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Old 03-20-2014, 06:42 PM   #6
Le Grande Orange
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A couple of points to remember about the wooden parks of the 19th century: (1) their seating capacities were fairly low; and (2) they burned down with alarming regularity. It was this fire issue which led to the (mostly) fire-proof steel and concrete parks of the early 20th century (which also allowed higher seating capacities).
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