Welcome to the freak show! All summer long, the Coney Island Circus Sideshow is hosting events that embrace what makes Coney Island unique. From burlesque shows to pop-ups, you never know what kind of ...
Lots of people love Halloween. But then there are the people who really love it. Every year, The Oregonian/OregonLive visits a few of the area’s standout Halloween home haunts. These are houses ...
Step into Coney Island on a summer day and you’ll hear it — screams from the Cyclone, music blasting from boardwalk speakers. Walk down Surf Avenue and you’ll see a different kind of spectacle: ...
Engines Podcast The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2279: Babies in Sideshows Episode: 2279 In which medical people learn how to save babies on the boardwalk. Today, our guest, medical historian Julie ...
Hurry, hurry, hurry, step right up, because one of the last great traveling carnival sideshows is closing for good tomorrow, in Tampa. Ward Hall, the legendary carny impresario, is philosophical about ...