Hula Hoop Craze ship-puzzles The crew is thankful that

The crew is thankful that uncounted dust-catchers

The Times wrote that it "was known to railroad buffs for 65 years as the world's greatest train

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Hula Hoop Craze ship-puzzles The crew is thankful thatIn 1958, a "plastic hoop" craze was taking over New York's children, and the city was spinning under the impact of spontaneous "hoop spinning" contests, like this one at the 62nd street playground in Central Park taken by Times staff photographer Eddie Hausner. We attempted to explain the hula hoop phenomenon: "Some of the hoops are small, some big, but most are about three feet in diameter. Children in playgrounds and on sidewalks throughout the