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| 1938 Event Poster: Photo (c) Terri Lynn Coop |
One of the best parts of going to garage sales is finding
something odd and unusual for your collection that also absolutely stumps you.
A few years ago, I came across a promotional poster for daredevil driver,
“Bobby Nolan – Hollywood Death Cheater.” From July 25 to July 31, 1938, you
could see Bobby “Crashing 24 Inch Brick Wall At A Mile A Minute [sic].” He also
did the “Death Defying Ski Jump” and “Alternate Ski Jump” and it was all
“FREE-FREE-FREE.”
My Internet search for information turned up that Chippewa Lake Park was an
amusement park in Medina County Ohio. It operated continuously from 1878 until
it closed down for good in 1978. Fire scarred the structures and the park has
been completely demolished.
However, I can’t find our anything about Bobby
Nolan – Hollywood Death Cheater. So, not only does this poster add an
interesting vintage touch to my car memorabilia collection, it also adds a
mystery that keeps me guessing every time I look at it.
That same poster is on the wall at Logan's Roadhouse restaurant in Hixson (Chattanooga) Tennessee.
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ReplyDeleteAnd at Logan's in Norfolk/Virginia Beach VA. I grew up near and visited Chippewa Lake Park growing up in Akron OH. It was quite a shock to see this poster on the wall at the restaurant!
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