Alyssa tells about a chap dubbed “Spider Dan” who, among other things, scaled the Sear Tower using suction cups on Memorial Day in 1981.
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Show Notes:
- Chicago Tribune: ‘Spider Dan’ wowed Chicagoans with his scaling of skyscrapers
- WTTW: Spider Dan Climbs Chicago
- Chicago Fire Department:Chicago Fire Dept. Spider Dan Climbs the Hancock building
- ABC 7: ‘Spider Dan’ Goodwin scales Sears Tower, Hancock building – 1981
- Dan Goodwin “Spiderman” scaled the outside of the John Hancock Building and the Sears Tower in 1981.Outside: SpiderDan Climbs Again, and Gets Arrested Again
- Bangor Daily News: 40 years ago, a Mainer dressed as Spider-Man climbed the tallest building in the world
- CBS: Crime San Francisco Tower Climber, “Spider Dan,” Cited for Public Nuisance, Trespassing
- BBC: Americas French ‘Spiderman’ scales Sears Tower
- Sears Tower
- Time: Going Up, Up, Up
- NBC 5: Watch: NBC Chicago Docuseries ‘Big Chicago Stories
- ‘The Daily Herald: Wallenda supported, Spider-Dan nearly killed
- New York Times: Climber Scales Tower in San Francisco
- New York Times: Swat Team at World Trade Center Foils Would-Be Human Fly Washington Post: Vacuum cleaners, Spider-Man and Trump: A brief history of suction-cupped skyscraper ascents
- Chicago History Podcast
- Chicago Tribune: Flashback: When ‘Spider Dan’ climbed the Sears Tower, Chicagoans cheered. Hapless authorities shook their heads
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