A painter puts finishing touches on signs Tuesday at Ian's Pizza's new location in the Garver Feed Mill on Madison's East Side. Ian's expects to open this week in the renovated former mill, which will host a dozen local food and wellness businesses.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
The newly renovated Garver Feed Mill on Madison's East Side will open this week as a local food and wellness hub.
After nearly two decades of neglect and decay, a relic of Madison’s blue-collar past has been reborn as a hub for local food and wellness businesses that reflect the new vibe of the city’s East Side.
A 13,500-square-foot atrium will serve as an event center in the rebirth of the old Garver Feed Mill. Baum Revision is preparing to reopen the former sugar factory and feed mill this week after an 18-month, $15.5 million renovation.
Ryan Ramig, left, and his kids, Ariana, 11, and Rocket, 10, with 1-year-old Oliver in the stroller, peer through a door to check out the newly renovated Garver Feed Mill.
Ian's Pizza prepares to open their new location at the renovated Garver Feed Mill on Madison's East Side Wednesday. After 8 years with the local chain, general manager Adam Nagy (in red) was looking to open his own store in Milwaukee when he heard about plans for the local food and wellness hub.
Co-owner Vanessa Tortolano, left, and Greg Eberwein, head brewer, change out a keg Tuesday at NessAlla Kombucha at the newly renovated Garver Feed Mill on Madison's East Side.
Ryan Ramig, left, and his kids, Ariana, 11, and Rocket, 10, with 1-year-old Oliver in the stroller, peer through a door to check out the newly renovated Garver Feed Mill.
Staci Fritz, co-owner of Calliope Ice Cream, makes jalapeño cornbread ice cream Tuesday in the kitchen space at the newly renovated Garver Feed Mill. Fritz is opening her first retail store in space shared with Ian's Pizza, where she also works.
Two women are pictured outside the U.S. Sugar Co.'s beet processing plant in 1924, the same year the company went bankrupt. The plant, completed in 1906, was Madison's largest factory at the time and had 250 people working around the clock making 50 tons of sugar per day. James Garver purchased the factory in 1929, removed the top two stories and converted it into a feed mill that operated until 1997.
Ian's Pizza hired artists from Momentum Arts Tech to paint the exposed duct work above its kitchen in the Garver Feed Mill. The project is an homage to the site's history as a destination for graffiti artists during the two decades when it sat vacant.
A painter puts finishing touches on signs Tuesday at Ian's Pizza's new location in the Garver Feed Mill on Madison's East Side. Ian's expects to open this week in the renovated former mill, which will host a dozen local food and wellness businesses.
Two women are pictured outside the U.S. Sugar Co.'s beet processing plant in 1924, the same year the company went bankrupt. The plant, completed in 1906, was Madison's largest factory at the time and had 250 people working around the clock making 50 tons of sugar per day. James Garver purchased the factory in 1929, removed the top two stories and converted it into a feed mill that operated until 1997.
A 13,500-square-foot atrium will serve as an event center in the rebirth of the old Garver Feed Mill. Baum Revision is preparing to reopen the former sugar factory and feed mill this week after an 18-month, $15.5 million renovation.
Staci Fritz, co-owner of Calliope Ice Cream, makes jalapeño cornbread ice cream Tuesday in the kitchen space at the newly renovated Garver Feed Mill. Fritz is opening her first retail store in space shared with Ian's Pizza, where she also works.
Ryan Ramig, left, and his kids, Ariana, 11, and Rocket, 10, with 1-year-old Oliver in the stroller, peer through a door to check out the newly renovated Garver Feed Mill.
Ian's Pizza hired artists from Momentum Arts Tech to paint the exposed duct work above its kitchen in the Garver Feed Mill. The project is an homage to the site's history as a destination for graffiti artists during the two decades when it sat vacant.
