When the weather is warmer, the Boardwalk & Beach will present a vastly different appearance than its present emptiness.
View of the boardwalk with the Parachute Jump in the background.
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Lambros walkway at Stillwell Avenue Subway Station
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The Wonder Wheel has been continuously operational since its completion in 1920. It is currently owned and operated by the Vourderis family.
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30-Nov-06
Astroland shooting gallery, taken from Surf Avenue looking south east.
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Stillwell Avenue subway station front view from across the street
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View is looking south west from Surf Avenue. Building on lot are temporary structures used as food stands in season.
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Photograph copyright Abe Feinstein
In 1941, Robert Moses closed the Castle Clinton location of the New York Aquarium and, after an $11 million relocation process, the Aquarium re-opened in Coney Island in 1957. This picture was taken in October 1979 by Coney Island resident and...
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30-Nov-06
Astroland entrance, taken from Surf Avenue looking south.
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Front of Phillips Candy Shop
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The Thunderbolt roller coaster was built in 1925 and operated until 1982. Famous as the inspiration for "The House Under the Roller Coaster" in Woody Allen's film "Annie Hall", the coaster steadily decayed after its closing. In 2000, with Keyspan...
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