Today's Depressing Roller Coaster Fact

[spatch]

When Chicago's Riverview Park was demolished in 1967, the roller coaster cars themselves were used as wrecking balls to demolish the very structures they rode over.

Now that's depressing.

Comments

[joenotcharles.livejournal.com]

I think that's kind of cool.

Especially if they charged admission to ride in the cars.

Keith

[(Anonymous)]

Dammit, I didn't need to know that. Sigh.

That's just mean.

[wahhappen.livejournal.com]

Awww, you just broke my heart. :(

[jimmystagger.livejournal.com]

Ossining Prison in upstate New York a.k.a "Sing Sing" was built in the 19th Century by it's own future inhabitants.

[phonemonkey.livejournal.com]

That's sad.