Coney Island USA 1952

An impressionistic view of a day in the life of Coney Island from the desertion in the early morning to the hysteria at midnight. It can be purchased at http://www.coneyisland.com in the giftshop section or if you're visiting Coney Island buy it at the Coney Island Museum or Sideshow.

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• Coney
• Island

[143AC]

Is The Coney Island Museum and

Sideshow still there?

Or has it been closed and torn down?

[cifilmman]

Yes it's still there and will be for many years to come.

[RicanOneLove]

The Museum is closed/the new developers just recently acquired the vacant building.

[cifilmman]

Not true our organization Coney Island USA bought the building. The building has never been vacant.

[JCR101393]

back when times were simple... my grandpa tells me about life back then, it seems so awesome. fuck my generation, i wish i had a time machine...

[nickybadboy50]

What a work of A-R-T!!!

[ecuadoriankid10]

wow..... i think those rides use to be soo cool then now...

[fredgorey]

@143AC I was just there last week it's going strong...

[DustyDingies]

Just Fab! DD The Creepy Clown

[Rivieratime]

I think 1952 was the first time I ever went to Coney Island, and I went back whenever I could for the next 10 years. Yep-- this is exactly what it looked like. Thanks for bringing back the great memories.

[liberal2nSF]

Oh, man. Amazingly cool, brilliantly edited - I didn't want it to end. I finally have some grasp of the Coney Island my parents went to regularly as kids.

Thanks so much for posting it!

[latefor]

Very fascinating but a bit long don't know how you were able to get past the 15 minute you tube limit . Some of those rides should be re introduced they were amazing

[MrB17FlyingFortress]

@JCR101393 Look, I am 60 years old and from NYC born and raised. I loved Coney as a kid and I remember those days. Yes I have nice memories but there are good and bad; simple and hard times every generation. There is no escaping lifes tough battles. Just try to enjoy it as much as you can while you can.

[c11bmx]

They don't sleep anymore on the beach

[mysweet2home]

I wonder if Coney Island was a kind of "social capital" that has been disappearing in the US, as suggested by Robert Putnam, a sociologist.

[MrWizard36]

Fantastic... I remember the beach being deserted.. like that... I used to "Comb" the beach for change and Jewelery ... those were the days....