Saturday, February 29, 2020

Clang, clang, clang.

Good news!  Her doctors are reporting that Mabel Mabel is recovering from her bout with Influenza Type Z (apparently the very worst kind) slowly but surely, and they think she may even be able to return to working in the office in the very near future, possibly late spring.

We have set up another GoFundMe for Mabels' medical and pharmaceutical expenses, but as we still have not reached our goal needed in her previous GoFundMe for January's birthday cake, we are going to withold the new link until the original goal is met.

During her five night stay at Plancovania Mercy Hospital, we were concerned that Mabel would grow bored with all of that downtime, so we ported some additional materials and scanner to her hospital room.  Here are the scans she was able to procure before and after her brief time in her fever induced coma.




The power substation leading into the park district.  This building is still standing today and has been home to various "specialty" nightclubs over the recent years, most notably "Bears N' Beers" and even more recently, "The Beaver Dam."


The trolley station at the track terminus, marking the entrance to Rose Lake Park.  We were even able to get Mabel to colorize this one:





Croquet on the lawn.


Horseshoes on the right, and one of the original restroom facilities on the left.  Rather fancy for an outhouse that predates modern plumbing of any kind, but we believe the park staff made every effort to keep these accomodations clean and suitable for their respectable clientelle.


Early rowboats along the beach.  Soon to be the site of the new Grand Cocotier Hotel, which we are very excited to learn about as the Hotel has adorned the shores of Lake Leemaw for well over a hundred years now, though may be somewhat unrecognizable to modern park-goers in early photos.  We promise to begin posting the story of this glorious architectural marvel just as soon as we can waken Mabel Mabel from her current state.

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