Page 82 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Glady's Chime Tower, Steeplechase Park
Photograph of bell tower in Steeplechase Park
Steeplechase Park, developed by George C. Tilyou, was themed based on the Steeplechase ride along a metal track...
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Page 15 of W.F. Mangels Company Catalogue #4
Electric Scenic Railway Car for High Speed Pleasure Railways Third Rail Electric System
Description of railway cars and third rail electric system; Westinghouse motors and controllers
Furnished...
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Page 49 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Bostock's, Surf Avenue Entrance
Photograph of Bostock's entrance
"Frank Bostock's wild animal pavilion was one of the attractions at Dreamland, which opened in 1904." (From: Coney Island: Lost and...
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Page 14 of Coney Island - The People's History: A Condensed History of Coney Island, continued
A textual narrative written by Major B. Franklin Waite, A.M., Ph.D., B.S., LL.D. about the origin of Coney Island as a community. Starting in 1844, the...
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Page 79 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Steeplechase Park, Long Green
Photograph of the Long Green at Steeplechase Park
Steeplechase Park, developed by George C. Tilyou, was themed based on the Steeplechase ride along a metal track built...
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Page 10 of W.F. Mangels company catalogue #4
Two different carousell figure listings:
(1) Outside horse
(2) King horse
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Page 45 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Rough Riders
Photograph of the Roosevelt Rough Riders Scenic Railway which took passengers through scenes of the Spanish-American War.
"Seventeen people in two cars were pitched from the top of a...
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Page 11 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: The Observatory
A photo of The Observatory in Coney Island
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Page 74 of Coney Island - The People's Playground: Dreamland from the Ocean
Photograph of Dreamland Park from the Ocean
One of Coney Island's three main amusement parks, Dreamland, established in 1904, was considered more "refined, orderly and...
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Page 07 of W.F. Mangels Company Catalogue #4
Listing for Palace Galloping Horse Carousell (Patented February 11, 1902; February 5, 1907):
Dimensions and Capacity: Diameter of platform, 50 feet; in 18 sections, each for 4 horses abreast; 60 galloping...
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