Defying Gravity

ID: 663 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Defying Gravity

During the 1953 Heart O' Texas Fair, the Pepsi-Cola Aerial Thrillers performed aerobatic feats twice daily on a 130-foot pole near the Midway.

This file appears in: Heart O' Texas Fair & Rodeo

By Prisca Bird
In the early 1950s, McLennan County voters approved a $1.2 million bond towards the construction of a new agricultural and entertainment venue. Contractors Farnsworth and Chambers of Houston, Texas, worked alongside local architect Harris H. Roberts…