Surf Avenue looking east at West 6th Street, 1953

Surf Avenue looking west at West 6th Street, 1953

Luna Park Entrance after dark, late 1930s

Human Cannonball at Luna Park, 1935

View from roller coaster north across Surf Avenue to Luna Park, c.1920s

Surf Avenue looking east from West 12th Street, 1930s

View of the Boardwalk and Beach from Steeplechase Pier, 1923

Lucky Dare-devils at Coney Island, c.1930

Surf Avenue looking west from West 8th Street, showing Cyclone, c.1930s

The Cyclone, c.1930

Surf Avenue looking east from Stillwell Avenue, 1930s

Surf Avenue looking east from Stillwell Avenue, 1930s

Half Moon Hotel, southern exposure at boardwalk, 1930

Boardwalk under construction east from Steeplechase Pier at West 17th Street, 1922

Entrance to Dreamland, 1905

Surf Avenue at Luna Park, c.1912

Entrance to Steeplechase Park, 1930s

George C. Tilyou's original 1897 Ferris Wheel