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Did Chicago invent the rage room? A look inside “the Frustration Room” artwork
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Did Chicago invent the rage room? A look inside “the Frustration Room”

Curious City by WBEZ Chicago

Sep 9, 202621:03Arts

The Frustration Room appeared in a Chicago motel in 1962 and offered visitors the opportunity to smash objects — like a lamp base, a lightbulb or an ashtray — in a space dedicated to relieving frustration . One Curious C...

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