The Lively Morgue was a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…
This film, titled Rube and Mandy at Coney Island, was originally a silent film from 1903, the same year the original Luna Park opened to the public. The film was a comedic short produced by…
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…
"Let's Get Lost at Coney Island" is an interesting vintage poster from 1991 that uses densely-packed illustrations of hundreds of interesting sub-scenes you might find at the beach. It…
This great vintage photograph shows the corner of West 10th Street and Surf Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn back in 1903. The roller coaster in the photograph is the Loop the Loop, one of…
