Photograph copyright Abe Feinstein
The Atlantis Bar operated from the late 1940's until the 1990's, by which time it had become a Boardwalk Latin Dance Club called Club Atlantis. Taken by Coney Island resident Abe Feinstein in October, 1995 this photograph features the famous...
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In 2002 the Parachute Jump was disassembled for a thorough structural rehabilitation and repainting. Sections of the Jump were placed in the parking lot of Keyspan Park for sand blasting and painting. This photograph shows the two large containment...
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Thunderbolt Demolition
Parachute Jump is visible in the background.
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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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