" KING OF CONEY ISLAND " 1953 NEW YORK CITY DOCUMENTARY FILM CONEY ISLAND AMUSEMENT PARK MD10044

[@eyestoenvy]

The loss of the Tornado, Thunderbolt (original), Hurricane, and the Bobsleds were a huge blow to Coney Island. Steeplechase Park too. What I'd give to take a day trip back in time to experience it all.

[@brandontylerproductions2202]

Same here!

[@IvanRodriguez-hl4pg]

I'm with you on that, eyes. I was too young to ride on the rolling track horses in the SteepleChase. They went really fast. I'd love to experience that.

[@lulubell2222]

Yes, and I remember the barrel at Staples Chase where you went into this big wooden barrel that turned around and knocked you down and you kind of slid down the wall… they also had this great show where you could sit there and watch and they would blow air women’s skirts to make them fly up in the air man you wouldn’t have that today. That’s for sure. Great times though great times.

[@enlightenedjohnson]

My favorite place in the 60’s!!!

[@michaelklein5242]

Wonderful! Thanks for this outstanding look at the past.

[@elsiegon7118]

Omg!! Awesome video!!!!!!

[@j_reaume5248]

Aweswome video w/ some great classic CI rides.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

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[@sammorex2543]

Is that a Wurlitzer 157 band organ I hear at 4:26?

[@zeeqq105]

Omg! The crowds are insane😢😢 Wall to wall people.😢😢

[@lynnlevy3343]

The wonderful days.

[@robyndavis3043]

Beautiful

[@Lynda-oo7ey]

I was there when Luna Park burned down.

[@MichaelDunetz777-qw4jn]

That was definitely a tragedy 😢😮

[@MichaelDunetz777-qw4jn]

Coney Island is the most magical place on earth 🌎🌍

[@2pugman]

I was there in 1951. Loved it.

[@nobleroman5601]

I'm old but not this old , I didn't start going to coney island until around 65 , or 66 ,,,,,, I remember I was to young and to short for the parashoot jump , and steeplechase had already closed down , but by 1970 coney island was in some serious decline ,,, it was still great for cutting school and hanging out for the day , but you would have to be vigilant about getting robbed by other truants in gangs , but by the middle 70s there seemed to be an attempt at resurrecting coney island with Astroland Park and some other projects ,,,, it wasn't until the later 80s that coney island has really turned around for the better . Damn they're even building luxury apartment buildings down near Sea Gate right by the boardwalk ,,,, quite a change since I was a kid , I sincerely hope coney island will be around for a long long time to come , so future generations will be able to enjoy it ,,,, Nice video and thanks for sharing this with us 👍

[@gumballbreath7525]

BOY DO I MISS 🇺🇲

[@a1111-o4y]

huh

[@Cre-Art]

Changes happen, some good, some not. When I was a kid they still had freak shows (not my favorite thing as I hated the concept). I enjoyed the Bobsled, had my first roller coaster ride on the Cyclone, and got to experience Steeplechase. My dad would put me on the merry-go-round (I liked the indoor one and always picked the tallest horse), and I'd snatch the brass ring and get free rides. Then we'd go to Nathan's for hot dogs and (still) the best fries. Love this little film. Thanks. :)

[@fncz]

Some sped up coaster footage....still great

[@seven_hundred-seven_hundred]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@diggersdentysonu.k.m.d8813]

What a cracking video brother hope all is going well and your having a top weekend ture legend keep up the hard work 💪 boom 💥

[@tomkent4656]

How many of those amusements are still going today?

[@kuklafranandollie]

Wonder Wheel and Cyclone are going strong!

[@tomkent4656]

@@kuklafranandollie Good to know.

[@elsiegon7118]

Parachute is still there too, but not working. It’s a landmark now. The parachute originally came from the Queens World’s Fair, in 1941 it was moved to Coney Island! It amazes me just to think how the parachutes home was right off the Grand Central Parkway, Queens, NY!

[@encrypter46]

I was 7 when this was made. By the time I was going there on my own from The Bronx, my favorite ride was the Bobsled. I'd stay on the ride for multiple circuits without having to wait on line for each ride. Loved it!!!

[@MichaelDunetz777-qw4jn]

​@@kuklafranandollieDon't forget the Spookarama !

[@davemiller7633]

My god look how life used to be

[@jimmyp6443]

Yes shitty mess now !

[@loginavoidence12]

yeah, look where all that "cultural enrichment" got us.

[@electrolytics]

@@loginavoidence12 Yeah....what a mistake.

[@model-man7802]

Now you know what us older people mean when we say this country has gone to Hell.

[@luislaplume8261]

@@loginavoidence12 Yes ,due to political correctness and Woke culture they make everybody guilty of something. As New Yorker it was. alreay in decline when my family and I as a boy visited Coney Island in 1967.a

[@johnlocke8397]

Back when it was safe. We all know when that was. Just look at the people.

[@kuklafranandollie]

I've been many times in the last few years. Totally safe and a ton of fun!

[@zackstewart4109]

Coney Island eventually outlived it's early reputation as a viper's nest of gambling, drinking, and prostitution.

[@unc1589]

Yeah. That thinking got you where you are today.

[@zeeqq105]

How you’re speaking is the reason people have to continue to fight against racism. Stereotyping people. There are some people like you that run corporations/businesses/ create laws etc etc who think like you. It’s the reason for the Fair housing laws and other laws that fight racism especially covert racism. There was high crime there as well during this time as it is now. They love to highlight crime from other communities more than white communities. It’s an American tradition. I live in this community right now.

[@flynlr]

the cell phone at 8:24 :)

[@luislaplume8261]

Not a cell phone but a compact mirror.

[@oliveb2o]

that's what i was about to say ^^

[@ivarsmatisons]

Paldies par informaciju

[@appeal2nature]

That's not Coney Island! It's clearly Kathmandu Amusement Park in Nepal.

[@issuma8223]

What an ignorant comment. Everyone knows that during the Great Leap Forward (1958--1962), Tienanmen Square was temporarily transformed into an amusement park. The realistic beach was created by flooding a nearby peasant-district.

[@loginavoidence12]

@@issuma8223 peasants get out this is baldy eagle country

[@elsiegon7118]

It’s definitely Coney Island

[@MichaelDunetz777-qw4jn]

I been to Kathmandu and I 13:06 can tell the difference between Coney Island and Nepal. And believe me Being a New Yorker Coney Island was a very big part of my Childhood. So I have to say that it is Definitely Coney Island 🏝️ the most magical and happiest place on earth 🌎🌍

[@MichaelDunetz777-qw4jn]

Now it's Cooney Island 🏝️

[@frostyjim2633]

It must've been hard to survive without all the strength we now get from our diversity.

[@GuanhuagLee]

Invade and destroy the rest of the world to make America rich and karma gets you back