Once called "Madison's Ellis Island," the Greenbush neighborhood used to be home to large populations of Italian, Jewish, and Black residents. But an urban revival plan in the mid-20th century decimated the neighborhood and displaced its communities. Now, the area is witnessing a revival. Spots like Leopold’s, Fabiola’s, and the Greenbush Bar are new staples of Madison’s Greenbush neighborhood, so for this special installment of Must See Madison, host Bianca Martin and executive producer Hayley Sperling talk to the owner of all three, Sam Brown, about the neighborhood’s past, present, and future. 

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