Comments on: Antigo’s Eyesores – Mike’s Service Center

By: Spyder

Spyder — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:02:32 +0000

Really?, people will stop and spend money in Antigo if parts of town were fixed up? People quit doing that about 20 years ago. Between the crooked cops, the crooked judge, the crooked D.A. and all their crooked friends, nobody wants to stop in antigo for anything other than a tank of gas. Did you know G.M. wanted to build a plant in antigo about 35 years ago, the town council said no. So what do ya get? Walmart. whoopie. Stupid town has been on the downhill slide for over 30 years. Hell even Cousineaus got out. I lived in Antigo for 18 years, then moved to Madison, Now there is a real $hithole.
You should see some of the property’s down there. I moved back to Antigo in the mid nineties, just to see nothing has changed. Now, dont get me wrong, I love the town, I just hate the people running it, from government to the police force. The town needs a good flushing, but you can leave all the buildings alone, Its what gives Antigo its charm. {edited}

By: Shock N Awe

Shock N Awe — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:26:09 +0000

If the old 5th avenue downtown buildings had been maintained and restored to a architectural standard that would look attractive, charming and keeping an original old look.. ….trust me ….tourist…and investors with deep pockets
travelling thru the city would most certainly spend their hard earned dollars
in the downtown 5th ave district of antigo…return on investment sustainable and value grows. Evict the dead beat property owners if they can’t afford the responsibility of maintaining the downtown to its proper morally rightful condition. Although its not the dead beat owners fault that the city planners gave them the green light to disfigure the 5th avenue district. This is not the type of investment that grows value.
Its immoral and negligence to let this situation continue. It will eventually
attract more criminals to the community….law enforcement will get more difficult and expensive for the community at large. The drug culture will
grow here too as a result. Crime will always follow the drugs.

At some point in the city’s history the city planners caved to the path of least resistance …no economic standards were implemented to keep the old original architectual charm or form… those original beautiful buildings defined the community and those beautiful original structures were somehow tragically and haphazardly disfigured years ago..
….no planning for the future…City planners need to travel around the country and the state of Wisconsin to see the difference where proper strategic planning and investment bears wonderful fruit (profits and value).

Unfortunately….the 5th ave district looks like an urban ghetto…feels like an urban ghetto …..do you really feel safe walking around the creepy place. The re-routing of highway 64 away from this terrible eyesore was a good decision in keeping the community’s image somewhat respectful.
Walk outside the steps of the post office and you can see the gang graffiti painted on the wall of one building … a disgusting tragic image.. of urban blight.. Once the cages and burglar bars are installed on the 5th ave storefront windows…it will be time to raze the downtown…you need to look at Detroit . Its truly unfortunate to see the economic decay.

Its time for some real and serious redevelopment and cultural renewal ….start by razing the entire 5th ave ghetto….and watch how the deep pocket investors start visiting Antigo! and running out the criminal deadbeats and drug pushers. What will be the next criminal scandal here ….to impact the children.

By: Alma

Alma — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:58:09 +0000

This makes me so sad…
First, please let me say, Antigo has greater concerns than Mike’s Service Center. I recently had car troubles while passing through Antigo, as a woman with limited knowledge of vehicles this can be very intimidating. Mike was kind, knowlegable, and fast. He fixed my vehicle and was very accomodating to me and my children.. As to the aesthetics of the business, who really cares, It’s a service garage located in in Antigo, Wi.. Having lived out of the area for almost 10yrs. It never ceases to amaze me upon my visits home what a snotty little, borish town Antigo is. I get the Redneck charm….However, y’all slap a little rouge and liptick on the town, (i.e. Covantage’s 6th ave improvements, A new pool, a path..) and y’all think Antigo is an Uber sophisticate,metropolis..
Here is some advice..you need to get out more..travel beyond north central Wisconsin and see what real eyesores and slums look like.
And leave HONEST businessmen (of which are few in Antigo) alone..
AND lastly, instead of concerning yourself with eyesores in Antigo, blog about the moral fiber and conduct of the good people in Antigo.

By: Who cares

Who cares — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:06:21 +0000

As much as many places are an eyesore the thing that makes this country different than others is our ability to own property. No one tells you how to keep the outside of your car looking or your cloths etc. Once you buy something it is yours to do with as you please. It is a business and the only person that is hurt by it looking like that is the owner because others potential customers will look the other way. I myself have had work done there and never went back because contrary to what some have stated here Mike is not a very good mechanic and my experience is that you will have to get it fixed right somewhere else. That being said it is his property and what he does with it is up to him. If you don’t like it then don’t do business there.

Also he is not letting people charge because he is such a nice guy. He lets them charge because that is the only business he can get. The people that pay when the work is done will not go there because if he cares that little about his property then do you really think he cares about the quality of workmanship he is preforming on your car?

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:52:23 +0000

The Antigo City Council has taken action to condemn the old Super America gas station as a blighted eye sore. They mention it is an “attractive nuisance”. I guess that makes Mikes Service Station an “unattractive nuisance”.

By: lea

lea — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:24:16 +0000

and ron i also agree the cops dont do $hit around here for the speeders they worry about is other nnonsense i could’nt have said it any better

By: lea

lea — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:20:14 +0000

you know you got some nerve talking $hit about mikes when he is the number one mechanic in town who is the only one that will work with you if you cant afford the work thats done to your truck or car so why dont you all leave him alone because thats wrong look at the world alot of mechanics wont work out a payment plan they want there money up front and mike knows his work not like these other a$$holes around town so leave mike alone atleast talk about the people propertys that look like $hit not because of what customers did to mike not paying there bills

By: Rod

Rod — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:03:22 +0000

I agree with Donna. For a little redneck town, there are some snobby people here .
Mike is a great and honest mechanic who has helped me on numerous ocasions and this is how he gets paid for his kindness to others? Snobs!!!!!

By: donna

donna — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:01:26 +0000

I think this town is full of uptight snotty stuck up B***hes ans As****es…ya all must think you are better then everyone else. Really once you buy property it should be yours to do as you like with. End of story

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:08:21 +0000

This whole town is an eyesore, why do the big trucks amd out of towners speed through downtown everyday and not get picked up. Are we waiting for a tragic accident