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Dreamland: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 12:32pm.
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New York circa 1905. "Dreamland Park, Coney Island." Theme park attractions vying for our attention include the Shoot-the-Chutes water flume and various stunt spectaculars, cycloramas, rides and exhibits: Fighting the Flames, Fall of Pompeii, Marine Boat, Canals of Venice, the Air Ship and a pagoda-like tea house called Revels of Japan. Where to begin? 8x10 glass negative. View full size.
Speedy
Submitted by Brent on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 4:29am.
Harold Lloyd's great movie "Speedy" (one of my favourite silents) was obviously not shot at Dreamland but rather at Luna Park. Just follow the pointing hand to the left of the building behind the tower.
Watch Harold Lloyd's "Speedy."
Submitted by Hoosier Daddy on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 10:47pm.
There's a long sequence that was shot at Coney... it looks like the most insanely fun place in the universe. Like it should be illegal to have THAT much fun in one location.
Nice to see it during the day.
Submitted by wardw on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:02pm.
I've been using this beautiful shot from last October as the desktop picture on my portrait-oriented monitor since it appeared. What a place!
Mies van der Rohe 's
Submitted by PersonFromPorlock on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 10:12am.
...vision of Hell, incidentally.
Floating Sign
Submitted by PersonFromPorlock on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 10:09am.
How did they get that floating sign up there between the two tall towers? I don't see any cables.
I suspect it's farther away than it looks and is being supported by the two kites above it.
Pompei
Submitted by stevendm on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 8:27am.
Are those fake buildings painted on the side of the Hall of Pompeii?
From the picture posted by BryantG I think a few more people should have attended the Fighting Flames show. BTW, I sure would like the see a higher resolution photo of the "after" picture posted by BryantG.
Breaking the rules
Submitted by btravis on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 11:19pm.
This young man looks to be breaking the rules of the day. No dark wool swimsuit.
Triple Coney
Submitted by BryantG on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 4:23pm.
There were two other major Coney Island parks during this era. In addition to Dreamland, Luna Park can be glimpsed in the distance to the left, beyond the Ferris Wheel, and George Tilyou's Steeplechase park can be seen to the right. Coney was the Orlando of its day.
In May of 1911
Submitted by BryantG on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 4:18pm.
Dreamland burned completely to the ground. Article here.
Great View
Submitted by BryantG on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 4:05pm.
I'm a big fan of early Coney Island. I love this view from the top of the Shoot-the-Chutes.
No strings
Submitted by Vonderbees on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 3:23pm.
How did they get that floating sign up there between the two tall towers? I don't see any cables.
Better than Disney
Submitted by Hallicrafters on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 1:30pm.
I have absolutely no interest in going to Disney World or D-Land, but I would have loved to have seen this place. Wonderful!
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