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Old 02-22-2017, 06:15 AM
 
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Honestly had no idea this existed. Those crazy Victorians.


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Old 02-22-2017, 06:41 AM
 
Location: Etna, PA
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Very cool, thanks for sharing!

Made me curious - here are some links if anyone is interested:

Pittsburgh History with Ginny: There was a WHAT at the Point?! | That's Church

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter...xposition_Hall
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Old 02-22-2017, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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That's pretty awesome. From what I can tell looking at old photos, it appears the Roller Coaster was built sometime between 1901-1905 and demolished between 1917-1920, but if I had to guess based on the history of Exposition Park, I'd imagine it was built in 1901 after the March fire burned down the old facility and demolished in 1919 with the sale/bankruptcy/closure of the Winter Garden. Photos from 1920 show it being gone.
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