SUN PRAIRIE — Once the site of destruction and despair in this city’s downtown, there are now cups of coffee, racks of books, spinning wheels of pottery and above, dozens of apartments.
Anna Kleven, left, and Sydney Cornwell, both of Madison, work remotely from Jinx Coffee Co. on Main Street in Sun Prairie. The shop opened last month in the Monarch on Main building, part of more than $64 million in redevelopment projects that have happened or are planned in the aftermath of a deadly 2018 natural gas explosion that destroyed several buildings.
A fence protects an area in downtown Sun Prairie that was the epicenter of a natural gas explosion in 2018. This site will soon be home to a hotel, steak house and a 100-unit apartment building. At right is the Monarch on Main building and in the distance is the city’s old city hall, which was damaged but refurbished and now home to a yoga studio and boutique clothing store.
This was the scene in 2018 at the corner of Bristol and Main streets after a natural gas explosion. The Barr House is the destroyed building at the top while the destroyed Glass Nickel Pizza building and others are at the bottom.
Prairie Pages bookstore opened on Nov. 1 in the Monarch on Main building. The 2,600-square-foot shop is the only independent bookstore in Sun Prairie and has quickly turned into a draw.
Customers head into Jinx Coffee Co. on Main Street in downtown Sun Prairie. This 93-unit apartment building is also home to Prairie Pages bookstore and Jongzhu Pottery and will soon get an ice cream shop and nail salon.
Built in 1895, the former Sun Prairie City Hall was heavily damaged in the 2018 natural gas explosion but has been renovated and equipped with all new windows. It’s now home to Haumea Yoga & Fitness and a boutique clothing store.
This rendering shows what a planned hotel, steak house and apartment building will look like on the northwest corner of Bristol and Main Streets in Sun Prairie. This is on the site of the Barr House, a restaurant and bar destroyed by a 2018 natural gas explosion.
A fence protects an area in downtown Sun Prairie that was the epicenter of a natural gas explosion in 2018. This site will soon be home to a hotel, steak house and a 100-unit apartment building. At right is the Monarch on Main building and in the distance is the city’s old city hall, which was damaged but refurbished and now home to a yoga studio and boutique clothing store.
Customers head into Jinx Coffee Co. on Main Street in downtown Sun Prairie. This 93-unit apartment building is also home to Prairie Pages bookstore and Jongzhu Pottery and will soon get an ice cream shop and nail salon.
Built in 1895, the former Sun Prairie City Hall was heavily damaged in the 2018 natural gas explosion but has been renovated and equipped with all new windows. It’s now home to Haumea Yoga & Fitness and a boutique clothing store.
Anna Kleven, left, and Sydney Cornwell, both of Madison, work remotely from Jinx Coffee Co. on Main Street in Sun Prairie. The shop opened last month in the Monarch on Main building, part of more than $64 million in redevelopment projects that have happened or are planned in the aftermath of a deadly 2018 natural gas explosion that destroyed several buildings.
Prairie Pages bookstore opened on Nov. 1 in the Monarch on Main building. The 2,600-square-foot shop is the only independent bookstore in Sun Prairie and has quickly turned into a draw.
This rendering shows what a planned hotel, steak house and apartment building will look like on the northwest corner of Bristol and Main Streets in Sun Prairie. This is on the site of the Barr House, a restaurant and bar destroyed by a 2018 natural gas explosion.
This was the scene in 2018 at the corner of Bristol and Main streets after a natural gas explosion. The Barr House is the destroyed building at the top while the destroyed Glass Nickel Pizza building and others are at the bottom.
