BUILT: In 1939 for the New York World’s Fair
HEIGHT: 262 feet high
SPONSOR: The Life Saver’s Company
COST of RIDE: 40 cents for an adult; 25 cents for children
TIME of RIDE: Trip up took about a minute; drop down 10 or 20 seconds
WORST MOMENT: Entangled cables held a couple aloft for five hours
BEST MOMENT: Arno Rudolphi and Ann Hayward were married on the ride