Once the fog of childhood nostalgia lifts, many Atlantans are prone to admit that one of the city’s oldest holiday traditions-the riding of Rich’s department store’s famed Pink Pig-was also pretty damn terrifying. According to author Jeff Clemmons’ 2012 book, Rich’s: A Southern Institution, the kiddie monorail debuted at the old downtown Rich’s for the 1956 holiday season, transporting small fry 10 and under in three chicken wire-like, mesh-enclosed metal train cars across the ceiling of the toy department as parents excitedly waved below.