A vintage documentary on Coney Island the way it was in the 1940s - about the time my dad was a teenager. The Cyclone is saved for the very end. Some of these rides don't look very safe, but everyone seems to be having a good time, oblivious of the danger or liability issues. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHeck look at those crowds! How did they find enough loos? Oh I guess there was the sea ;-0.
I think the world and his wife were there!
Cassie
Sheesh, look at some of those rides... It's all fun and games until a skirt flies up and there's somebody's who-hah (skirts were big back then).
ReplyDeleteHey, if the commenter above me can mention loos, I figure comment is acceptable :-)
Hahahahahaha, is the word loo not acceptable in public, in American society. We are an uncouth lot in England, Hahahahahaha!
ReplyDeleteDo you get charged an entrance fee and then all rides are free, or do they make their money on rides alone. At our theme parks on a much smaller scale, there always seems to be such long queues for the rides.
So how does attendance rate now, to the good old fifties, is it still as popular?
Still popular, just not as popular. The park itself will be closing this month, but the Cyclone will remain indefinitely.
ReplyDeleteWhy is the park closing and what will happen to the ground? Or is the closure a temporary thing?
ReplyDeleteSome real estate issue, I lost interest in the details as soon as I learned that the most important element, the Cyclone itself, is not included in the closure and will remain indefinitely.
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ReplyDeleteIf the land is for redevelopement nothing is safe, developers are leeches!