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Built in Holland, the continent's tallest ferris wheel is thrilling riders at the CNE midway
Built in Holland, the continent's tallest ferris wheel is thrilling riders at the CNE midway

Built in Holland, the continent's tallest ferris wheel is thrilling riders at the CNE midway

Date8/19/1977
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  • Built in Holland, the continent's tallest ferris wheel is thrilling riders at the CNE midway
  • Built in Holland; the continent's tallest ferris wheel is thrilling riders at the CNE midway. Its 24 gondolas revolve on a 120-foot-high steel wheel; and they provide a 360-degree view of Exhibition Place - if the riders spin them.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Built in Holland; the continent's tallest ferris wheel is thrilling riders at the CNE midway. Its 24 gondolas revolve on a 120-foot-high steel wheel; and they provide a 360-degree view of Exhibition Place - if the riders spin them.
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Rocking the Gondola at the top of the ferris wheel at the CNE was the meanest thing she ever did to me, writes John Brehl
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