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1 day agoCommentary: A tale of two parks: One was a 'poor boy's Disneyland,' the other had a Cobra Woman who was really a man
The Pike amusement park opened in 1902 and lasted until 1979, becoming a notorious hangout with a reputation for unsavory activities, and even had a corpse exhibited as a sideshow.
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