Long before the Salyers family purchased the historic Woolworth's building in Covington at the corner of Madison Avenue and 7th Street, the building was home to one of the first five-and-ten-cent stores in the country. For more than 72 years, the F.W. Woolworth store sold discounted general merchandise, and after opening its lunch counter, became a general gathering place for shoppers and a precursor to the modern mall food court. After purchasing the Woolworth's building, the Salyers family began a dazzling reconstruction project that turned the five-and-ten-cent store into a stunning wedding and event center with four beautiful ballrooms. The Madison Event Center now holds over 400 Wedding receptions and events in one year. The Madison Event Center is well known in the Northern Kentucky-Greater Cincinnati area for spectacular wedding receptions. The Madison is one of the area’s finest reception hall and event center.
As the popularity and success of The Madison quickly grew, The Madison South opened inside another historic Covington landmark, the Tillman's Furniture building, at the corner of Madison Avenue and 8th Street. With The Madison South came two additional ballrooms for receptions and other events. The Madison South also has a wedding chapel and several suites to accommodate corporate events, rehearsal dinners and showers. The third floor of The Madison South is now home to The Wedding Connection, a one-stop shopping location featuring The Madison's preferred wedding retailers. The Madison Wedding connection allows you to plan your wedding in one stop. All of your wedding planning needs less than one roof. The Madison, Madison South both located in The Covington Wedding District has brought personalized wedding reception up a notch. The Covington Wedding District is conveniently located in the greater Cincinnati area. Please visit us at our wedding connection the first Wednesday of the month at Madison South reception hall. The Madison Event Center and Madison South reception hall are conveniently located in historic downtown Covington, Ky., with easy access from I-75, I-71, I-275 and downtown Cincinnati, OHIO.