It was 37 years ago today Robert M Pirsig taught us all to play

The wonderful book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was published this week in 1974. Some of it was written above Roberts Shoes, on Chicago and Lake. I wonder if it was snowing on that day back then.
 
http://www.mnartists.org/article.do?rid=262121
http://www.psybertron.org/stpaulnews.html#Roars
http://www.citypages.com/2009-02-25/calendar/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance/