America’s Greatest Playground
In 1907, Coney Island was called America’s Greatest Playground.
A Sunday Afternoon
A Sunday afternoon in the new bowery at Coney Island, 1906. “Thousands of New Yorkers take a peculiar delight in parading amid heat, dust, the odor of stale beer and frying sausages, and completely out of sight, sound, or smell of the nearby ocean.”
Ferris Wheel
Ferris wheel, 1940. “While half the world wars, love’s young dream still has the pleasant panorama of Coney Island’s well-populated beach to contemplate from a high-up seat on the ferris wheel.”
Rocky Road to Dublin
The “Rocky Road to Dublin” ride opened up in 1905.
Midget City
1905. “Some of the little men and women from the Midget City, Dreamland, Coney Island.”
Musical Railway
1905. Jackman’s Musical Railway.
Baby Elephant for the Zoo
1922. “Unloading a baby elephant for the Coney Island Zoo. These infants weigh one ton and are removed from the ship by means of a specially arranged derrick.”
Razzle Dazzle
An 1890 Coney Island ride called the Razzle Dazzle.
Razzle Dazzle 2
Another image of the Razzle Dazzle. 1905.
The Johnstown Flood
1903. “One of Coney Island’s leading attractions.”
Luna Park
Luna Park, 1903.
