I  love the old greasy spoon diner.  One of the ones I loved to stop at was Bev's on East Wash (For those outside of Madison this is East Washington is the main traffic flow through to the capital from the East.  It was a pretty seedy area and the restaurant and location and decor matched. Now it is gone!I drove by the other day and it looked like this.Yes the hole in the ground just behind the large sign post.  But the good news is that the whole area will be so much improved.  The neighborhood is looking forward to seeing the changes. The area has been flattened for a large scale development which takes up, amongst other things an old grocery store, various retail and a large Rayovac plant.   Read more here     04/06/2007

This is a link to the City of Madison website for the Emerson Neighborhood.  It contains a map, contact information, amenities, and much more info. http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/neighborhoods/profile/27.htmlIf you come across some nice photos of the neighborhood, just send to me and I will by happy to submit.If you would like to look for homes, you can't find a better web site than, www.RealEstateGuy.Net  I remain your neighborhood expert and Real Estate Guy    03/27/2007