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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Houdini

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History’s most famous escapologist, Harry Houdini, while dangling from the exterior of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun building, 125 West Pender, to promote his  (Jack Benny was also on the bill that night). To ensure there was no cheating, Detectives Sinclair and Ricci were enlisted to . Many published accounts have him dangling from the cupola of the Sun Tower, but the newspaper didn’t take over that building until 1937, after this one burned down.

Sources: Both photos by WJ Moore. Top, City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives #Port N100; bottom, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library #70208