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Coney Island Notebook


 

The Coney Island that many of us have known and grew to love in our youth is, without a doubt, one of the world’s most famous seaside attractions. An island less than five miles long and half a mile wide, it has drawn millions upon millions of visitors seeking rest and relaxation for as long as anyone of us can remember.

Who can ever forget Steeplechase Park, the Cyclone roller coaster, the Wonder Wheel and the Parachute Jump? Of course, Coney Island did not start out this way ...  next


photo:  Coney Island Boardwalk, July 1933, showing Oriole Baths and the Thunderbolt Roller Coaster.

Courtesy of 
The New York Public Library Digital Gallery

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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