John Mackie collection PNG.
1947
Happyland Giant Dipper
Nearly a mile long, and so thrilling that the future King Edward VIII thundered down its tracks twice during a visit in 1927, the Happyland Giant Dipper was nevertheless demolished in 1948 to make room for an extension of the Hastings Racetrack. Children were saddened by the news, the Vancouver Province noted. But the odds were that some adults rejoiced at the thought of the following season’s betting.
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