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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8159969, member: 20201&quot;]1893 Columbian Exposition - Administration Building - Ferris Wheel</p><p>So-called Dollar HK170</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1424237[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1424238[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The world&#039;s first Ferris Wheel was erected at the center of the Midway. Built on speculation by George W. Ferris, a bridge builder from Pittsburgh, the ride was the fair&#039;s most prominent engineering marvel. The wheel rose to 264 feet, surpassing the Eiffel Tower, and offering breathtaking views of the fair and the city.</p><p><br /></p><p>I actually remember learning about the Ferris Wheel and inventor George W. Ferris in grade school. Almost all wheels at amusement parks and carnivals are referred to as &quot;Ferris Wheels&quot; but this was the one they get their name from.</p><p>It must have been amazing.</p><p>There were 36 cars, each fitted with 40 revolving chairs and able to accommodate up to 60 people, giving a total capacity of 2,160. The wheel carried some 38,000 passengers daily and took 20 minutes to complete two revolutions, the first involving six stops to allow passengers to exit and enter and the second a nine-minute non-stop rotation, for which the ticket holder paid 50 cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1424239[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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