Ferris’ Wheel and the World’s Fair: Transforming a Generation of Americans | Odd Salon EPIPHANY 4/7
Channel: Odd Salon
Date: 2019-09-20

What we now think of as a tame kiddie ride was once the thrill ride of the century. Critics derided it, the public feared it, but its debut was the most intensely anticipated highlight of a high profile international event.

Muriel Gordon ~ Ferris’ Wheel and the World’s Fair: Transforming a Generation of Americans

Odd Salon EPIPHANY - Six tales of acute realizations and revelations, profound insights, inspiration, and life altering discoveries

Recorded live 9/10/2019 at Public Works, San Francisco, CA

Curated by Miles Traer
Camera: John Adams
Edit/Post production: John Adams
Sound: Steen
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