“Moving Stairs”: World’s Fair, 1939

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Visitors to the Hall of Power at the New York World’s Fair of 1939 ride the novel “moving stairs.”

The longest escalator in the world is found in the St. Petersburg Metro system, up to 433 feet (132 meters) long.

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Some folks are still not clear on the concept:

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Only in America

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Advicing good

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Inconceivable!

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I’m tempted to shout ‘Merica! but this is obviously somewhere in Asia

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Garden State Plaza

There we go: ‘Merica! At the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, NJ.

The Old Wolf has spoken.