Coney Island Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsula (and formerly an island) located in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City, USA, with a famous beach lying on the Atlantic Ocean. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coney Island"
Perhaps the most famous roller coaster of all time is the Coney Island Cyclone, although it is not the oldest standing, most impressive, or even the only one to have had a campaign to save it from demolition. After seeing the success of 1925's Thunderbolt and 1926's Tornado, Jack and Irving Rosenthal bought land at the intersection of Surf Avenue and West 10th Street. A ride called the Great Coaster was already on the site, but the Rosenthals had it torn down. With a $100,000 investment, they hired Vernon Keenan to design a new coaster. A man named Harry C. Baker supervised the construction, which was done by area companies including National Bridge Company (which supplied the steel) and Cross, Austin, & Ireland (which supplied the lumber); the final cost of the Cyclone has been reported as both $146,000 and $175,000. When the Cyclone opened on 26 June 1927, a single ride cost twenty-five cents (thirty-five on Sundays). ...more on Wikipedia about "Coney Island Cyclone"
Dreamland was an ambitious amusement park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City from 1904 to 1911. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dreamland (amusement park)"
KeySpan Park is a minor league baseball stadium in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York City. The home team is the New York Mets-affiliated Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York - Penn League. Official seating capacity is 7,500. ...more on Wikipedia about "KeySpan Park"
Last Days of Coney Island is a project being written, produced, directed and animated by filmmaker Ralph Bakshi. The project was announced on his official website . He has stated that it would likely be his last film. ...more on Wikipedia about "Last Days of Coney Island"
Luna Park was an amusement park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City from 1903 to 1944. ...more on Wikipedia about "Luna Park, Coney Island"
Nathan's Famous is a chain of fast food restaurants specializing in hot dogs. The original Nathan's stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nathan's" This article is made for www.shortopedia.com
Nathan's Famous Corporation hosts an annual hot dog eating contest at the site of their first restaurant at the corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. There are other hot dog contests but none are as famous or claim to have a long a history as the Nathan's hot dog eating contest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest"
The New York Aquarium first opened on December 10th, 1896, in what is now Battery Park, making it the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States. On October 31st, 1902, the Aquarium was adopted into the care of what was then the New York Zoological Society. At the time, the Aquarium housed only 150 specimens of wildlife. ...more on Wikipedia about "New York Aquarium"
Steeplechase Park was an amusement park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City from 1897 to 1964. It was one of the leading attractions of its day and one of the most influential amusement parks of all time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Steeplechase Park"
Stillwell Avenue station, also known as Coney Island Terminal or Stillwell Avenue-Coney Island station, at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, is the world's largest single rapid transit terminal facility. It serves as a terminal for four different lines of the New York City Subway with four different services. ...more on Wikipedia about "Stillwell Avenue (BMT Coney Island Terminal)"
Surf Avenue is the "main drag" for Coney Island in Brooklyn. On it you can find The Cyclone, The BMT Coney Island Terminal, and the home to baseball's Brooklyn Cyclones. It is also the venue for the famous annual Mermaid Parade. ...more on Wikipedia about "Surf Avenue"
Topsy the Elephant (circa 1875 - January 4, 1903) was a member of a domesticated herd at Coney Island's Luna Park. She had been a part of the Forepaugh Circus. Topsy was deemed an ill-tempered and dangerous animal since she had killed three men in as many years, including an abusive trainer who tried to feed her a lit cigarette. ...more on Wikipedia about "Topsy the Elephant"
(Transportation to Coney Island) *B1: Manhattan Beach - Bay Ridge ...more on Wikipedia about "Transportation to Coney Island"
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