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By: Ferris Wheelers day off | 366 pictures by Simon Jones

Ferris Wheelers day off | 366 pictures by Simon Jones — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 02:45:12 +0000

[…] Listen to a great (and short) podcast about the Ferris Wheel from the Memory Palace. […]

By: Arcadiy Ruska

Arcadiy Ruska — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 05:09:10 +0000

I’m really curious about the proposed idea for the giant slide. Is there any more information on that which you’d be able to offer? Any names of people involved, proposed name for the design?

By: Alec

Alec — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 20:51:05 +0000

When I learned the Ferris Wheel had been moved to Lincoln Park I assumed it was moved into the park too but it was actually moved into the neighborhood at what appears to be Hampden and Wrightwood Streets.
The church on the right still stands:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Original_Ferris_Wheel_under_construction_in_Lincoln_Park,_Chicago.jpg

There is also a video of the wheel in motion in Lincoln Park complete with a Chicago cable car passing by:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago,_grande_roue_(1896)_-_Lumi%C3%A8re_Brothers_(Catalog_no._338).webm

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By: Randall

Randall — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:06:54 +0000

Thoroughly enjoyed this and all memory palace webcasts thus far. I am currently reading “the devil in the white city,”–a decision inspired by this–and agree with you that is is great.

Thanks.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:14:23 +0000

In reply to Stella.

Glad you liked it. So, basically you have this giant, Eiffel Tower-like tower built entirely out of logs (so it itself is log-cabinny) and at the top of that tower, there’s a log cabin. I can’t remember where I first heard about that particular detail, but I confirmed it (though it was slightly different from the way I’d heard it years ago) in “the devil in the white city.” Which is great.

Also, the answers to many “where did you pull this…” questions will be found in the “music, footnotes, ephemera” page on the site.

thanks for listening.

By: Stella

Stella — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:20:19 +0000

Thanks for the great episode! But can you settle an argument for me? Is the ridiculous idea of the 2,000+ foot log structure built “on top” of a replica of Abe’s boyhood home or “topped” with a replica of our mythic president’s boyhood home? And from where did you pull this great bit of historical trivia?

By: dan

dan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:46:00 +0000

awesome episode, and i really enjoyed hearing joanna newsom as the background music.