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Wiebolt's monorail
Posted by:
gerrywide
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Date: January 30, 2010 08:57PM
Does anyome remember the monorail that circled the Wiebolt stores toy department? Are there any surviving photos of it? I remember riding on it as a small child probably in the late 40's or early 50's. :)
Re: Wiebolt's monorail
Posted by:
b.a.hoarder
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Date: January 30, 2010 09:29PM
I remember being on it, but I think it might have only been up for Christmas. Did all the stores have the monorail, or was it just State St.? Memory is kinda fuzzy on this.
Re: Wiebolt's monorail
Posted by:
gerrywide
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Date: January 31, 2010 09:00AM
I think it was only the State St store although I did find a reference to a Wiebolt's monorail in Oregon. As far as I remember it operated year round.
Re: Wiebolt's monorail
Posted by:
Richard Stachowski
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Date: February 01, 2010 11:11PM
[b]Yes 63rd & halsted also had a toyland for Christmas and a train that went around it. I rode it but don't remember if it was a mono rail. That was in the 40's[/b]
