Walls of Death

By Miss Cellania in Everything Else on Mar 12, 2009 at 10:42 am


Dark Roasted Blend takes a look at the history of the Wall of Death, a staple of amusement parks in the age before television.

Roll Up, Roll Up, It’s Thrills, It’s Spills – It’s the Amazing “Wall of Death”!

Derived from normal wood board motordromes the America’s Original Extreme Motorcycle Thrill Show became one of the most daring acts at fairgrounds and carnivals in the early 1910s, achieving peak popularity during motorcycle-crazed 1930s….

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  1. Oomi
    Mar 13th, 2009 at 2:32 am

    They shoulda let the lions drive, now that’s a show!


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