The Wonder Gallery is a collaboration between Parachute Literary Arts and the Coney Island History Project. The gallery is located at the History Project’s Exhibit Center at 3059 West 12th Street, next to the landmark Wonder Wheel.
The Wonder Gallery opens May 23 with Anders Goldfarb's photographs of Coney Island in the 1970s and 1980s, and The Coney Island Zine Machine. The Zine Machine debuts with mini-zines created by Sheepshead Bay artist Kelly Luu. The Wonder Gallery is open 1:00 PM-7:00 PM, weekends and holidays, from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day. Admission is FREE!
Inventors, performers, impresarios, and community leaders - these are among the many pioneers and visionaries whose creativity and ingenuity helped shape and define Coney Island over the past century. Each year, the Coney Island Hall of Fame pays tribute to a selected group of honorees. Their contributions are highlighted in an exhibit of colorful banners accompanied by illustrated text panels detailing their fascinating lives.
Hello David,
That would be the El Dorado Carousel, now located at Toshimaen Amusement Park in Tokyo. This magnificent machine was carved by Hugo Hasse of Leipzig Germany in 1902. In 1910 it was moved to Coney Island and installed in a building Surf Avenue at West Fifth Street. The carousel survived the 1911 Dreamland Fire, blistered but intact. George Tilyou brought the El Dorado to...
