Demolished Steeplechase Pavilion
Demolished Steeplechase Pavilion in the Coney Island History Project exhibit "The 50th Anniversary of Fred Trump's Demolition of the Steeplechase Pavilion." Photo by James Onorato.
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Aerial view of Coney Island
An aerial view of Coney Island and New York Harbor, 2005
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Jimmy Prince at Major Market on Mermaid Avenue, 2008
The Prince of Mermaid Avenue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgoxPcz1Il4
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Luna Park pinwheel
Pinwheel about to be installed on the entrance to the new Luna Park, May, 2010.
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Trolley (Brooklyn & Queens Transit 2534) on Sea Gate line (Surf Avenue) passing Luna Park. The Kisters building is also visible.
"For nearly a hundred years, the Kister Building served as Coney's 'clubhouse.' In 1895, Fred Kister bought a small...
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Photograph copyright Abe Feinstein
Used wears shop open underneath the subway tracks on West 12th Street
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Mermaids on parade during the Mermaid Parade
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Henderson's Building, looking southwest from Surf Avenue near Henderson's Walk.
In the early 1920's several streets in Coney Island were cut-through or widened to provide access to the newly constructed Boardwalk and expanded beach, necessitating...
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Taken from Surf Avenue looking north west. To the east of the main entrance to Luna Park is Kisters Hotel and Restaurant. The building survived numerous fires, and the demise of its famous neighbor, until the 1970's.
"For nearly a hundred years, the...
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