Park History: The 80’s – Willy St Park

Later that year, the City of Madison granted the newly created Park Society a conservation easement for the land. It was now protected to be used “exclusively for public open space purposes” and that “There shall be no commercial activity undertaken or allowed except for occasional festivals, fairs or similar events sponsored by neighborhood groups or public bodies.”

The Cover of the 1981 Willy Street Fair booklet. It’s orange with a blank and white ink illustration of four people standing in front of a street with “Crystal Corner’s” and “Dolly’s Fine Food” on the other.
The cover of the Sept. 9th, 1982 Cap Times “Off Hours” section featuring a photo of a motorcyclist parking with his motorcycle in the park
The Willy Street Park Board of Directors that exists today was first started in the winter of 83-84
In 1984, the Park Society wrote their Articles of Incorporation and declared in article 2 that “The period of existence shall be perpetual.”