Heat 1937.

[jeff of pa]

Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 07 June 1937.


With a cannon-like explosion, this section of concrete highway in the 100 block of Poplar ave. Takoma Park, Md. buckled under the rays of the sun on June 6, 1937 , startling residence of the neighborhood. but causing no damage,, except to the street. Alice Bladen, 11 is shown looking over the result.




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[SD51]

Cool, looks like a skateboard ramp! They would have had to use rollerskates back then and no helmets!