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View of Coney Island Beach from the water, with crowds of beachgoers, the Wonder Wheel Ferris wheel, Cyclone roller coaster, and tall apartment buildings in the background. Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York Aerial view of Coney Island showing the beach, boardwalk, amusement park rides including the Wonder Wheel, and surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods by the waterfront. Luna Park at Coney Island illuminated at night in the 1920s, with bright lights outlining towers, domes, and carnival structures along the boardwalk. Crowded Coney Island beach scene from 1954 with sunbathers under umbrellas, the Parachute Jump tower, and amusement park buildings in the background. Aerial view of Coney Island's Cyclone rollercoaster and amusement park at sunrise, with the beach and boardwalk stretching along the right side. The Wonder Wheel Ferris wheel stands tall at Luna Park, Coney Island, with colorful amusement park attractions and signs visible in the foreground. The red Parachute Jump tower at Luna Park, Coney Island, stands tall against a blue sky with a playground and empty beach in the foreground. Large crowd gathers outside Nathan's Famous at Coney Island, with people lining up and eating under umbrellas during the restaurant's 100th anniversary celebration. Coney Island
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Type Description Contributor Date
Standing entry replaced with new article. Jun 10, 2026
Modified link of Web site: PBS - American Experience - Coney Island. Nov 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Eastern Illinois University - Historia - Coney Island. May 02, 2024
Map added. Sep 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - The Rise and Fall of Coney Island. Amusement, Catastrophe and the Dead Fire of Consumption. Sep 15, 2023
Add new Web site: PBS - American Experience - Coney Island. May 25, 2023
Add new Web site: The Ultimate History Project - The Development of Coney Island. Dec 20, 2019
Add new Web site: Maps of World - Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. May 09, 2013
Media added. Oct 24, 2008
Article updated; photo added. Oct 24, 2008
Media added. Sep 12, 2008
Added new Web site: Official Site of Coney Island, New York City, New York, United States. Sep 24, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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