2113 North Wisconsin Street (Racine, Wisconsin): Difference between revisions

The building at 420 Goold Street was built on the former site of a[[Crystal clayLake pit(Racine, inWisconsin)|Crystal theLake]], Baumannan brickyard,abandoned whichclay pit that filled with waterrainwater and was used for decades as Baumann's Pond,became a commonpond placeused for skating and ice harvesting in the winter.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59870136/the-journal-times/ "Excavators Dig Up Reminders of City History"], [[Racine Journal Times]], May 3, 1959, section 3, page 6.</ref> [[Hess Brothers (Racine, Wisconsin)|Hess Brothers]] planned its fifth Piggly Wiggly franchise supermarket in Racine as the first part of the proposed [[Zoo Village Shopping Center (Racine, Wisconsin)|Zoo Village Shopping Center]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59856791/the-journal-times/ "Piggly Wiggly to Open 5th Store in January"], [[Racine Journal Times]], December 27, 1959, section 3, page 6.</ref> Construction on the building began in late 1958.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59870578/the-journal-times/ "Reveal Plans for Zoo Village Shopping Area Construction to Get Under Way This Winter"], [[Racine Journal Times]], November 2, 1958, page 39.</ref> The store officially opened on January 12, 1960.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59856126/the-journal-times/ Full page advertisement], [[Racine Journal Times]], January 11, 1960, page eight.</ref>