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Video of the Day: Coney Island at Night by Edwin S. Porter

Posted in video, tagged Boarding School Girls, Coney Island, Dreamland, Edwin S Porter, film, history, Luna Park, silent film, Steeplechase Park on January 8, 2012 | 10 Comments »

Time travel back to Coney Island at Night in 1905 and see a panoramic view of the magical lights of Luna Park, Dreamland and Steeplechase. This early time exposure was made by pioneering filmmaker Edwin S. Porter, whose use of panning and the first after-dark photography can be seen in films of the 1901 Pan-Am [...]

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Rare & Vintage: Souvenir of Frank Bostock’s Coney Island

Posted in Artifacts, history, tagged Bostock Arena, Coney Island, Dreamland, first traveling carnival, Frank Bostock, paper ephemera on March 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »

We’ve been too busy to blog the past few days, much less browse on eBay. Luckily we found out about the auction of this century-old souvenir of Coney Island’s Bostock Arena via the blog ephemera. The circa 1904 tag depicts famed animal trainer and menagerist Frank C Bostock, whose show was a featured attraction at [...]

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It’s Still Summer…Coney Island Is Still Open

Posted in amusement park, Coney Island, tagged Brooklyn Paper, Coney Island, Coney Island is open, Daily News, Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, Dreamland, media coverage, media criticism, NY1 on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Thanks to graphic designer and Coney Island regular “brooklynnfoto” for creating this impromptu ad for Coney Island. I discovered it on flickr along with the caption “43 rides, a host of attractions…and Nathan’s cheese fries.” Last week ATZ posted “Coney Island is Open, Only Dreamland is Closed” in response to media coverage of the closure [...]

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