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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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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Looking south from Surf Avenue
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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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Photograph copyright Abe Feinstein
Sky Rapids Water Slide site next to the Stillwell Avenue Subway Station
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Looking south from Surf Avenue
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Pre-fab housing units waiting for installation on Mermaid Ave. between W. 22nd and W. 23rd St., looking south from Mermaid Avenue
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