Chilean-born photographer Camilo José Vergara was working on a graduate degree at Columbia University in the early 1970's. He spent his time in the City photographic as much as he could, and…
This vintage photograph from the 1950s shows a very crowded Coney Island beach and boardwalk, as seen from atop the Coney Island Parachute Jump ride. While the beach may not attract this…
American photographer Stephen Salmieri has captured photographs around New York City since his early twenties. His photography has been featured in the MOMA, the Getty, the Brooklyn Museum…
The Scenic Spiral Wheel was a unique roller coaster installed in Coney Island's Luna Park back in 1917. It was a 45 ton, 70 foot diameter steel wheel that was tipped towards its heavier side…
The Scenic Spiral Wheel was a unique roller coaster installed in Coney Island's Luna Park back in 1917. It was a 45 ton, 70 foot diameter steel wheel that was tipped towards its heavier side…
AstroLand was an amusement park on Coney Island that opened in 1962 and lasted nearly 50 years until its closing in 2008. This 'astro-tubular' vintage commercial from the early 1980s shows…
Wonder Wheel is a new movie from writer/director Woody Allen that is set in 1950s Coney Island, at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, one of the neighborhoods most famous attractions. Starring actors…
Back in the early 1980s, when the New York City subway was a dirty, grimy, and crime-ridden place, the red-beret wearing Guardian Angels would protect commuters by establish a presence on…
Back in the early 1980s, when the New York City subway was a dirty, grimy, and crime-ridden place, the red-beret wearing Guardian Angels would protect commuters by establish a presence on…
Dreamland was one of several amusement parks on Coney Island in the early 1900s. It lasted from 1904 through 1911 when it was destroyed by a fire after a worker accidentally kicked over a…
