Madtown 1911

I found this amazing footage on YouTube.  Apparently Madison was just as crazy a century ago as it is today.  Here is the St. Patrick's Day parade from 1911.

And because you know how I like to post pictures, here are some from the second day of Daylight Savings Time, when Kathbert and I took advantage of the extra hour of daylight to take a walk in the Arboretum.  Here is a picture of some geese on Lake Wingra, which is a scene very similar to one a person could have seen in 1911.

Here is a close-up of a pussy willow opening, much as it would have in the spring of 1911.

Here is a sunset over Lake Wingra, just like one that could be seen on an evening in 1911.

However, in 1911, as in my day, most people carved their own or their sweetheart's name into wooden surfaces like this railing on the boardwalk. But what are those crazy kids carving nowadays?  Check it out - the food pyramid!

Speaking of food, these photos were all taken on 3/14, which is Pi Day, so a local bakery was selling pieces of pie for $3.14.  Which would probably be an exorbitant price in 1911, but in 2011 it sounded like a deal, so I got a slice of Packer Backer pie to celebrate Pi Day.  It's only once a year, after all.  Much like St. Patrick's Day three days later, which is still being celebrated in Madtown in much the same way as a century ago.

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