely will install new windows, though no official pact has been made. "Kolbe & Kolbe is a company that participates in the community and tries to give back as much as it can," Salsieder said. "I grew up in Rothschild and used to walk past the pavilion every day. I have a corporate desire to help them out with replacing some windows, but also a personal desire to see one of the few remaining historical buildings in this area preserved and done in a nice way."

The restoration of the pavilion has been ongoing since 2001.

Major efforts to remodel the building to its original look began last summer with an exterior paint job. In December, MAVO Systems helped remove asbestos from the building.

Since then, more than 1,000 community volunteer hours have been clocked and more than $100,000 worth of work has been donated toward preserving the facility, said Jeff Campo, restoration committee chairman. In addition, more than 80 people have contributed about $30,000 to the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, which administers a fund for the pavilion.

Volunteers have removed three false ceilings to reveal the original ceiling. Two large windows on the south end have been uncovered, flooding the room with light. And the upper level has been revamped, opening a large balcony that overlooks the main floor.

The demolition has revealed some treasures, including coins from the 1950s, an old dance shoe, a concert ticket and a couple of old beer and soda cans.

The committee plans to tackle the plumbing and add more electrical upgrades next.

An open house is scheduled for the end of April. The committee has planned its first event at the renovated pavilion, The Rock and Roll Revival, for June 1 and 2.


(BTW
where is this? saw an item on this on the wausau blog
but dont know where this is, i have wandered around rothschild a bit,
is it on the main strip?)
No, it's not on the main strip but at the end of Grand Ave. Going South down Grand Ave and at the Eau Clair R. bridge and dam you are now at the fork in the road, Grand Ave actualy forks to the right and the 4 lane turns into Schofield Ave. Drive all the way down to Rothschild Park. The pavillion is at the end next to the pool building.

Well, I spent last week in Wausau, and had some fun. I did wander the downtown, and whatnot, and it was nice to see that progress was being made on the foundations for the Palladian in downtown. Hopefully in a month it will be above grade and visible on the time lapse image (http://www.samuelsgroup.net/palladian/images/current/palladian.jpg)

Other than that I was looking at the First Wausau Tower, and I have decided that the entrance needs a bit of work to make it more human scale. I am really hoping that they have a overhang or something above the doors, because a sheer facade going up always looks bad.

Anyway, on a side note, there has been some talk about a brew-pub opening up in downtown Wausau, as well as another west side microbrewery.

^
I had read in the city pages that an exbrewer of hereford and hops
was looking into a microbrew in downtown wasau,
and that building i mentioned on callon street is going to be a bar,
and i think a restaurant, i spoke to the antique dealer at old wood furniture
next door and he has confirmed my suspicions, and you can see little by little the improvements they are making on the place.


Also..........
Published: March 21, 2007
City to sell Kelly Park, establish tot play area

By Rick LaFrombois
Wausau Daily Herald
rlafromb@wdhprint.com

Wausau aims to sell a seldom-used park along Grand Avenue and use the proceeds to help establish a tot lot park nearby.

Since the city established Kelly Park in 1920, it has undergone a number of transitions. The 0.8-acre park at 909 Grand Avenue used to house a tourist information booth when Highway 51 traversed through the city, assistant park director Peter Knotek said. In its heyday, Kelly Park was used by neighborhood children and contained a hockey rink. The wood-sided building that housed the tourist information booth still stands and is used to store hockey billboards. Knotek said a swing set remains in the "extremely underutilized" park.

"Traffic has gotten to the point where we don't think it's wise to encourage young children to play that close to Grand Avenue," Knotek said.

The park at the corner of Grand and Single avenues has enough space for a small commercial office, Knotek has said. The city has intended to sell the park for years.

Neighborhood residents continue to search for a suitable site for a tot lot -- a park with play equipment for small children -- park director Bill Duncanson said earlier this month at a Park and Recreation Committee meeting. The committee voted unanimously at that meeting to sell Kelly Park and use the money to help purchase land for the tot lot park.

Wausau built a similar park about five years ago on the former Marathon Rubber site on the west side.

The park first must be offered to other city departments before it can be sold to the public, Knotek said. If the sale is approved by City Council, the city would get the land appraised and bids would be sought.

The city's Capital Improvements & Street Maintenance Committee would choose the winning bidder based on preferred use of the land, and not strictly price.

I also learned that the 17th ave bridge, which looks pretty new,
used to go to the the street near the old kolbe and kolbe factory/show room
near 11th, i noticed that you can see the stones on the shore
that covered up the removed asphalt/bridge where it used to be,
that mustve been kindof neat, but very very congested.

the downtown brewpub would be next to Intermission on 4th street, and the other one would be at 901 East Thomas Street, so i guess i messed up earlier when i just looked at the street name and thought west side. I think the downtown brewpub would be exciting because it would add a different touch of class than what currently exists, and would draw a different crowd than the current bars do.

Ps. Is there any new information about what might be happening south of the mall? I doubt the rumors of a McDonalds on the smaller of the lots was true, I think they just pulled out of the mall temporarily so that the food court plan would happen.

goodbye wausau, time to head out from merrill and wausau
and return to my hometown of chicago.
its been fun....
:)

Mohammed,
I enjoyed reading your posts. Your observations were interesting.

Might you have other jobs in other Wisconsin cities in the future?

goodbye wausau, time to head out from merrill and wausau
and return to my hometown of *******.
its been fun....
:)
Glad to have had yah, I echo what Puant said, was interesting and fun reading your reactions and opinions of living up here in Northern Wisconsin. I hope you have had lasting memories. :)

Mohammed,
I enjoyed reading your posts. Your observations were interesting.

Might you have other jobs in other Wisconsin cities in the future?

no, but i will still be up in milwaukee alot,
i have to be in chicago for family reasons,
but i will keep abreast of wausau, central wisconsin and greenbay news.

Scott Street to Be Saved! EDIT (SORRY) I GUess this is a Lame aprils fools gag, duh
god i hate april fools.
April 1st, 2007 · 3 Comments

Eds Note: It is not often we get to scoop the mainstream media, but the story, in addition to being too good to be true, was too good to sit on.

By Bill Coady

In a surprise move the Great Northern Blues Society has outbid McDevCo for the Scott Street Pub and the surrounding properties. At news conference at the Jefferson Street Inn, GNBS President Dennis Fick announced the pending acquisition.

“We should have the deal closed by Tuesday afternoon,” said Fick in making the announcement. Development plans for the block now include allowing Dwellers to remain in it’s current location, a major expansion of the Scott Street Pub, and the conversion of the of Emporium building into a music and culture museum. Fick stated that the planned museum would include exhibits about local bands in the Altenburgh Annex and national acts which have performed in Wausau, especially at the pub, and local festivals.

“We are just thrilled to be able to prevent the city from putting up another parking garage,” said Fick, “Have you noticed that the damn garages are the only lights on downtown at night? It is about time we have some real night life in Wausau!” The announcement was met with riotous applause from member of the GNBS and the assembled media representatives.

Not only does the GNBS society plan to use their sudden bequest to expand and remodel the pub, but Fick also announced that live music will be featured seven days a week. “We are setting aside two nights a week for teens, and the rest of the week will feature live bands in all genres, from blues and rock to jazz and even classical,” said Fick. All of the music events will be free and open to the public. “WE have plenty of money now to support and extensive lineup of local and national acts,” Fick stated.

With these extremely ambitious plans, Fick was naturally asked where the money was coming from. Fick explained that several months back he had received an email from a Barrister William Smith seeking assistance repatriating a large sum of money.

“Apparently one of his clients, a gentleman in a war torn African country had died without a will,” Fick explained, “and he needed help to move the money to a western bank.” Fick decided to take a chance and after several months of negotiation and intrigue, was able to move the $385 million dollars to a US investment account. [what?] In a move of stunning generosity, Fick turned over the windfall to the GNBS, which now allows them to move ahead with these grandious plans.

“When I first got the email,” Fick said, “I thought it was too good to be true, but I guess I was wrong.”

Fick says that the redevelopment of the block into a cultural mecca will begin as soon as possible and hopefully will be completed by next April Fool’s day. “We are booking bands now for the coming season,” Fick said, “We just have to hope now that this check that I got from Barrister Smith does not bounce.”

Stay tuned to the Wausaublog for further updates to this unbelievable story!

I know this is a bit off topic but I still though it was interesting. I heard about it a few years ago, but at the time it seemed dead.

A budding vision

Botanical garden project expected to take wing this summer

By Keith Uhlig
Wausau Daily Herald
kuhlig@wdhprint.com

A fledgling botanical garden on the north side of Wausau is sprouting.

But it still will be years before the completed vision comes to fruition for the Robert W. Monk Gardens.

"I've been working on the deer fencing, getting the area graded," said Robert Monk, 88, the retired real estate agent and developer who donated the property for the botanical garden project. "We've been working on that in-between snowstorms, cold weather and hot weather. ... I personally planted some azalea plants that are getting along OK in the Wisconsin climate."
for rest of article (http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070422/WDH04/704220309/1981)

Since no one has posted here in a while. I would like to state my observations. I stared at First Wausau Tower at night on the Ox Blue site, and what I see is beautiful. I hope that what I see is the real lighting at night.

I have to add...those lights are awesome adds a whole lot of big city class. I wonder if that's going to be apart of the building when they're finished with construction. http://mironconst.oxblue.com/cam1/

anything new on the palladian? pics...etc??

Here yah go honest86

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/WP211.jpg

And here's how the new Wisconsin Eye Hospitol is coming along.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/WP215.jpg

And the Dudley Tower is just about finished.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/WP214.jpg

Thanks, the Palladian looks like it is coming along nicely. Anyway, I just took the rendering of the tower, and using data for the width of the lot, I estimated the building to be around 107 feet tall to top of roof, or 114 feet tall if you add the flagpole/spire thing on top.


ps. I just noticed on the Mudrovich Architects website, they have "Ongoing First American Center" listed as current projects, so perhaps we could be seeing a face lift occurring on that building.

OH WOW that Dudley is EXCEPTIONAL!!! Thanks Paule for those photos. Good progrss on the Palladian also. I will be coming again in July 4 to spend 2 weeks there. I will probably spend most of the time in Hazelhurst though!!!


Wausau needed another 11 story tower instead of a ONE STORY McDonald's at the old Rosemurgy site, though!!! OMG I need to change my avatar again! I will snap a DT picture coming on Stewart Ave near 1st ave when I come there, sort of like this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/choyak/dt1.jpg
but with First Wausau Tower in there

First American Center??? I would wish for add 3 more floors but just wash the outside (sort of like what happened to Zuelke tower in Appleton.)

OMG the lighting is beautiful on the Dudley (I think I stated that already). Looks like super bright LEDs

The Landmark Building architects designed this also!!!!
http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/5/2002/06/151462.jpg....damn

I also conjecture that the spire on Palladian will be as tall as the Landmark Building with Penthosue (Landmark is like 94 feet to the main roof, excluding penthouse) according to Emporis

I think one of the most amazing views of downtown can only be found walking east across the Scott Street Bridge on the northern sidewalk. There is a point along the sidewalk where you are centered looking up the centerline of Scott Street, and you can see every building on Scott Street, and it helps that the bridge is so tall because of the dam beneath it. Try walking it at night sometime... it is a postcard image.

Anyway, I noticed today that the Samuels Group updated their web page... here is just one of several images of the progress on the Palladian, to see the rest go here. (http://www.samuelsgroup.net/ThePalladian.html)

PS. Check out 311 Financial Way on the Samuels Groups website for the new building going up on the hill overlook hwy 51. They had to do some blasting for the foundations, and there are some interesting pictures, although the rendering they have posted isn't very good(there is a better rendering on the Mudrovich Architects website). Anyway this project is interesting because it will be submitted for LEED certification, which would be the first privately owned LEED building for Wausau.

http://www.samuelsgroup.net/images/100_0563.JPG

The Palladian building is rising fast in downtown, I think they started with the steel about 10 days ago, and already it has risen 2 floors. The Samuels Group is doing a good job of posting pictures (http://www.samuelsgroup.net/ThePalladian.html) of the building, The image below is already outdated. I walked past the site on Thursday night and they had the spanners in for the floor of the third floor, I haven't been downtown today, but I expect they have started working on the third floor. http://www.samuelsgroup.net/images/Steel42.jpg

Dudley Tower nearly done, opens June 18

By DJ Slater
Wausau Daily Herald
dslater@wdhprint.com

Wausau residents soon will have access to a new state-of-the-art facility that some refer to as Wausau's first skyscraper.


Dick Dudley, owner of Dudley Investments, has another name for his 11-story dream project: The Dudley Tower.


The 249-foot, $20 million tower is 98 percent complete, with the interior work about 50 percent finished, said Paul Schlindwein, president of Dudley Investments. The tower that has been under construction for more than a year will open to the public June 18.


Although some interior work won't be finished by then, residents will be able to access the main lobby -- which will feature a Seattle's Best Coffee shop in August -- reserve the main conference center and relax on the West Plaza overlooking the Wisconsin River.


"We've been shocked by how much interest there is already," Schlindwein said.


Beyond the main entrance, visitors will find themselves in a 35-foot-high lobby with a 16-point compass stretching the length of the floor. This artwork represents the instrument all four Dudley brothers -- Jay, Robert, Lauren and Dick -- carried with them as naval aviators during World War II, Schlindwein said.


Past the elevators sits Tribute Hall, a series of bronze plaques featuring each Dudley brother and his history. Directly ahead is the main conference center, complete with plasma TVs, a kitchen and a clear view of the river.


"This building has got everything," said Dan Carl, the project's superintendent.


Dudley wanted to bring something unique to downtown Wausau. The building, dedicated to his late brothers, features amenities that go beyond building codes, including an air-filtration system that eliminates airborne microorganisms and an advanced heating and cooling system.


"The building is designed to be there 100 years from now," Schlindwein said.


Miron Construction Co. will move into its space on the building's third and fourth floors beginning June 14, with the Ruder Ware law firm and WoodTrust Financial Corp. to follow.


The next step for Dudley Investments will be securing an occupancy permit from the city sometime next week, Carl said.


As for a rumored second tower, Schlindwein said the demand from potential tenants is there, but the plans are not.

http://cmsimg.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?

^^ cool!

Yeah LAX, hopefully I can make it to the open house, I'll be sure to bring my camera if I do.

Some of you were talking about the lighting of the outside of the DT so I thought I'd take some pics. I don't have a camera that takes night pics so they don't give the lighting justice but these pics will give you a good idea. I used Windows photo editing to enhance and brighten them up a bit a different settings. Except for this first pic, I took this one in the early morning just before I got done with my shift.



http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/W2019.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/DT018.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/DT023.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/DT020.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/DT019.jpg

I went up to a parking ramp hopeing that my camera would take better pics but that just didn't happen. This pic was the best of the handful that I took. It's a shame because this building looks awesome at night with the lighting! They put lamps running along the base of the pyramid shinning up towards the beacon at the top. The effect makes the pyramid glow a bright silverish white. Wherever you are in the city and can see the building that is what you see, sorry but my camera just doesn't pick it up well.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/WP2xxxxxxxxx.jpg

Ah what the hell, here's a day pic with the rest of these. I actually had to take some of the brightness out of this one. I got a cheap camera!
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/DT006.jpg

choyak - The First American Center was cleaned professionally last year. It took many months of work - it was interesting to watch the workers everyday on my way to work. The building is natural limestone and I guess that is the way it ages. I have noticed that when it is really humid the building looks dirtier.

choyak - The First American Center was cleaned professionally last year. It took many months of work - it was interesting to watch the workers everyday on my way to work. The building is natural limestone and I guess that is the way it ages. I have noticed that when it is really humid the building looks dirtier.

Everything looks dirtier when it's hot and humid.

Wow, come June 24 I GET TO SEE IT!!!!!!

I am elated to get this well deserved break and go to where the air is not SMOGGY, but it is HUMID!!! Since I grew up there, I can take it!!!

I saw moving semi's at the First American Center loading up stuff to drive two blocks to unload at the Dudley Building today... also there was an article in the newspaper... but I don't have time to find it right now... perhaps later this week i will dig it up along with some pics of the Palladian.

I had to return to Wausau because my father passed away. I had a terribly sad time there, and now I returned to California. I did however get to snap a few pictures. I saw the Palladian steel up to like 6 floors already. I just need to reflect on my time that I spent there.

I had to return to Wausau because my father passed away. I had a terribly sad time there, and now I returned to California. I did however get to snap a few pictures. I saw the Palladian steel up to like 6 floors already. I just need to reflect on my time that I spent there.
Sorry to hear that choyak. I lost my father many years ago so I know how tough it can be. I'll be thinking of you...

Well here are some of the snaps that I took when I was there of Dudley
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/choyak/firstamericansun.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/choyak/dudley1.jpg

Unbelivably beautiful BLUE SKY!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/choyak/dudley2.jpg

It's a long way from this, huh:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/choyak/Wausautower.jpg

I observed this for Palladian
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/choyak/palladian2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/choyak/palladian1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/choyak/palladiansun.jpg
A few days later, I observed this!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/choyak/PalladianWausau.jpg
I am starting to get over my Father's death. I really respected him for all he did for me. I will return for Christmas again.

I am disappointed that I just observed the Oxblue webcam and the bright white lights on the side are NOT ON! I am hoping this is not the case. The light shining on the pyramid is cool I only saw that once though

Downtown Wausau Pub Closes with Mixed Emotions
Posted: 7:05 PM Jul 2, 2007
Last Updated: 9:33 AM Jul 3, 2007
Reporter: Mikel Lauber
Email Address: mlauber@wsaw.com
Wausau Downtown Pub Closes with Mixed Emotions

Emotions ranged from disappointment to anger for patrons of Wausau's Scott Street Steak and Pub Saturday night after more than a half dozen officers forced the doors to close at midnight.

"It was the wrong way to end this bar, I think," says Matt Gardner, a manager at the pub. "It was just a bad way to go out. There were a lot of upset people here. There were some people who have been coming here for a good 20 years that were very upset."

After about 30 years in business, the pub is being closed for city development.

Its liquor license was set to expire at the end of June, but the bar says it wasn't clear police would enforce a hard midnight deadline.

Alderman Jim Rosenberg says he's received some calls about the incident.

"We should look and see if it's a local ordinance or state law that it be at midnight," Rosenberg says. "It would make sense to have the licenses expire at the close of business."

Wausau Police Chief Jeff Hardel says they've always enforced expired liquor licenses at midnight and couldn't treat the pub any differently.

"If something would have happened between midnight and 2:30 and we didn't enforce it, and somebody gets seriously hurt or killed, it's a huge liability."

But some from the pub are saying better communication could have been better to help the pub go out with a bang instead of a whimper.

Bill Coady was there that night and posted the story and pictures from the shutdown on wausaublog.org.

"I'm sure the pub, if they had been aware they had been aware there would be that kind of enforcement action, would have shut down their sales earlier," Coady says. 'They've run alcohol-free before."

After some pleading from Tom Bergs, the bar's owner, patrons did leave peacefully and followed the headlining band to a different bar where they played their show.

While it may not have been an ideal way to go out, management says it still may have been fitting.

"I guess we're a rock and roll bar," says Gardner. "What better way to go then having the boys in blue come and shut you down."

The entire block where the pub is located on Scott Street is being acquired by the Marathon County Economic Development Corporation.

Wausau's war monument damaged Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers


The Battle of the Bulge monument on the west lawn of the Marathon County Courthouse in Wausau was knocked over late Sunday or early Monday, according to police.

The right corner of the gray-colored granite stone, which weighs about 1,500 pounds, was damaged. The stone will likely be too expensive, if not impossible, to fix, and it will have to be replaced, said Marathon County building maintenance director Michael Lotter.

The monument was erected four years ago to honor the 231 central Wisconsin soldiers who fought in the battle, said Wes Cooper, 83, of Wausau, who helped organize the effort.

“I couldn’t think of a reason why someone would want to do that,” Cooper said.

Wausau Police officers arrested Dale K. Dunning, 41, of Wausau in connection with the crime, according to a police report.





I dont remember ever seeing this statue.....
too bad, :(

New Wausau Microbrewery Nearly Ready to Start Brewing
Posted: 7:08 PM Jul 10, 2007
Last Updated: 11:20 AM Jul 11, 2007
Reporter: Todd Hicks
Email Address: thicks@wsaw.com
New Wausau Microbrewery Nearly Ready to Start Brewing

If you're planning a trip near downtown Wausau within the next month or two and you like beer, you may soon have a new favorite spot.

Bull Falls Brewery, located at 910 East Thomas Street, is expected to open its doors within the next 40 to 50 days.

Owner Mike Zamzow says Wausau has a rich tradition of beer making and a lot of it has to do with the water.

He says the area's water is neither to hard or too soft.

He says its just right for making suds.





Nice to see a nod to the older name of Wausau
though i believe it was big bull falls

Progress article on the Palladian in the Daily Herald.
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070816/WDH0101/708160572/1981

Thanks for the article. I did not read the WDH for a few days and I missed the story.

Ill. bank signs with Wausau for ATM deposit processing

• 20 Aug 2007

MOSINEE, Wis. — Wausau has signed a deal with TheBANK of Edwardsville, based in Edwardsville, Ill., to provide its ATM-deposit processing solution. With assets exceeding $1 billion, the bank is using Wausau’s ATM ImageManager application to perform ATM deposit processing and balancing, Wausau said.

TheBANK is using an ATM check-image processing platform.

As financial institutions deploy image-enabled ATMs, they need to modify back-office processes.

“Wausau’s ATM ImageManager application represents the next step in our remote capture strategy,” said Dennis Hessel, president of bank data services for TheBANK. “Our business objective with the Wausau solution was to reduce the daily collection of deposits and transition to a more automated environment.”







Another article
Wausau selected for remote corporate capture strategy in leading banks

• 21 Aug 2007

MOSINEE, Wisc. –Wausau has been selected to replace incumbents as the web-based remote capture strategy at five of the top 50 largest banks. Wausau was named “Best of Breed” among remote corporate capture solutions by Celent, the Boston-based analyst group.

The latest release of WebDDL offers financial institutions the ability to generate significant revenue by extending their remittance services.

“The significant number of web-based remote corporate capture wins WAUSAU has earned over incumbents to date in 2007 speaks clearly to the confidence of our new and existing customers,” said Nancy Langer, president of Enterprise Financial Solutions for WAUSAU.

WAUSAU’s web-based remote corporate capture offers a scalable architecture that is easy to deploy to meet market demands. The market-leading solution also includes cutting-edge web-based training capabilities and full turn-key scanner deployment services




just wondering what you guys think of this?
ive always been surprised at the clout/innovation of wausau on the outside world

btw any updates on the palladium?
when it is to be completed?

believe it or not i do miss wausau
and have never been there is the summer
i know that van dalfsens has an art gallery
above it now from the postcard they sent me
and it has really nice art
gallery 402 is its name,

just wondering what you guys think of this?
ive always been surprised at the clout/innovation of wausau on the outside world
I'm really not all that surprised. I've never been one that has thought of Wausau as being strickly a blue collar town like most other cites in the state. I don't think it has much to do with "Clout" but innovation? The state of Wisconsin is usually in the top five and sometimes number one in High School test scores. On top of that, the Wausau area is usually at the top of the state list. The university sytem and other higher edjucation is as good or better than most places. There is a brain drain but not all of them leave. Take away the winter and lower the taxes and this place would be booming! You've lived here and found out how nice an area this is, too small for you but for some it's just right. There's also the strong work ethic and when you couple that with brains, waa laa, a deep desire to succeed and be innovative.

That's my take on it anyway, but to not confuse anyone here, those articles are about a company named Wausau, it's not about the city. :)

btw any updates on the palladium?
when it is to be completed?

believe it or not i do miss wausau
and have never been there is the summer
i know that van dalfsens has an art gallery
above it now from the postcard they sent me
and it has really nice art
gallery 402 is its name,
I'll try to get some pics up this week, otherwise read the article I posted not too long ago.

WHOA!! I just went to the webcam for the Dudley building (http://mironconst.oxblue.com/cam1/) for the first time in a while, and the interface is a bit different. On top there's a timelapse button that pops-up a little movie of the construction of the whole building. Very cool. Maybe it's been there the whole time and I'm the last to find it, but it's a really nice feature.

WHOA!! I just went to the webcam for the Dudley building (http://mironconst.oxblue.com/cam1/) for the first time in a while, and the interface is a bit different. On top there's a timelapse button that pops-up a little movie of the construction of the whole building. Very cool. Maybe it's been there the whole time and I'm the last to find it, but it's a really nice feature.
Yeah, that was cool. I haven't been to that site for a long time so I don't know when they put that up.

Took some pics of the Palladian yesterday so you all see where the progress is at. It is moving along rather swiftly now.

This first pic was taken in the middle of July.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/Wa11.jpg

And now for the recent pics
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/Apple2.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/Apple8-1.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/Apple3.jpg

Nice Picts. keep posting.

Damn the 2nd floor of the Palladian is like 20 feet high! See the 3rd floor of the Palladian matches with the 4th floor of the building adjacent to it!!! Or are they fibbing and it is actually 7 floors high???

Plaza mall so sad to see you go............NOT!!!!!!!!!!

I would kill to get something like that in downtown Appleton. Right now there is zero residential options in the heart of our downtown. :(

This (http://www.wausaublog.org)is an interesting addition to the Dudley Tower spire. They have also have added a couple flags and some landscaping.

Some of you were wondering what was going to happen with the old Rosemurgy site. This is going to be mixed use retail.
I'm thinking there is going to be a McDonalds there?

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/O4.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/O5.jpg

As long as I was on the PR with camera, here's some progress pics of the Palladin
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/O1.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/O7.jpg

Has anyone heard anything about the condo building proposed for the 600 block of Scott Street?

I haven't heard a thing, but I haven't been keeping up with the news lately...

http://www.ci.wausau.wi.us/is/ccc/pdf/plan_m_09152005.pdf
It's here on page 3, looks like a TINY condo building, nothing that I am wishing for at the moment.

No, that wasn't what I was referring to, that was an old plan for the site. The one I was wondering about is discussed here (http://www.ci.wausau.wi.us/is/ccc/pdf/plan_m_10162007.pdf) starting on page 6, and sounds a bit more interesting.

updated picture here (http://www.wausaudevelopment.com/)on what is happening on the Paladian along with blurbs about the rest of Wausau.
http://www.wausaudevelopment.com/pics/Paladian_10-2007.jpg

The Samuels Group just redesigned their website (http://www.samuelsgroup.net/), and now have a TON of pictures of the paladian as well as their other projects.

I will be returning for Christmas and I will attempt to snap a considerable quantity of pictures all over Wausau area, I am most interested in the finished Dudley building, Palladian and I also will snap the Wisconsin Eye Hospital.

here is the most recent picture of the Palladian in downtown Wausau according to the Samuels group website, more pictures can be found on the Samuels Group web page (http://www.samuelsgroup.net/gallery2/v/palladian/).
http://www.samuelsgroup.net/gallery2/d/427-1/121407+_3_.JPG

^^Hey, that building and setting looks pretty sweet! I love to visit downtowns, especially those around Wisconsin. I haven't hit them all, but I have visited most, and I must say Wausau's ranks up high on my list...

My most favorite downtowns in Wisconsin:

1) Madison
2) Milwaukee (yeah, that's right, below Madison)
3) LaCrosse
4) Appleton
5) Wausau
6) Sheboygan
7) Sturgeon Bay, probably
8) Not sure...Portage, maybe, Racine, or DePere
9) Green Bay. Yeah, that's right, it's low on my list despite being one of the largest cities..I might even rank some other cities downtowns higher...I'm hoping to see it get better though...it's getting there...

Anyway, Wausau appears to be developing really well, maybe it will move up my list of favorite downtowns.

Quality, quality, quality infill.

This is such a unique and refreshing project.

When you say Sturgeon Bay, it is weird it seems that there are 2 downtowns. The first is the side where Applebee's is, and the other side of the bridge also seems like a downtown. I have visited Sturgeon Bay many times. My employer has Palmer Johnson as a customer. Well just 2 more days and I am off to see Wausau again!!!

There are probably a bunch of other smaller downtowns that if I were to visit or re-visit, I might move them up, maybe rank them as high or higher than Sturgeon Bay....But, I do like sturgeon Bay, it is unique with the interesting mix of 'up-scale' pedestrian-oriented shops contrasted by the gritty insdustrial working waterfront like the shipyard and the bars that cater to the blue collar workers. Plus there's a cool museum or two, some good vistas...all around, just nice. I hope the new bridge doesn't ruin the cozy feel of it. Knowing the DOT, it will be nothing more than an overly massive uninspired slab of concrete on ginormous concrete piers (much like the new one in DePere). A bridge like that can kill character, in my opinion. But anyway, I digress, sorry, I know this is the Wausau thread.

So what else can I say about Wausau? I love the city, wish I could visit more often. I'm not so sure about the clusterfuck sprawl I see on the southern and eastern parts along I-39 and Hwy 29. What do you guys think of these areas? Probably popular right now given they have all of the trendy chain stores and whatnot. Just not my bag I guess.

Man, why do I always let myself get into the negative stuff? Well anyway, I love the Wausau downtown and I'm thrilled to see some really nice looking developments. Can't wait to check out the new buildings!!

The clusterfuck sprawl I think you are referring to is Weston. That is YUCK and BOGUS beyond belief. It would be cool to live in downtown Wausau and never have to go anywhere everything would be there for you. Wausau is not quite there yet, but getting better all the time. HEHE there is not even a downtown for Weston, just some shopping like Target Walgreens etc.
Even little towns like Tomahawk have cool little downtowns, I even like Minocqua that is really unique.

I hope that when I am visiting that the spire is installed on the Palladian. The rendering is just gorgeous with the little dome or cupola with the spire. I am getting to like spires when they appear to belong there. The spire on the Dudley tower belongs there, it makes one exceptional building, and from what I see the spire can be various colors of light. Also is the lighting still on the Dudley tower? I loved it.

As for Minocqua I just read in the WDH about the little boy in the Spang's Italian Restaurant fire. My heart goes out for the family.

As for the new bridge in Sturgeon Bay, I hope it is not hokey like the McCleary bridge in Wausau with a chalk pillar that needs to be replaced, and yes that bridge goes to another 'clusterfuck sprawl' all the stores in Rib Mountain that did not exist when I left in 1984.
It has everything there even stores only seen in larger cities like Michaels and Gordmans Old Navy etc, but still CHAINS. I really miss a store in Wausau that is now gone called Palace Clothiers!!! I guess Van Delfsen's is similar but I have never been there, I am not really hating on Chains, I ate at Texas Roadhouse in Colorado Springs and the food was superb!!! I would rather see local businesses succeed instead of chains where the profit goes to the far away place headquarters!!

One chain Wausau needs: In-N-Out burger, best burgers EVAR!!!!!

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080208/WDH0101/80208084/1581/WDHnews
Construction begins on Wausau townhouses

Wausau Daily Herald

Construction crews have broken ground on two complexes that will house 12 townhouses each.

Stone House, which previously transformed the old Wausau East High School into apartments, will construct the complexes on the south side of the 4.5-acre property along Fulton Street.

The project has a value of $3 to $4 million, according to City Planner Joe Pribanich.

For more on this project, read Saturday’s print and online editions of the Daily Herald.
Check out the WDH for a picture of the excavation done for the slightly below grade parking level. While this building is not very tall, it is a nice infill/redevelopment project in a historic neighborhood.

Damn, that is the school that I graduated from!!! OH WELL all the schools that I attended are GONE (except Maine School!). Horace Mann gone also. Wow it is good to type in this thread again. I was there over the holidays and had a good time. Believe it or not it is CHEAPER to FLY to CWA instead of fly to MSP and drive!!!!! CHEAPER!!!!!! I remember the cafeteria/gymnasium was demolished also. Another part build after I moved away is also gone. When I attended Wausau East, there were 'portables' there in the southwest corner.

Sorry I ignored the NTC/NCTI that is still there.

Really? When I attended there, they had the portables on the north east side of the building.
On a side note, I wonder what happened to the theater in east. I know there was a group that wanted to preserve it and restore it since it is bigger than the Grand Theater(aprox 800 seats vs 1,200 seats), but it needed a lot of restoration work and they were having trouble with funding.

Northeast? That is Hamilton and 8th, wasn't that the band/music area? The newest part that was built was not there when I attended (graduated in 1982) The portables were in that area (Fulton and 7th, also where the buses parked). Btw I wonder what they did to convert to apartments the 'girls gym' underneath the library??

The red gym aka north gym was converted to 2 story lofts with the hardwood gym floors visible in parts, and large 2 story windows over the main living space. But the north gym was actually located under the medium group rooms on the third floor.

floor plans for the Palladian --> http://www.palladianwausau.com/

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080311/WDH0101/803110509/1981

"Municipal mergers touchy

Combinations might make great economic sense, but politics can get in way

By Robert Mentzer
Wausau Daily Herald
rmentzer@wdhprint.com

A merger between Wausau and Everest Metro police departments would be one of the largest-scale combinations in Wisconsin in recent memory, experts said Monday.

But as municipalities across the state find themselves under fiscal pressure, a trend is emerging toward more collaboration, more shared services and in some cases merging departments.

"The substantive downsides (to merging) are few," said Curt Witynski, assistant director of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities. "I can't think of any, to tell you the truth. It becomes more a question of selling the proposal, making the citizenry and the unions comfortable." "

(see link for rest of article)

My hometown City of Appleton and adjacent Grand Chute Township are also exploring a police merger. Appleton is also actively discussing a fire merger with the already merged Menasha and Neenah city fire department.

Me? ANYTHING that will work to reduce the absolutely ABSURD and unaffordable amount of local government balkanization in Wisconsin can only be a *GOOD* thing. Too bad they are not talking about merging all of the cities, villages and townships themselves in the urbanized Wausau area into one municipality. Why are they all needed to govern such a small area?

Mike

http://wausaudevelopment.com/pics/Paladian_04-2008.jpg

double post

Wow, someone cares to keep this thread going! I'm impressed.

Thanks honest

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This is looking from Highway K. That construction going on in front there on Merrill Ave. is the biggest project going on at this time, now that the Palladian is all but finished. I believe those are all condos.

That is not my picture by the way. It's from this guy off of Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10710604@N05/

Here's a pic of the Palladian as they were just finishing her up back in March.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/2379836917_58c35a850b_b.jpg

Wow, Paule from your first picture the Palladian spire is actually taller than Landmark Apartments. I was just there April 5-8 to do a boat in Sturgeon Bay, and I did observe the construction light blue 4 or 5 floors. The Palladian is actually quite exceptional, I love the cupola and spire. I got my employer to fly me to CWA also, CWA appears to need overhaul, I wonder if the proposal to build mid field terminals still exists or is it cancelled?

HEHEHE we need a few more towers the height of the Dudley Tower!

I would like Dudley to build his twin tower across the river where Eastbay is now. Let's start developing the west side!!!!!

I still can't get over how the old buildings are beautifully restored, are there any eyesore buildings remaining?

Since my mom is in Brokaw, I remember highway K, but I do not remember it that steep of a hill (I went to Maine Elementary). I know there is BP and Arby's hiding behind the trees.

Wow, Paule from your first picture the Palladian spire is actually taller than Landmark Apartments. I was just there April 5-8 to do a boat in Sturgeon Bay, and I did observe the construction light blue 4 or 5 floors. The Palladian is actually quite exceptional, I love the cupola and spire. I got my employer to fly me to CWA also, CWA appears to need overhaul, I wonder if the proposal to build mid field terminals still exists or is it cancelled?

HEHEHE we need a few more towers the height of the Dudley Tower!

I would like Dudley to build his twin tower across the river where Eastbay is now. Let's start developing the west side!!!!!

I still can't get over how the old buildings are beautifully restored, are there any eyesore buildings remaining?

Since my mom is in Brokaw, I remember highway K, but I do not remember it that steep of a hill (I went to Maine Elementary). I know there is BP and Arby's hiding behind the trees.
That picture is very decieving. The guy used a powerful zoom for that pic so eveything looks out of proportion. You're right, the hill right there is not that steep and the downtown doesn't look near as large as the picture portray's it from that vantage point. Still, a very cool pic!

The Palladian has turned out to be an excellent addition to the downtown. It just blends in so well with the neighboring buildings!

Hey, that skyline shot is amazing for wausau - topography and all.

Question for Wausauins, a collegue of mine here at the University said that people in Wausau were rude. I do not believe this statement..maybe he was just closed-minded or not meeting the right crowd (can you really make a judgment in one week spent?)...btw-I grew up in SE Wisconsin.

what do you all think?

^Your colleague must have a vendetta against someone from Wausau. People in Wausau (and Wisconsin in general) are orders of magnitude less rude than where I live in sunny nutty rude California!!!!

From what I see, the Palladian is a masterpiece, exceptional addition to Wausau!

Hey, that skyline shot is amazing for wausau - topography and all.

Question for Wausauins, a collegue of mine here at the University said that people in Wausau were rude. I do not believe this statement..maybe he was just closed-minded or not meeting the right crowd (can you really make a judgment in one week spent?)...btw-I grew up in SE Wisconsin.

what do you all think?
Wausau has it's share of rednecks, probably not as much as down south but they're here. We up here I think are generally a kind and good people who can be very friendly. However, I know several people who have moved here from other states and some of them do say that the elite class in town can be quite snobish. This I do agree with. There are some here in town who don't believe their shit stinks. But for us "commoners" I think you would find us to be a quite friendly bunch!

From what I see, the Palladian is a masterpiece, exceptional addition to Wausau!
One of these days I'll have to do a walk downtown and snap some. The Palladian really is a great addition!

For the pic thread go here http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=20564683#post20564683

I thought I'd mention that I spent the night in Wausau last night, at the Jefferson Street Inn. I haven't been in downtown Wausau in quite a while and I must say---I was impressed! Of course the Dudley tower and Palladian were cool, but you know what? The thing that I thought was really good was that "city square" green space. I thought it had been there forever (though I didn't remember it) and then I talked to a bartender who said a vacant building had been there before? It seemed like that square fit in so well! It was full of activity--people throwing frisbees, etc...It just fit into teh whole street fabric so well. Anyway I know everyone here has been raving about the obvious developments but I thought I'd also give you kudos on some of the lesser-known good stuff like the square. The Jefferson St Inn was pretty good too. Oh and the Red Eye pub was excellent as well! Excellent brews. Nice city you guys have there.

That '400 block' square is cool and all, better than what was there before (I think Kresge's and some other 1 story buildings), but what was there BEFORE these buildings was the courthouse, the unmitigated travesty of Wausau was to destroy it (IMHO). Someone of insufficient intellectual capacity thought it the best interest of Wausau to DESTROY this astonishing building and replace it with umm hahh, well you get the picture. The square is orders of magnitude better than the garbage that was there before it, though.

Ahh, that explains the surroundings! The square had that "always-been-there" feeling because the area surrounding it had built around & played off of the courthouse! I didn't realize that square was the site of it.

I remember seeing pics of the old courhouse somewhere, but a google image search didn't reveal much.

What else was awesome to look at was those huge old photos hanging up in Malarky's pub. Those street scenes with the tall buildings side-by-side, the trolleys, the bustling streets--those were awesome. A bunch of people I was with were remarking how it looked like an old Chicago street scene.

Here's the old courthouse. And glad you had a good time in Wausau Puant en la Baye!

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/0411001540-l.jpg

Here's the old courthouse. And glad you had a good time in Wausau Puant en la Baye!

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/0411001540-l.jpg

When was that structure razed, if you know. Thanks!

Meh, that old thing was ugly as hell and kept the city living in the past. The new courthouse however is the ultimate symbol of perfection and stands firm in it's promise to bring a brighter future architecturally to the city.

http://www.wrdaonline.org/CountyPhotos/Marathon.jpg

Mmm...now that is one sexy building.

When was that structure razed, if you know. Thanks!
1892: The granite Marathon County Courthouse is erected in downtown Wausau. The building is demolished in 1954 to make way for a block of single story retail stores (i.e. the old JC Penny & Kreeske Store).

Copy and paste from a history site on Wausau.

It just sickens me to see all of these buildings go. Especially in Green Bay how in the 50s, 60s, and early 70s they demolished some of the best architectural buildings around. Hey to those leaders in the 50s....boooooooooo :down: That was the beginning of the decline for "urban thinking," now it is coming back where we are reviving the downtowns of America.

It just sickens me to see all of these buildings go. Especially in Green Bay how in the 50s, 60s, and early 70s they demolished some of the best architectural buildings around. Hey to those leaders in the 50s....boooooooooo :down: That was the beginning of the decline for "urban thinking," now it is coming back where we are reviving the downtowns of America.
I agree but I think it's important to know that the people back in the 50s were mainly influenced by the cold war and it was important to them to bring modern ideals to city planning. In other words, it was a show of strength by tareing down old buildings and then building a new. I agree it's a shame but it is what it is and there's no sense it consintrating on the past. Wisconsin's moto is forward and we should keep that in mind.

I agree but I think it's important to know that the people back in the 50s were mainly influenced by the cold war and it was important to them to bring modern ideals to city planning. In other words, it was a show of strength by tareing down old buildings and then building a new. I agree it's a shame but it is what it is and there's no sense it consintrating on the past. Wisconsin's moto is forward and we should keep that in mind.

True, there is little reason to dwell on the past...EXCEPT,the only reason I often bring these things up is to make sure we don't repeat the same mistakes, to say "look what great things were foolishly torn down" and make people realize that some things are pretty much irreplacable.

True, there is little reason to dwell on the past...EXCEPT,the only reason I often bring these things up is to make sure we don't repeat the same mistakes, to say "look what great things were foolishly torn down" and make people realize that some things are pretty much irreplacable.I know and I heard your "EXCEPT" but I think those things are in the past. The cold war is long over, we are now in the 3rd world war. It is time to act appropriately and look to the future as well as learn from it.

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This is looking from Highway K. That construction going on in front there on Merrill Ave. is the biggest project going on at this time, now that the Palladian is all but finished. I believe those are all condos.

That is not my picture by the way. It's from this guy off of Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10710604@N05/

I'd hate to ride my bike up that hill!

Is big Wausau still kicking? Haven't heard from you guys in over 3 months.

Umm there is still some smaller improvements happening in wausau, but nothing major... The river edge walkway has just had a new segment added, and I belive they are, or soon will be starting construction on another segment which i saw up for bids a few weeks ago. In business news the following two links cover pretty much everything -->

http://www.wausaudevelopment.com/news.htm <-- I especially like the design for the new Wausau Mine Co.

http://www.wausaudevelopment.com/articles.htm#a3

You should be posting photos of that crazy interchange for us to see. And my uncle tells me that the former "snake bridge" down to Rib Mountain's business district is completely repaired after that piling mishap.

And am I crazy or was there construction of something going on at 6th and Bridge St last time I went up? (which was early spring)

You should be posting photos of that crazy interchange for us to see. And my uncle tells me that the former "snake bridge" down to Rib Mountain's business district is completely repaired after that piling mishap.

And am I crazy or was there construction of something going on at 6th and Bridge St last time I went up? (which was early spring)
See:
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/d4/us51wis29/map.htm

This is an AWESOME upgrade project. WisDOT is already 5 years into it and there are STILL 2 more years to go before it'll all be done!

:eek:

Mike

Umm there is still some smaller improvements happening in wausau, but nothing major... The river edge walkway has just had a new segment added, and I belive they are, or soon will be starting construction on another segment which i saw up for bids a few weeks ago. In business news the following two links cover pretty much everything -->

http://www.wausaudevelopment.com/news.htm <-- I especially like the design for the new Wausau Mine Co.

http://www.wausaudevelopment.com/articles.htm#a3
This Wausau Development article refers to the Palladian as SEVEN stories, I thought it was six, unless the huge second floor is counted as two now!!

I got it, I think the condo has the bedroom on 7th floor (the three little round windows). Just my speculation

I got it, I think the condo has the bedroom on 7th floor (the three little round windows). Just my speculation

I don't think so.... here is the floor plans:
http://www.palladianwausau.com/floorplans/plan4.php

I am assuming that it is either a typo, or they are counting the underground parking as a level.

See:
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/d4/us51wis29/map.htm

This is an AWESOME upgrade project. WisDOT is already 5 years into it and there are STILL 2 more years to go before it'll all be done!

:eek:

Mike
A pic from the Wausau Daily Herald the other day shows the progress. They opened accouple of the ramps on Monday.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/Aerails/1a.jpg

Here's one from this Summer from on top of Rib Mountain.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/Aerails/2788184250_ae28bd6bca_b.jpg

Oooh, thanks for the pics Paule.

Oooh, thanks for the pics Paule.
No problem, please go to the Great Midwestern Photo thread for some more!

I normally get turned off by posts or threads being made about magazines making a city, or one of it's events, #1 on thier list of whatever but this is the first time I have seen Wausau at the top of a list. So that's right, I'm going to post it, LOL!

I did a photo thread on this two years ago, if you remember, when I went to the festival of arts downtown.

Artrageous ranked No. 1 festival by AmericanStyle magazine

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20081207/WDH0101/812070657/1981

The annual Artrageous Weekend, held each September, ranks No. 1 on AmericanStyle's "Top 10 Fairs and Festivals" list. Wausau's Artrageous Weekend is made up of Art in the Park, held in Marathon Park, Festival of Arts in downtown Wausau, and the "Birds in Art" exhibit at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. The three events in one trumped Kentucky Crafted of Louisville, the Scottsdale Arts Festival in Arizona, the Des Moines Arts Festival in Iowa and the American Craft Council Show in Baltimore, among others.

Artrageous was one of more than 100 events in the running. The winner was determined by an online vote on AmericanStyle's Web site.

Aren't we so special :)


Here's the magazines website

http://www.americanstyle.com/ME2/Default.asp

AmericanStyle magazine is the nation's premier arts lifestyle magazine for art lovers, collectors and travelers. Each issue features contemporary art and artists, art galleries, art collectors, and arts travel and tourism. AmericanStyle offers readers exclusive visits to American artists' studios and art collectors' homes, as well as articles about art glass, ceramics and pottery, art jewelry, handmade crafts, furniture and more. The Datebook feature provides readers with a state-by-state listing of art events at art galleries, museums and art fairs and festivals.

Ooh, Paule. I was up there a couple of weeks back to visit my grandmother and getting through that interchange in ridiculous. I came in from the West on 29 and got so turned around trying to get to the East side of 51. I took some pictures too...Wausau looks great.

Well post the pics Aj!

You must have been going west on 29 and wanting to go north on 51. yeah, that ramp isn't done yet so you have to get off early and do a little scouting around, of course, I think it's easy.

Here's some good news for the town!

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The City pages website does not link articles so I'll just give a basic run down.

MetroPlains Development from the Twin Cities has plans to convert the old federal building downtown into apartments and buy the Zastro the Beer man distribution building just north of Bridge St. on the river and make that into 38 to 40 unit apartments.

Commonwealth Development out of Fond Du Lac has an offer pending on the former site of the Marathon Millwork building site on 3rd st. that burned down in 2002. The plan is for a building of 18 apartment units.

I thought that Zastrow the Beer Man was just south of Bridge St.

I was there in November again, my sister now lives in Hazelhurst instead of Colorado Springs. We transferred ownership of the cottage to her. There were a few wicked cold days there. This time was my vacation and I was there for 2 weeks. I also went with my brother in law to watch the Packers LOSE to Carolina Panthers, quite an experience.

I like the idea of Zastrow converted to apartments, it would be cool to add a residential component to that area.
My boss told me that ther is like a 30% chance I will go to Sturgeon Bay again to fix a boat. I don;t know how frozen it is, but the boat is inside the factory.

Once before I went to Sturgeon Bay sometime in December, I think 2006 and what a fun drive!!!

Geez almost a month inbetween posts, comeon Wausau build something...

A few things are still happening in Wausau.

1. Great Dane Pub of Madison has bought the former Hereford and Hops Building, and is in the process of remodeling it as they expand beyond the Madison market.
2. Rasmussen College is currently in the process of rushing through the approval process for a 40,000sq ft building to be built just north of the Westwood Conference Center which would allow them to get a foot-in-the-door, of the Wausau market.
3. The city recently approved a plan for the construction of a mixed income apartment building with 40 units on the former Zastrow site, Which I think could serve nicely to anchor the southeast edge of the bridge street bridge, and continue the redevelopment of bridge street, while increasing population density, and serving to encourage other property owners in the are to either improve their properties, or sell them to developers. That area has started to see a real turn around in the past few years with the expansion of Franklin School and redevelopment of several dilapidated houses which faced the street.

The Great Dane is expanding to Wausau. That's pretty cool, A chain of Brew Pub Resturants.

I thought that Zastrow the Beer Man was just south of Bridge St.
You are correct.


I like the idea of Zastrow converted to apartments, it would be cool to add a residential component to that area.
This was taken from the MetroPlains Development website. The development is called Trolley Quarter Flats. Sorry, no rendering.
http://www.metroplains.com/portfolio/list/state:WI

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/paule17/m_image_big.jpg

SO I post here after a 3 billion year hiatus. I see on the Palladian website it even shows the Palladium units on seventh floor:

The units are names 701 702 and 703. It even shows '7th floor' on the page. As for that blank space where Scott Street Steal and Pub and Dwellers used to be? IO feel sad about that. You can use microsoft bing to see a 3d view of it.

Haven't had much to talk about in Wausau for a longtime but here's something that might be of interest. It's not development but a downtown Wausau snowboard competition on MTV would be awesome!

http://centralwisconsinhub.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20100131/WDH0501/301310071

Snowboarders from across the state will try out their best tricks Saturday at a competition on City Square in downtown Wausau and might even get a chance to appear on MTV.


The cable music channel MTV is planning to tape an episode of "Made" during a snowboarders' Rail Jam Challenge that will be held in conjunction with the Badger State Winter Games.

The snowboarding competition is meant to raise awareness of the sport in the Wausau area, said Dana Wilson, director of the Midwest Best snowboarding series and organizer of the Wausau event.

cont. in link...

Downtown is doing very well.
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20100913/CWS03/309130115/Downtown-thrives-in-bad-economy

That is great news about downtown Wausau; I never knew that things were looking so good there. What are some of the factors (not to be confused with the effects) leading to downtown doing so well? Is it all a result of the catalyst projects financed by Mr. Dudley?

That is great news about downtown Wausau; I never knew that things were looking so good there. What are some of the factors (not to be confused with the effects) leading to downtown doing so well? Is it all a result of the catalyst projects financed by Mr. Dudley?
Yeah, the projects, but the leaders in this city had a plan years ago and they were determined to not let our downtown die. The biggest thing that let all this happen was to insist on having a downtown mall instead of on the outskirts of the city like so many other Wisconsin cities were doing in the 70's and 80's.

Downtown Wausau used to be the only place to do your shopping, since then many strip malls have been built in and around the outer perimeter of the city that seem to me to be the most popular but the Wausau downtown has alot of specialty shops that keep people coming. And of course when you still have 3 main ancors in the mall Sears, JC Penny, and Yonkers, it all works out very well for the whole area.

As for class A office space downtown, I am pleasantly surprised that the Dudley Tower is doing so well in this recession. But I think it's important to point out that Wausau is in a central location which helps alot.

Exciting news about big development plans for the north side of downtown along the riverfront.
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20101223/WDH0101/12230693/Wausau-to-buy-riverfront-land-for-development-in-2-6-million-deal

A short while ago Wausau closed on buying 16 acres of riverfront land downtown with plans to redevelop it. There have been several articles in the local paper about the land sale, and this is the newest. Previously when they were negotiation buying this land, the developer wanted millions more, but because of the poor economy they were able to get it for only $2.6 million, or $162,000 per acre. For riverfront downtown property that is a pretty good deal even thought the property still needs some cleaning up because now they have complete control over the direction the redevelopment takes, and what public amenities will end up in the new area.

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20110725/WDH0101/110725227/Wausau-lose-thousands-property-tax-riverfront-property-development-plans-works?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE