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1955 opening day of Disneyland. In temperatures that reached 100 degrees, the fresh asphalt on Main Street, USA melted into a sticky tar that ensnared the high
by treeman79 4y ago
1955 opening day of Disneyland.
In temperatures that reached 100 degrees, the fresh asphalt on Main Street, USA melted into a sticky tar that ensnared the high heels of some women
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- Closi 4y agoThe main reason for this was that they just laid the asphalt too late and it didn’t set in time. Disneyland was built with remarkable pace, with some of the original rides being closer to ‘industrial machinery with chairs attached’ than you might imagine!
- philliphaydon 4y agoThat’s only 37 degrees in normal people temp.