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Kids in an mini-monorail inside a department store, Philadelphia, USA, 1950s (lemmy.world)
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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

There are some great videos on YouTube exploring the history of these. There were multiple department stores that invested in similar kiddie rail systems. For example, Rich’s in Atlanta had one called the “Pink Pig” (it was painted pink).

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yep, here is a great documentary about them:

https://youtu.be/-uW-AeI4q6Q

I can really recommend this channel, it has videos about several interesting topics:

The history of barcodes

How the Spruce Goose was moved to Oregon

That time when Sweden and Germany sent over high speed trains to the US on a sales tour.

The strange bus that drove in the sky.

Modulex, Lego's grown up cousin.

And more.