Memoirs of a Carny Kid: Monkeys on the Midway

Coming across this photo of an “Antique Circus Monkey Racing Car” recently sold by Chicago dealer Architectural Anarchy rekindled the curiosity that I felt as a carny kid. My father’s story about how he had a real, live monkey on a trapeze in his popcorn trailer to attract customers in the 1940s began with mention … Continue reading Memoirs of a Carny Kid: Monkeys on the Midway