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Oktoberfest 19. September 1908
„The Oktoberfest 1908 began with the chiming of the 12 o’clock bell. Some external changes had taken place on the festival meadow that year. […] The Hühnerbraterei between Schottenhamel and Winzerer Fähndl appeared as a smart new building. In the Winzerer Fähndl, the music podium, which dominates both the garden and the hall, was lowered for the sake of acoustics and graceful balconies were arranged on both sides of it. […] At the point where Uhlandstraße meets Bavariaring, a bicycle parking garage operated by the municipal authorities has been erected for the first time. […] The Hippodrome has been given a completely new and impressive façade. A Hollandia bar, designed as a Dutch windmill, has been built further west on the Rindeck. […] Year after year, the Oktoberfest produces a series of more or less rare human abnormalities that attract the widest attention. This time there are two outstanding natural phenomena, namely Lionel, the lion-man, and Tabor, the ruler of muscles. Both appear together in the Indian Temple next to the Hippodrome.” The 1908 fairground was “occupied by 51 showmen, 12 inns, 2 wine stalls, 14 sausage kitchens, 19 cheese stalls, 7 fish fryers, 13 shooting galleries, 5 photography booths, 7 swing boats and 3 car parks“.

Source: Stadtarchiv München