The Back Room: A love letter to Mayo

I’m an old Minnesotan. I grew up listening to Cedric Adams on WCCO. I saw the last living Civil War veteran, Albert Woolson of Duluth, riding in the Aquatennial Parade. I remember my uncle farming with horses. I saw auto racing at the State Fair. I remember the old yellow streetcars of Minneapolis and the grand old downtown department stores. I grew up …