View of Atlantic Yacht Club from Poplar Avenue, c. 1910.
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Postcard depicting the Creation attraction at Dreamland park. The biblically themed, boat ride attraction was also the Surf Ave. entrance to the park. Caption on the front of the card reads, "Dreamland Entrance, Coney Island, N.Y.".
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Page 17 of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Coal Mine and Scenic Railway
Photograph of the Deep Rift Coal Mine and the LA Thompson Scenic Railway
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Collection type: Book
Part of Steeplechase Park's Surf Avenue frontage near West 16th Street, c. 1920. The ornate entrance in the foreground is composed of elements from the exterior of the Eldorado carousel. The lions on the plinth below the entrance's Funny Face are...
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Postcard depicting the entrance to the Eldorado. Caption on the front of the card reads, "Entrance to Eldorado". Text on the back of the card reads, "Eldorado is a European novelty of refreshment and amusement. Don't fail to see it. Opposite...
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Postcard showing the Giant Racer. Caption on the back of the card describes the coaster as "the largest on Coney Island, situated opposite Feltmans on Surf Avenue, and is the largest and fastest steel constructed ride in the world, BAR NONE." The...
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Postcard view. Atlantic Yacht Club is in the distance. The three houses in the foreground still stand and are relatively unmodified (as of 2006). Photograph was taken from the top of the Norton's Point lighthouse looking north east.
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Collection type: Real-photo postcard