Hello Dolores,
Luna's devastating fire happened on August 12, 1944. It started in the park's scenic railway on West 12th Street, but the cause is unknown.
Hello Dolores,
Luna's devastating fire happened on August 12, 1944. It started in the park's scenic railway on West 12th Street, but the cause is unknown.
Comments
Holly M. I am a reporter with News 12. Can you please call me at 917-662-6126. I am doing a story about the new Luna Park that is expected this May. I would love to see the picture of your father.
At the time Luna Park burned down, we lived on Stillwell Avenue facing the subway station. I can remember sitting at my bedroom window with my mother and sister watching the fire that burned down Luna Park. I can remember going to Luna Park and going on the water chute (the ride where the donkey pulled you up the big hill, and then you slid down. It was a magic world to me, and to this day I can remember little things about Luna Park. The circus, the smells of the concession stands, but mostly the pure joy. I grew up in Coney Island, and there was nothing that compared with the great Luna Park. Why they never rebuilt it, I will never know. Now when you go back to Coney Island even the Steeple Chase is gone, and the island has been destroyed with hugh apartment houses. I wish I could go back to the early 40's and 50's, when Coney Island was still a place of wonderful experiences.
I am working on a documentary about Coney Island for my film class in SUNY Albany and I would like to learn more about Coney when it was in its prime. I myself, am from Bensonhurst and grew up going to Coney everyday, even in the wintertime, but I was wondering if anybody could help me with memories, descriptions or history of Coney during its prime?
Thanks!
-Virginia, Do you happen to have any pictures of Coney from that time?
I remember watching the "fire" from Brooklyn, we lived on Fort Hamilton Parkway in a three story walk up, we watched from the roof it was four days before my sixth birthday, I remember it well.
My father was a NYC fireman who fought the fire and was pictured rescuing a woman from the blaze.
Years later, he showed me a newspaper clipping with a picture of him carrying the woman. The caption read, "an unidentified fireman...." He complained that no one asked him his name. I believe I still have the photo.
I was eight years old when the fire broke I still remember the flames. I lived on 19th Street off Mermaid Ave.
This is a great historic photograph. I was wondering if there are printed or digital copies available?
I would love to have this for may collection.
I read there were 2 fires at Luna Park in 1944...................all I could find was the August 12th fire..........when was the first fire that year?
my grand pa fought two fires at coney island. and the 1944 fire.
Add new comment