Loved growing up and raising children in Coney Island
Vivian Palo remembers that as a girl growing up in Coney Island, she would eat breakfast in her swimsuit and then head out to the beach until sunset. Vivian lived in Coney Island until the mid-1970's when crime and the destruction of her home...
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Page 26 (top) of the Glimpses of the New Coney Island book: Shooting the Chutes at Dreamland
Photograph of the Shoot-the-Chutes ride at Dreamland Park
"Dreamland's Shoot-the-Chutes was the largest version of the water slide ride ever built; actually...
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Page 64 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Chutes and Bridge, Dreamland
Photograph of Chutes and Bridge ride in Dreamland Park
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "refined,...
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Page 93 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Luna Park, The Chutes
Photograph of the Chutes in Luna Park
Luna Park, opened by Fred Thompson and Skip Dundy, opened in 1903, also became known as the "Electric Eden", themed with fantasy...
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Page 59 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Tower from the Chutes, Dreamland
Photograph of the Tower from the Chutes, Dreamland
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "refined...
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Page 71 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Chutes from Bostock's, Dreamland
Photograph of the Chutes from Bostock's at Dreamland Park
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "...
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Page 17 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Western End of Coney Island from the Chutes, Dreamland
A photograph of the western end of Coney Island from the Chutes at Dreamland.
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