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Fun Noir: 1905

Submitted by Dave on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 12:51pm.
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Fun Noir: 1905

"Luna Park at night." Third in a series of Detroit Publishing glass negatives showing the Coney Island attraction at night circa 1905. View full size.

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Wow!

Submitted by War Eagle on Sun, 07/05/2009 - 2:56pm.

I missed this great photo somehow!

[Click the "Coney Island" tag above the photo and you will find even more! - Dave]

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Fun Noir...

Submitted by rogerdesroches on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 7:00am.

... is a popular expression, in French Québec, meaning a whole lot of fun. Ils ont eu un fun noir -- "they had so much fun." (I know Dave made a wordplay, but still it surprised me to see that expression.)

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Magical

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 9:30pm.

I was so caught up in the lights and decorations that I didn't even notice the people at first--with the soft blurring they look like lights too.

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Time machine

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 6:00pm.

This picture makes me want to go back and feel what it was like to live back then.

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