The Coney Island Vision

From The Peopling of New York City

Contents 1 Gallery 1.1 "The Wall" 1.2 Pictures of the Past 1.3 Attractions 1.4 Miscellaneous

Gallery

"The Wall"

There is a huge extended wall (a side of a larger building) on the Coney Island boardwalk. On it, there is a brightly painted mural of scenes of Coney Island life and landmarks. The interesting aspect of this wall were the written commentaries on it by the artist defining many interesting facts from Coney Island past. Below are a few pictures of the wall itself and of the history that it conveys to the public.

Pictures of the Past

The following pictures are of some of famous attractions in Coney Island back in the heyday. Most of the these pictures were obtained from the Library of Congress Digital Collections that help to preserve a part of American history through pictures that the public can search for. The last two historic pictures in this section of the gallery are from Charles Denson's book Lost and Found and the New York Public Library Digital Collections respectively.

Attractions

This section of our gallery houses pictures of Coney Island attractions and famous sites through our eyes. They were taken by group members when we went on our walking tour of the neighborhood. There are still some famous and historical attractions that are still around today, including the Parachute Jump, Deno's Wonder Wheel, and the Cyclone Roller Coaster. Some of the other pictures depict the smaller known attractions that Coney Island was known for along Surf Avenue.

Miscellaneous

These images are of miscellaneous classification because they don't fall into any one group. They were randomly captured time pieces by the Coney Island group members when we went on our walk of the neighborhood, and are just some interesting pictures of how Coney Island is nowadays. The deserted streets lined with grattied buildings were commonplace when we walked the area. Though it was an early weekend morning at the time, the lack of populace in the area gave off both a calm, yet eerie feeling. The Coney Island Museum (as labeled below) is a good place to visit when the park is open in the summer season, as they house a lot of historical items from Coney Island past.

		A snapshot of the front of the Coney Island Museum Building. The signs lining the top of the doorway depict the "freaks" that are a part of Coney Island's Sideshow of Freaks and Creeps