University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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BY ALLISON BERNARD PHOTOS BY BREEZE LUETKE'STAHLMAN AND ARCHIVES Friday nights did not change much in Lawrence- a crowded bar with graffiti on the walls and an inch of beer on the floor. The big corner booth at The Wheel and the front porch of The Crossing were mainstays in the KU beer-drinking tradition. The building that housed The Wagon Wheel Cafe, or The Wheel as it was affectionately known, had been standing since 1910. Originally, it was Rowland's Bookstore-the only bookstore available to KU students. When the Kansas Union opened and began selling books in 1946, Rowland's Bookstore became a bar and grill. In 1966, Iohn Woo Wooden became full owner of The Wheel and another KU tradition began. For many KU students and alumni, Woo was as much a part of the University as the Campanile and the Rock Ccontinued on page 121 History UNTIL 1972, THE HAWK was THE only establishment near campus that provided food services. The Hawk has operated under many different names including O-Street Tavern and the Eighteenth Amendment. Early in the Hawk's history it was known as a slang cafe because employees used an ordering code. Student Life

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LOCAL H LEAD SINGER scovr Lucus performs at Music Fest '97, Also performing were Matchbox 20, Cake, Cracker, Helmet, Freddy Iones Band and Frog Pond. A new event this year was the Electronic Circus. IOHN MCCRAY, LEAD SINGER OF THE nationally renowned band Cake was one of the last performances of the day.The popularity of the Music Festival caused major traffic jams around Clinton Lake Park. Organizers offered shuttle service to reduce parking problems. Music Fest

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lub THE WAGON WHEEL CAFE WAS A touchstone to many genera- tions of KU students. Alumni often went to the Wheel to sit in the big corner booth and check if graffiti written during their college days was still there. 'diff' -'lip' gz'-f,,gg:2-:f':1,,ff.5g4.f1p-:QQ-' ftgiffv A A-f ff 1-f- '7' L- ,,f,::j.5f'L. ..w A-f:.T-mf ,,.- A,- - ' ,.f- .f ft -ff ...f-4, ,.,,-11,1-f-'fly s ,gz ' ' v ' ,-w '- Y- .ff- ORIGINALLY, THE BUILDING occupied by the Wheel was the only bookstore serving KU students. The bars on the windows were installed by the bookstores owners during the Great Depression to deter theft. Bars