For more on the history of The Big Chair and Lynn Arnold's stay atop the chair in 1960, check out our Boundary Stones website: boundarystones.weta.org/2012/11/26/big-chair-anacostia
My son's doctor at Children's Hospital is right there, and we happened to go yesterday. It was fun to see the chair in person and then watch your video. Thanks!
Alfred T Williams of South East Washington DC I remember that I'm a native Washington I live In Anacustia you when all that took place Attended Douglas junior and Balloo high school
Right there in her apartment! According to the Evening Star newspaper, three walls were glass and there was a bathroom and shower behind a wooden wall covered by a mirror!
These are important questions! Wish we had the answer, but given the amount of planning that Curtis Bros. put into this publicity stunt, we bet they came up with a solution that kept spectators dry and clean.