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A sideshow (so-called in the San Francisco Bay Area, and a street takeover in the Los Angeles area [1][2]) is an informal and often illegal demonstration of automotive stunts now often held in vacant lots, and public intersections, originally seen in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, United States.
These stunts used little-known methods and offered the elements of danger and excitement. Such acts included fire eating, sword swallowing, knife throwing, body piercing, lying on a bed of nails, walking up a ladder of sharp swords, and more.
Jun 26, 2024 · Depending on where you live, you may have already heard of street takeovers: impromptu events, usually at night, in which drivers of muscle cars take turns doing donuts in intersections for...
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Oct 6, 2021 · Sideshows are “illegal gatherings in which groups of drivers take over intersections, city streets, stretches of busy freeways and/or parking lots to do tricks with their cars, including ...
In the circus world, freak shows, also called sideshows, were an essential part of the circus. The largest sideshow was attached to the most prestigious circus, Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey , known as the "big one".
Oct 13, 2021 · As sideshows exploded, political leaders struggled to balance demands from angry residents, police weary of playing cat-and-mouse with crowds that scatter quickly and advocates who object to...
Sep 4, 2022 · Evasion is part of the fun. The Oakland Police Department monitors sideshow activity but has nearly given up trying to prevent them from happening. Capt. James Beere believes sideshows are a...
