the abbreviated reign of “neon” leon spinks

IGNORE THE PAST AT YOUR PERIL 61
The final ironic twist was left to residents of the Olympic Penin-
sula. The peninsula had about four thousand residents when the replace-
ment bridge opened in 1950, but the population ballooned in the decades
that followed, especially after authorities stopped charging a toll to cross it
in 1965. It wasn’t long before locals were talking about blowing up the
new Tacoma Narrows Bridge to stop the runaway population growth.
A TACOMA NARROWS SUCCESS STORY
Not everything about the 1940 collapse of the original Tacoma
Narrows Bridge was a disaster.
Barney Elliott and Harbine Monroe, cofounders of the Camera
RECIPE FOR DISASTER
Marinated Myopia
Ingredients
1⁄2 mile of cold water
4 decades of public demand
1 legendary bridge designer, common sense
removed
Steel and concrete to taste
Dash of arrogance
Ignore all previous recipes for a safe and success-
ful suspension bridge. Leave out any ingredients that
are too expensive. Combine remaining ingredients and
add to water.