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Leap-the-Dips, Altoona, PA, circa 2006.
Credit: Courtesy of Joel Styer/RideZone photography
The last operating wooden side friction Figure Eight in operation today is Leap The Dips at Lakemont Park in Altoona. Built in 1902 and operated there until 1985, it re-opened in 1999 after a major restoration.