Coney Island History Articles

GENERAL HISTORY

• EARLY CONEY ISLAND HISTORY (1609-1880)(Revision 11/19/97)
• EARLY CONEY ISLAND HISTORY (1881-1903) (Revision 9/15/97)
• THE REIGN OF JOHN MCKANE
• LUXURY HOTELS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
• FOOD & CONEY'S RESTAURANTS
• HORSE RACING
• TRANSPORTATION TO CONEY ISLAND (Revision 6/2/98)
• GREAT GLOBE TOWER SWINDLE (1906-1907)
• NICKEL EMPIRE (CONEY ISLAND MEETS THE MASSES (1920-1939)
• LIST OF MOTION PICTURES AND TV SHOWS DEPICTING CONEY ISLAND
  (Revision 5/26/04)

AMUSEMENT INDUSTRY

• SEA LION PARK (1895-1902) (Revision 6/1/98
• STEEPLECHASE PARK (1897-1907) (Revision 4/1/98)
• 2ND STEEPLECHASE PARK (1908-1964) (Revision 5/20/98)
• LUNA PARK) (1903-1946) (Revision 5/1/98)
• DREAMLAND (1904-1911) (Revision 4/6/98)
• DREAMLAND FIRE - 1911
• INDEPENDENT RIDES
• ASTROLAND (1962 - Present)
• BIRTH OF THE ROLLER COASTER
• CYCLORAMAS & OTHER DISASTER SHOWS
• FREAKS & SIDE SHOWS
• ROLLER COASTERS (ILLUSTRATED LIST) (Revision 8/7/98)
• CAROUSELS (ILLUSTRATED LIST) (Revision 8/27/98)
• GEORGE TILYOU (BIOGRAPHY) NOTE: See STEEPLECHASE articles
• FREDERIC THOMPSON & SKIP DUNDY (BIOGRAPHY) (Revision 4/23/98)

RESEARCH FOR SITE

• REQUEST FOR HELP WITH RESEARCH (Revision 11/19/1997)
• RESEARCH BIBLIOGRAPHY (LIST) (Revision 8/27/98)
• CONEY ISLAND RIDES (EXTENSIVE LIST) (Revision 6/3/98)
• AMUSEMENT PARK BOOK LIST (Revision 1/18/04)