The Bobs (roller coaster)
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The Bobs at Riverview Park in Chicago
, Illinois
is considered by some roller coaster
enthusiasts to have been the ultimate wooden roller coaster. It was built in 1924 and was demolished with the rest of the park in 1967. The Bobs was built by Frank Prior and Fredrick Church at a cost of $80,000. The Bobs had a maximum height of 87 feet (26.5 m), a drop of 85 feet (25.9 m), and reached speeds of 50 miles per hour (22.4 m/s).
A modernized version is located at the now defunct Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, and is called Raging Wolf Bobs
. It was not as intense as the original Bobs. The Bobs was immortalized in American humorist Jean Shepherd
's August 26, 1967 broadcast.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
is considered by some roller coaster
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
enthusiasts to have been the ultimate wooden roller coaster. It was built in 1924 and was demolished with the rest of the park in 1967. The Bobs was built by Frank Prior and Fredrick Church at a cost of $80,000. The Bobs had a maximum height of 87 feet (26.5 m), a drop of 85 feet (25.9 m), and reached speeds of 50 miles per hour (22.4 m/s).
A modernized version is located at the now defunct Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, and is called Raging Wolf Bobs
Raging Wolf Bobs
Raging Wolf Bobs is a wooden roller coaster at Geauga Lake amusement park in Aurora, Ohio. The coaster was originally based on the famous coaster The Bobs at Riverview Park in Chicago, Illinois....
. It was not as intense as the original Bobs. The Bobs was immortalized in American humorist Jean Shepherd
Jean Shepherd
Jean Parker Shepherd was an American raconteur, radio and TV personality, writer and actor who was often referred to by the nickname Shep....
's August 26, 1967 broadcast.
