Hula Hoop Craze Frame Color:Unframed A century later

A century later

the zoo's oldest tenant

Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey prowls the ring as the referee counts out Georges Carpentier on July 2

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Hula Hoop Craze Frame Color:Unframed A century laterIn 1958, a "plastic hoop" craze was taking over New York's children, and the city was spinning under the impact of spontaneous "hoop spinning" contests, like this one at the 62nd street playground in Central Park taken by Times staff photographer Eddie Hausner. We attempted to explain the hula hoop phenomenon: "Some of the hoops are small, some big, but most are about three feet in diameter. Children in playgrounds and on sidewalks throughout the