Photograph by George Steinmetz @geosteinmetz / @thephotosociety Through the 1950s, a million people might squeeze onto New York City's Coney Island Beach on a hot summer day and newspapers would send photographers to Coney Island on the 4th of July to capture the festive scene—in some pictures, you can’t see the sand for the people. Today, relaxed sunbathers have more room to stretch out. #airconditioning
