Available 365 Days a Year via the Coney Island History Project's Website
Throughout the year, visitors are invited to download the History Project's FREE audio/video walking tour of "Coney Island's Amusement Area — Past & Present" and explore the neighborhood. Narrated by historian Charles Denson, the Coney Island History Project's audio tours make the People's Playground accessible to visitors and armchair travelers 365 days a year.
Archival and contemporary photos, historical facts, anecdotes, and guided observation are used to explore Coney Island's past and present as well as its future possibilities. Highlighting historic landmarks and sites endangered by redevelopment, the tours provide valuable perspective on the historic and cultural importance of a world-famous neighborhood on the cusp of redevelopment.
The tour is downloadable to iPods and other portable players and may be listened to live via iPhone. The FREE download and a map are available on the Coney Island History Project website's Tours page.
The Coney Island History Project's Audio Tour Program is funded in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; NYC Councilman Domenic Recchia; Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz; New York State Office of Parks; Recreation and Historic Preservation; State Assemblyman Alec Brook Krasny; and the Johanna Favrot Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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