"Alive, Alive"—Coney Island freak show , 1943

Neighborhood borders map for Coney Island

Cyclone Roller Coaster at night, ca. 1965

Steeplechase from the Boardwalk, 1950s

Surf Avenue, east to Stillwell Avenue, 1956

Steeplechase from the Boardwalk, 1950s

Coney Island Mardi Gras, predecessor of today's Mermaid Parade, 1954

Looking west on boardwalk, 1949

Wonder Wheel and amusements, 1950s

Steeplechase Park entrance from Surf Avenue, in 1943. The still-extant Parachute Jump in background

Steeplechase Park, with the namesame steeplechase ride in the middle foreground, 1951

Coney Island bathers, 1951