History
Imagine a hot desert, unforgiving surroundings and a gaggle of pioneer women coming together to figure out how to best live in tough conditions. These now-a-century-old girls talked about politics, agriculture, education, music and art and called themselves the Madison Improvement Club. Fast forward 100 years... Located on the NE corner of 38th St and Indian School in what probably, like, 5 people in the area know as the Madison district, stood a vacant, neglected building. Mary Swanson and the Swajava family sensed it was worth pursuing and was it ever! Our restoration preserved much of the original structure including the 1917 cornerstone, an old glass alcohol flask and the original oak wood floor. We made many green decisions such as a stabilized granite parking lot, low flow toilets and low voltage lighting. Oh, and we've already began to recycle, starting with the re-use of the name Madison Improvement Club!