Giving life back to an industrial landmark
Giving life back to an industrial landmark " /> Giving life back to an industrial landmark " /> More Arts & Culture When Becky Steinhoff ’s organization purchased an abandoned foundry on Waubesa Street in 2005, she couldn’t immediately envision it as the thriving home of the Goodman Community Center . Now an $11.2 million expansion is in the works to retain a nearby architectural landmark and accommodate the center’s growing needs. The Goodman Community Center annually serves 35 ,000 to 40,000 children, teens, seniors and other residents in need. “From the time we moved in here, we’ve grown almost 400 percent,” says Steinhoff, the organization’s executive director who has led the center since 1991. “So we are back in the position of needing space.” To that end, the private nonprofit organization has embarked on a project to restore, renovate and expand the former Madison Brass Works building just across Waubesa Street and the Capital City Bike Path from the...