Coney Island

At the foot of Brooklyn lies a tiny spit of land that at the turn of the century became the most extravagant place in the country. This spit of land is known as Coney Island. Coney Island was unlike anything one had ever seen in variety, inventiveness and in size. In 1904, one man said, “Coney is the most bewilderingly up to date place of amusement in the world.” This extraordinary amusement empire astonished, delighted and …

…this was a horrible thing to say because I live five minutes from Coney Island and never had I had a problem when I went there. I feel that some people don’t try things for themselves. Works Cited WGBH. The American Experience. 1999-2000. PBS. 22 Oct. 2000 <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/coney/filmmore/index.html> Whirl-I-Gig. 23 April 1999. Coney Island Tourist Information. 22 Oct. 2000 <http://coneyisland.brooklyn.ny.us/framesite/indexwindow.html > Anonymous. Personal Interview. 28 Oct. 2000