Coney Island: New York's Playground, Steeplechase Park & Luna Park

[@sabrinadunson6903]

I Absolutely Love This original Steeple Chase Horse Ride ❤ They should have them in Amusement Parks still Today

[@SwankyCub]

What a time that must have been - dangerous rides, no fear of lawsuits and dressing up to go to the amusement park. Fabulous post - thank you.

[@irafriedman5793]

thanks so much for the fond memories wish i could time travel back there.

[@triduong5170]

ira friedman XD

[@amf1932]

A most informative video.....Thanks for all your work and hopefully someday it will again be a place we all want to go and enjoy

[@dontravaglione1354]

What fun I had at Steeplechase Park!

[@markrubin9449]

I was the last paying customer to ever go there in 1962. Many fond memories of the place. My favorite ride was the whirlpool.

[@ethelmalley]

Mark Rubin that's really amazing! thanks much for watching!

[@Miniver765]

Steeplechase Park closed in September of 1964.

[@no1ladymst]

Although some comments spoke of the current status of Coney Island and the park. This page was very helpful to my paper.

[@JWFdocumentaries]

coney island will never loose it nostalgia. the cyclone and wonder wheel will forever remain. coneys true downfall is when they built public housing units through out the island. thats when it turned into any ghetto nyc. damn shame

[@irahoffman3867]

great job - thanks Ethel

[@ethelmalley]

Ira Hoffman thank you for watching!

[@ethelmalley]

i'd like to believe the great thing about coney island is that no matter what happens to it, it will always be "the people's playground". thanks much for watching and commenting!

[@kajaesperanto382]

wish i could find footage of the trip to the moon

[@karianned3211]

What a swell place!

[@ethelmalley]

thank you!

[@jettrink5014]

Always wear your best suit to an amusement park!

[@ethelmalley]

@SwankyCub thank you for watching! though its main setting is another amusement park, you may want to check out kevin baker's book "Dreamland". it creates an exceptionally vivid picture of coney island "back in the day".

[@michaeldunetz90]

Now the heart of Coney Island is a Housing project thanks to Robert Bob Moses.

[@kevsta67]

....and you're probably one of the people that complains nyc doesn't have enough affordable housing .you people are never happy

[@prausch65]

I have been going to CI since the early 70's, it has such a unique feel to it, as much as the great city its in. Unfortunately there are plans to redevelop the area, its smaller sister park, Astroland, is no more. But it has everything an old time amusement park should have, the beach ,Nathan's hot dogs, freak shows and easy access.

[@EB1878]

Love the video. Its sad not too many amusement parks like this one exist nowadays. The music, I believe, sung by Billy Murray and the Haydn Quartet is from 1905. Love the music and the way it helps tell the story from long ago. Never been to Steeplechase Park or even Coney Island. I could, however, see myself back in those times having one too many Nathan's hot dogs though. :)

[@ethelmalley]

thanks much for watching!

[@EB1878]

welcome, Ethel. :)

[@ethelmalley]

guess it wasn't all *that* great, then :) thanks for watching!

[@ethelmalley]

@no1ladymst glad it was useful for your paper! thanks for watching!

[@ethelmalley]

yes, this demonstration was actually at the dreamland amusement park. very cool that you got negatives of dreamland. are they online at all? would love to see them! you can see a view of dreamland on my video Coney Island: New York's Playground, Dreamland. thanks much for watching!

[@ethelmalley]

its certainly not in good shape now after the storm, but here's hoping it'll be rebuilt. thanks for watching!

[@ethelmalley]

@SwankyCub thank you for watching!

[@ethelmalley]

@07Disneygrl thank *you* for watching!

[@sleekcartim]

pretty ironic photo lot considering that dreamland burned to the ground shortly after. They are for sale (big bux), havnt found a way to scan them yet. Havnt found these images online. they mostly measure 4 1/2 x 6 3/4. they look like professional photos. PM me for info

[@JWFdocumentaries]

the cyclone is a wooden rollercoaster

[@Dfbkny]

I wish I was born back then... I like wearing dresses everyday

[@ethelmalley]

@amf1932 thanks much!

[@opelske]

Went to Coney Island a few times in the 1950's. Great memories! Whatever happened to these once family-fun parks?

[@Tanks4meSTC]

Plenty are still around. I have extensive knowledge of the amusement industry, so if you tell me the general area that you live in, I will tell you parks in the area (I'll keep it to a three hour drive or less, excluding traffic.)

[@GJF118]

Too bad that no mention was made of the third and shortest-lived of Coney Island's amusement parks: Dreamland.

[@ronjames-music]

I wrote an acappella vocal arrangement about Coney Island - Dreamland. Perhaps you might be interested. It's here on KZbin at: Ron James Music

[@the_good_ghost]

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[@chanelwilliams1224]

who made Coney Island the guy with the black hair he made the part 2 but he need to get together and make some more news new stuff at Coney Island anymore stuff new ride for the kids new rides for the everybody that I have to come out there my spending money is the money at Coney Island free tickets at Coney Island so everybody can have fun

[@juniorhellscream]

lol

[@colonistsfirst204]

Broadway Bingo

[@colonistsfirst204]

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