Long Haul Leroy, Pardo's Push and the Invention of the Cable Car

About this episode

Don Wildman explores significant artifacts related to racing, aviation, and urban transportation.

Don Wildman examines a racing number from a mule that won the Great American Horse Race, a fighter plane that pushed through skies of North Vietnam and an iconic street car that transformed a city and the nation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Don Wildman

Topics covered

• racing
• aviation
• urban transportation
• history
• innovation

Keywords

• Great American Horse Race
• fighter plane
• North Vietnam
• cable car
• urban transformation

Mentioned in this episode

Products: cable car

Places: North Vietnam

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