Page 53 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Main Entrance, Dreamland
Photograph of the main entrance of Dreamland
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "refined, orderly and...
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Page 94 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Ball Room, Luna Park
Photograph of the Ball Room 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 18 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Rescue Mission
A photograph of the Coney Island Church and Rescue Mission
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Page 17 of W.F. Mangels Company Catalogue #4
Roasting Furnace (For making "Ye Old English" Roast Beef Sandwiches) listing
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Page 50 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Bostock's, Dreamland
Photograph of Bostock's
"Frank Bostock's wild animal pavilion was one of the attractions at Dreamland, which opened in 1904." (From: Coney Island: Lost and Found)
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Page 90 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Tower, Luna Park
Photograph of the Tower 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 01 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Pyramid on the Beach
Photograph of men and women forming a pyramid on the beach as a crowd looks on.
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Page 25 of W.F. Mangels Company Catalogue #4
Listing of interchangeable parts for shooting gallery includes: cast-iron target plates, small journal boxes and pillow blocks, small counter shaft, finished shafting, steel plates, steel gongs, round...
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Page 46 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Rough Riders, The Dips
Photograph of The Dips on the Rough Riders ride, which takes passengers through scenes of the Spanish-American War.
"Seventeen people in two cars were pitched from the top of...
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Page 86 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Swimming Pool and Skating Rink, Steeplechase Park
Photograph of building holding the the pool convertible, which also converts into a skating rink in Steeplechase Park
Steeplechase Park, developed...
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