Businesses included Rennebohm Drugs, Ben Franklin, and Gorman's clothing.

[citation needed] In 1995, the former bowling alley was renovated into South Madison Health and Family Center - Harambee.

This was a community center that housed a daycare, Planned Parenthood, a health clinic for low-income families, and a branch of the Madison Public Library.

[citation needed] In 2010, the center was renamed The Village on Park Street.

[citation needed] In 2013, a longtime bakery closer to downtown moved into the Village on Park, but closed in 2023 after 69 years in business.