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Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland
For more than 150 years, Coney Island, a strip of sand at the mouth of New York Harbor, has occupied a singular place in the American imagination. From a beginning as a watering hole for the wealthy, through its transformation into an amusement and entertainment mecca for the masses, to its struggle for renewal in recent decades, an extraordinary array of artists have viewed Coney Island as a microcosm of the American experience. The exhibition brings to life the excitement of Coney Island, showing visitors how its magnetic world of attractions has become a touchstone for American mass culture and popular recreation.
Adapted from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art's flagship exhibition Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861–2008, this new traveling exhibition from NEH on the Road will explore America's playground as a place and as an idea, examining its persistent presence in the American imagination.
The constant novelty of the resort made it a seductively liberating subject for artists. What they saw and how they chose to portray it varied widely in style and mood over time, mirroring the aspirations and disappointments of the era and of the country. The exhibition is arranged chronologically, with each section titled after contemporary quotations that also communicate changing popular perceptions about Coney Island through the generations.
"Down at Coney Isle," 1861–1894, looks at the resort's beginnings as "New York's sandy backyard," a blend of genteeland popular attractions made accessible by ferry, tram, and steam railway. "The World's Greatest Playground," 1895–1929, examines the explosion of entertainment accessible to the masses in parks like Steeplechase, Dreamland, and Luna Park, themselves the settings for fantastic encounters and new technologies.
"The Nickel Empire," 1930–1939, shows how, after the stock market crash of 1929, Coney Island provided a welcome and affordable diversion, where disorienting rides could spark romance between strangers in a setting where "the greatest show is the people themselves." From the beginning, Coney Island drew crowds from all social classes, races, and ethnicities, and "A Coney Island of the Mind," 1940–1961, inspects how Coney Island reflected American life during and after World War II, providing a refuge from the city streets and a setting for intimacy on its crowded beaches, yet also offering metaphors for life and death in amusements like the House of Horrors and the World in Wax Musée.
The final section, "Requiem for a Dream," 1962–2008, traces Coney's decline amid turbulent decades that saw urban disinvestment and renewal attempts, including the closing of its last twentieth-century amusement park, Astroland. Yet ultimately, Coney's persistence and continued re-emergence continue to attract new visions and renewed crowds.
Throughout the exhibition, artifacts display how the modern American mass-culture industry was born at Coney Island. The exhibition investigates the rise of American leisure and traces Coney Island's influence on amusement parks and popular culture throughout the country. Photographs, ephemera, film clips, and hands-on interactives immerse visitors in the experience of Coney Island.
Coney Island will tour April 2017 through March 2022.
This exhibition will be awarded first to new venues, particularly those in states that have not yet hosted NEH on the Road exhibitions: Hawaii and Vermont. E-mail MoreArt (at) maaa.org or call (800) 473-3872, ext. 208, for availability.
April 6–May 25, 2017
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History
Bryan, TX booked
June 16–August 11, 2017
Ypsilanti Public Library
Ypsilanti, MI booked
November 10, 2017–January 7, 2018
Sioux City Public Museum
Sioux City, IA booked
April 6–May 25, 2018
Brown County Library
Green Bay, WI booked
June 16–August 12, 2018
Reading Public Museum
Reading, PA booked
September 1–October 20, 2018
Temple Railroad & Heritage Museum
Temple, TX booked
November 10, 2018–January 6, 2019
Fullerton Museum Center
Fullerton, CA booked
April 6–May 25, 2019
Park City Museum
Park City, UT booked
June 16–August 11, 2019
Hastings Museum of Natural & Cultural History
Hastings, NE booked
September 1–October 20, 2019
Kansas City, MO booked
November 10, 2019–March 16, 2020
Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center
Buford, GA booked
September 1–October 20, 2020
Johnson County Museum
Overland Park, KS booked
November 10, 2020–January 7, 2021
Carver County Historical Society
Waconia, MN booked
January 28–March 16, 2021
April 6–May 25, 2021
June 16–August 11, 2021
North Museum of Nature and Science
Lancaster, PA pending
September 1–October 20, 2021
Louisiana Old State Capitol
Baton Rouge, LA booked
November 10, 2021–January 7, 2022
January 28–March 16, 2022
Exhibition Details & Specifications
Curated By
Robin Jaffee Frank, Ph.D., Chief Curator and Krieble Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT.
Organized ByWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO.
The exhibition features several freestanding units focused on thematic areas incorporating a series of objects, artifacts, photographs, and paper ephemera; audio/video features; interactive stations; and wall-mounted graphics.
7-week display
Rental Fee
On-site support is free to the opening venue for every new NEH on the Road exhibition and to first-time hosting venues on a limited basis.
Expense covered by NEH on the Road. Exhibitor will coordinate with NEH on the Road's registrar for all outgoing transportation arrangements.
Square Feet
Number of Crates/Total Weight
19 crates/4,525 pounds
The exhibition is fully insured by NEH on the Road at no additional expense to you, both while installed and during transit.
To download this glossary, click here.
Astroland Park—This park opened at Coney Island in 1962, and was inspired by the space race. It closed in 2008.
Bathhouse—With the development of Coney Island as a seaside destination and resort area, "sea bathing" was promoted for health as well as recreation—a much-needed activity for the crowded residents of Manhattan. In the 1860s and 1870s, several bathhouses at Coney Island were constructed for the purpose of changing clothes, renting bathing suits, and/or taking public showers. In urban areas, such as New York City in the late 19th century, bathhouses (or public places for washing up) were also scattered across the city as a health and hygiene effort due to crowded housing and shared bathrooms.
Boardwalk—This is a wooden plank walkway typically constructed at the seashore or over a marshy area. The boardwalk on Coney Island was the main entrance to several amusement parks at Coney over the years and today hosts a variety of small restaurants.
Brighton Beach—This is one of the beaches at Coney Island and is located at the south end of Brooklyn. Brighton Beach is named for the English seaside resort city of Brighton. The Brighton Beach resort, Coney Island, was built in 1868 and was one of several hotels available for tourists at Coney.
Bowery—During the turn of the 20th century, the Bowery stretched from West 10th Street all the way to the Steeplechase Park entrance at West 16th. At one point, the six blocks of the Bower housed many saloons, dance halls, public baths, and theaters. During World War II, the Bowery became primarily a destination for drinking. Games and a penny arcade later lined this small street, known as the underbelly of Coney Island.
Carousel—William F. Mangels patented the gears that controlled the galloping motion on carousels in 1907. Mangels opened a carousel horse-carving factory at Coney Island. The horses carved at Coney had a distinctive, colorful, and realistic style with horses displaying expressive and animated features. These distinctive Coney island carousel horses were carved by Marcus Illions, Charles Looff, Charles Carmel, Solomon Stein, and Harry Goldstein.
Centennial Iron Tower—This historic structure was purchased at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition and opened to the public July 4, 1876 at Coney Island. This tower was 300 feet high and offered several observation decks.
Coney Island of the Mind—This phrase refers to a collection of poetry written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti published in 1958. Ferlinghetti included several poems that refer to his time growing up in New York.
Cyclone—This track roller coaster opened at Coney Island in 1927 and is still in operation today. Its design has influenced many roller coasters across the country. More than 30 different roller coasters were built at Coney Island from 1884 through the 1930s.
Dreamland Park—This amusement park opened in 1904 and was destroyed by a fire in 1911. This was the last of the big three amusement parks in Coney Island.
Elephant Hotel—This 122-foot elephant-shaped hotel opened at Coney Island's Brighton Beach in August 1844 as a tourist attraction and a place to stay. Although a popular family attraction, it also attracted prostitutes and their clients. It burned down in 1896.
George C. Tilyou—This entrepreneur opened Steeplechase Park in 1897 inspired by visiting the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Tilyou intended to create a seaside park in New York—a Central Park by the shore.
Luna Park—Fred Thompson and Elmer Dundy opened Luna Park in 1903, a park that was illuminated by 250,000 electric lights and featured Thompson and Dundy's famous attraction "A Trip to the Moon."
Major Mite—Born as Clarence Chesterfield Howerton in 1913, this individual was part of Coney Island's sideshow scene. His stature (only two feet tall) provided him with his livelihood—he travelled with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (often appearing with the world's tallest man), and appeared in the Wizard of Oz among other films. He died in 1975.
Melting Pot—A term that refers to a place where people of different cultures, ethnic backgrounds, and lifestyles come together or are mixed together inadvertently.
Mermaid Parade—The founders of the non-profit organization, Coney Island USA, launched the Mermaid Parade as an annual event (similar to Mardi Gras) that is held on the summer solstice with floats, marching bands, mummers, flags, and banners. The first Mermaid Parade at Coney Island was in 1983. It has replaced the Fourth of July as the biggest annual draw at Coney Island.
Morris Engel—Engel was a Brooklyn photographer who worked for many national magazines and filmed the motion picture Little Fugitive with his wife, photographer Rugh Orkin, in 1953. Little Fugitive is a film about a 7-year old boy who runs away to Coney Island.
Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs—On the Bowery outside of the amusement parks is this concessionaire, who still operates today. In the 1930s, a visitor could eat a Nathan's hot dog for five cents. Nathan Handwerker established this eatery in 1916 after working for a time with Charles Feltman. Feltman was a German immigrant who owned a Coney resort and invented the American "hot dog" in 1874.
The Nickel Empire—This is another name for Coney Island in the 1930s, where for five cents, a person could take the subway to the beach and boardwalk, ride rides, see performances, and eat hot dogs. From 1930–1939 Coney was known as the "Poor Man's Riviera" and the "Paradise for the Proletariat."
Parachute Jump—In 1941, the Parachute Jump was moved from the 1939–40 New York World's Fair and was placed at Steeplechase Park. Ten (out of twelve) chutes typically operated daily and jumpers could ride for 35–50 cents (depending on the size of the crowd). This ride was popular during World War II especially.
Percy's Pocket Dictionary of Coney Island—This 1880s publication provided a guided overview of the Coney Island seashore complete with maps and detailed descriptions of bathing opportunities, hotels, railroad transportation, restaurants, and other amusements available to tourists who wished to explore the area.
Pip And Flip—Sisters Jenny Lee and Elvira Snow from Georgia were born with microcephaly, a neuro-developmental disorder characterized by an abnormally small cranium and brain. The Snow sisters became known as "Pip and Flip" and were part of the World Circus Sideshow at Coney Island and were marketed as being from an exotic culture instead of being associated with their condition.
Resort—A place or destination for vacation or recreation that is frequented for that purpose.
Steeplechase Park—This park, opened in 1897 by George C. Tilyou, was part circus, fairground, world's fair, and dime museum that featured a mechanical racecourse, and a gondola cruise among other rides. It burned down in 1907, was rebuilt by Tilyou, and became the longest-running amusement park in Coney Island until it closed in 1966. Steeplechase Park Funny Face was the signature icon, which resulted in the site's nickname, "The Funny Place."
Spook-a-Rama—This was the longest ride at Coney Island. Passengers were seated in high-backed chairs and rode through a pair of swinging doors and underneath a blood-red waterfall and past cheesy dramas enacted by monstrous spiders, junked mannequins, and cult-horror characters.
Surf Avenue—This is the main avenue at Coney Island and is parallel to the boardwalk on the beachfront.
The Ten-in-One—This was the nickname of the Coney Island sideshows, named for the one ticket that granted entry to ten sideshow attractions. Some sideshows were inside the parks but others were on the Bowery, a short street outside the park gates.
Thunderbolt roller coaster—This wooden roller coaster designed by John Miller operated at Coney Island from 1925 until 1982, when it was torn down. A new steel namesake Thunderbolt rollercoaster replaced it at Luna Park in 2014.
Tornado roller coaster—This roller coaster opened in 1926 and closed in 1997 at Coney Island. It was designed by Fred Church and operated by Fred Thompson along the Bowery.
Topsy the Elephant—Topsy the elephant was executed by electricians for the Edison Company at the former site of the Elephant Hotel at Coney Island. The 1903 execution served as a publicity stunt at Luna Park. After she was tormented with a lit cigarette, the abused elephant became unruly, and the owners decided to kill her. The execution had an audience of an estimated fifteen hundred witnesses and was filmed by Thomas Edison's movie studio.
Tunnel of Laffs—This ride was located on the Bowery at Coney Island and like the Spook-a-Rama, featured a dark side.
Weegee—Born Arthur Fellig, in 1899, he earned the nickname Weegee during his early career as a press photographer in New York City. His sixth sense for crime-often led him to a crime scene ahead of police—similar to the fortune- and future-telling properties of the Ouija board. Weegee also worked as a filmmaker, performer, and technical consultant.
William F. Mangels—Mangels was an amusement manufacturer and inventor who worked for Fred Thompson. He manufactured carousels at Luna Park, Coney Island, and invented the ride "The Whip" among others. He produced galloping horse carousels.
Woody Guthrie—Singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie came to New York after travelling the United States and writing the song, "This Land is Your Land." He moved to Coney Island at 3520 Mermaid Avenue with his wife and three young children. He died in 1967 in a hospital in Queens, New York, following a 15-year battle with Huntington's disease.
Wonderland Circus Sideshow, Coney Island—This was Coney Island's longest-lasting sideshow on the Bowery.
World Circus Sideshow—Sam Wagner's World Circus Sideshow operated between 1922–1941 and was located on Surf Avenue at Coney Island. It featured many famous attractions and performers. The first tent sideshow performers at Coney Island appeared in the 1880s on the beach.
Wonder Wheel—It was built in 1918-1920 by the Eccentric Ferris Wheel Company and opened at Coney Island in 1920. It is one of the oldest rides in Coney Island and is an official New York City landmark.
Exhibition Reference Materials
To download this bibliography, click here.
Materials accompanying the exhibition are marked with an asterisk (*).
Books for Adults
Adams, Judith A. The American Amusement Park Industry: A History of Technology and Thrills. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1991.
Adams, Rachael. Sideshow U.S.A.: Freaks and the American Cultural Imagination. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001.
Baker, Kevin. Dreamland. New York: Harper Perennial, 2006.
Berman, John S. Coney Island. New York: Barnes and Noble Publishing Inc., 2003.
Bogdan, Robert. Freak Show: Presenting Human Oddities for Amusement and Profit. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990.
Braden, Donna R. Leisure and Entertainment in America. Dearborn: Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, 1988.*
Carlin, John. Coney Island of the Mind: Images of Coney Island in Art and Popular Culture, 1890–1960. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art.
Cohen, Marilyn. Reginald Marsh's New York: Paintings, Drawings, Prints, and Photographs. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1983.
Cross, Gary S. and John K. Walton. The Playful Crowd: Pleasure Places in the Twentieth Century. New York: Columbia University, 2005.*
Cudahy, Brian J. How We Got to Coney Island: The Development of Mass Transportation in Brooklyn and Kings County. New York: Fordham University Press, 2002.
Daly, Michael. Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked Tailed Elephant, P.T. Barnum, and the American Wizard, Thomas Edison. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2013.
Dennett, Andrea Stulman. Weird and Wonderful: The Dime Museum in America. New York: New York University Press, 1997.
Denson, Charles. Coney Island: Lost and Found. New York: Ten Speed Press, 2002.*
___________. Images of America: Coney Island and Astroland. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2011.*
___________. Wild Ride!: A Coney Island Roller Coaster Family. Berkeley, CA: Dreamland Press, 2007.
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence. A Coney Island of the Mind: Poems by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. New York: New Directions, 1958.*
Fried, Frederick. A Pictorial History of the Carousel. Vestal: Vestal Press, 1997.
Frank, Robin and Charles Denson. Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861–2008. Hartford: Yale University Press, 2015.*
Haenni, Sabine. The Immigrant Scene: Ethnic Amusements in New York, 1820–1920. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
Hagley Museum and Library. Centuries of Progress: American World's Fairs 1853–1982. Wilmington: Hagley Museum and Library, 2006.*
Hammer, Carl and Gideon Bosker. Freak Show: Sideshow Banner Art. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996.
Hartzman, Marc. America Sideshow: An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers. New York: Penguin, 2005.*
Haskell, Barbara and Joseph Stella. Joseph Stella. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1994.
Henry, O. "Brick Dust Row," in The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million. Garden City: Doubleday, 1907. http://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/brickdust-row
Hoffman, Laura. Coney Island: Postcard History. Mount Pleasant: Arcadia Publishing, 2014.*
Ierardi, Eric J. Gravesend: The Home of Coney Island. Mount Pleasant: Arcadia Publishing, 2001.
___________. Gravesend Brooklyn: Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay. Mount Pleasnt: Arcardia Publishing, 1996.
Immerso, Michael. Coney Island: The People's Playground. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2002.*
Kasson, John F. Amusing the Million: Coney Island at the Turn of the Century. New York: Hiss & Wang, 1978.
Kyrianzi, Gary. The Great American Amusement Parks: A Pictorial History. 1978.
Lilliefors, James. America's Boardwalks: From Coney Island to California. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2006.
Mangels, William F. The Outdoor Amusement Industry: From Earliest Times to the Present. New York: Vantage Press, 1952.
Manns, William and Peggy Shank. Painted Ponies: American Carousel Art. Santa Fe: Zon International Publishing, 1986.*
Marsh, Reginald. Reginald Marsh: Coney Island. Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 1991.
Miller, Henry. Black Spring. New York: Grove Press, 1994.
Musser, Charles. Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991.
Onorato, Michael Paul. Another Time, Another World: Coney Island Memories. Fullerton: Onorato and California State University, Oral History Program, 1988.
Onorato, Michael Paul and Daniel Pisark. Steeplechase Park and the Decline of Coney Island: An Oral History. Bellingham: Pacific Rim Books, 2003.
Parascandola, Louis J. and John Parascandola (editors). A Coney Island Reader: Through Dizzy Gates of Illusion. New York: Columbia University Press, 2015.*
Pilat, Oliver and Jo Ranson. Sodom by the Sea: An Affectionate History of Coney Island. Garden City, Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1941.
Rabinovitz, Lauren. Electric Dreamland: Amusement Parks, Movies, and American Modernity. New York: Columbia University Press, 2011.
Register, Woody. The Kid of Coney Island: Fred Thompson and the Rise of American Amusements. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.*
Samuelson, Dale and Wendy Yegoiants. American Amusement Park. Saint Paul: MBI, 2001.*
Scheiber, Barbara. We'll Go to Coney Island: A Novel in Stories. Philadephia: Sowilo Press, 2014.
Snow, Richard F. Coney Island: A Postcard Journey to the City of Fire. New York: Brightwaters Press, 1984.
Stein, Harvey. Coney Island: 40 Years. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing, 2011.*
Stencell, A. W. Seeing is Believing: America's Sideshows. Toronto: ECW Press, 2022.
Sterngass, Jon. First Resorts: Pursuing Pleasure at Saratoga Springs, Newport, and Coney Island. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Weedon, Geoff. Fairground Art: The Art Forms of Travelling Fairs, Carousels, and Carnival Midways. New York: Abbeville Press, 1985.
Zimiles, Murray, Stacy Hollander, and Vivian Mann. Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Press, 2007.
Books for Younger Readers
Altebrando, Tara. Dreamland Social Club. New York: Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2011.
Greenberg, Melanie Hope. Mermaids on Parade. New York: G. P. Putnams Sons Books for Young Readers, 2008.
Linden, Joanne. Ben & Zip: Two Short Friends. Chicago: Flashlight Press, 2014.
Nuño, Fran and Enrique Quevedo. Fairground Lights. Madrid: Cuento de Luz, 2015.
McLoughlin Brothers. Johnny Headstrong's Trip to Coney Island. Carlisle: Applewood Books, 2011.*
Milford, Kate. The Broken Lands. Boston: Clarion Books, 2012.
Rose, Deborah Lee. The Rose Horse. San Diego: Harcourt Children's Books, 1995.
Smith Hyde, Heidi. Feivel's Flying Horses. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Publishers, 2010.*
Sullivan, Maureen. Custard and Mustard: Carlos in Coney Island. Riverhead: Mojo Inkworks, 2009.*
Tullet, Hervé. The Game of Mirrors. London: Phaidon Press, 2014.
American Experience: Coney Island. DVD. 1991; Directed by Ric Burns. Alexandria: PBS, 2006.*
Annie Hall. Directed by Woody Allen. DVD. New York: Rollins-Joffe Productions, 1977.
Boardwalk. Directed by Stephen Verona. DVD. New York: Stratford, 1979.
Coney Island. Directed by Walter Lang. DVD. Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, 1943.
Coney Island: Dreams for Sale. DVD. Directed by Alessandra Giordano. Los Angeles: Cinedigm Studio, 2013.
Coney Island: The Early Days Film Collection. DVD. Anderson: The Historical Archive, 2006.*
Coney Island Honeymoon. Directed by Arnold Albert. Burbank: Warner Brothers, 1945.
Coney Island U.S.A. Directed by Valentine Shevy. 1952.
The Devil and Miss Jones. Directed by Sam Wood. DVD. Chicago: Olive Films, 1941.*
Enemies, A Love Story. DVD. 1989; Burbank: Warner Home Video, 2002.
Famous Nathan. Directed by Lloyd Handwerker. DVD. New York: Film Movement, 2015.
Freaks. Directed by Tod Browning. DVD. 1932; Burbank: Warner Home Video, 2005.*
The Gilded Lily. Directed by Wesley Ruggles. DVD. 1935; New York: Universal Studios, 2011.*
He Got Game. Directed by Spike Lee. DVD. Burbank: Touchstone Entertainment, 1998.*
Happy Ride, Coney Island. Short film. Directed by Gary Beeber, 2005.
Little Fugitive. Directed by Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin, and Ray Ashley. DVD; 1953. New York: Kino Lorber Films, 2008.
Requiem for a Dream. Directed by Darren Aronfsky. DVD. 2000; Santa Monica: Lionsgate Films (Artisan Home Entertainment), 2001.*
Silent Classics: Amusement Park Antics. Directed by Edwin S. Porter and Hal Roach. DVD. Eden Prairie: Alpha Video, 2014.*
Speedy. Directed by Ted Wilde. DVD. 1928; Criterion Collection, 2015.*
The Warriors. Directed by Walter Hill. DVD, 1979; Burbank: Warner Brothers, 2005.
Weegee's New York. Directed by Weegee (Arthur Fellig). 1948.
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God—Be Back by Five. Directed by Richard Schenkman. DVD. 1998; Troy: Anchor Bay, 2008.
Zipper: Coney Island's Last Wild Ride. Directed by Amy Nicholson. New York: Cinema Guild, 2012.
Online Tools
Carousel History and Carving
History of the Carousel
This one-page online article presents succinct information about how the carousel began.
Carousel History and Terms
This site features definitions of various styles of carousel styles.
How to Make a Carousel Horse
This five-minute video reveals the steps to design and carve a carousel horse.
Step-by-Step Photos to Make a Carousel Horse
The Spokane Antique Carousel Society website has thirty-seven step-by-step photos from the creation of one carousel horse, from drawing to painting the carved finished work. The site also contains links to other carousels and carousel resources.
Coney Island Amusements and Amusement Park History
6 Early Amusement Parks
The History Channel's website features information about early American amusement parks.
Amusement Parks in America
This site is about the history of amusement parks, including those on Coney Island, with pages on specific parks throughout the United States.
National Amusement Park Historical Association
The National Amusement Park Historical Association's website contains facts and figures, timelines, photographs, and links to historic parks.
Lost Amusement Park Listing by City or State
The National Amusement Park Historical Association site also features a link devoted to historic amusement parks across the United States that are now defunct.
Luna Park at Coney Island Parachute Jump
The current Luna Park at Coney Island website contains a few short paragraphs about the history of the parachute jump amusement.
Coney Island Parachute Jump
This website provides a brief history of the Parachute Jump amusement at Coney Island.
Wonderland Circus Sideshow
This website contains photos and information about Coney Island sideshows and "freaks."
Roller Coaster History
This website hosted by the American Coaster Enthusiasts features roller coaster history, design information, and links to a list of roller coasters by state, park, or name. The site is also searchable to locate expert members in various regions of the United States to speak about particular sites.
Coney Island (General)
Coney Island Bathhouses and Beaches
History House Photos—this page of this online archive describes Coney's beaches—their history and their development as resorts.
Coney Island USA
Coney Island USA is a museum and producer of performance programs related to Coney Island and traditions of sideshows and circus culture.
Coney Island (PBS)
This site provides information about Coney Island, the film produced by PBS, and includes a teacher guide, timeline, gallery of images and more.
Coney Island 3-D Version of Luna Park
This is a short video made by artist Fred Kahl that recreates Luna Park using a 3-D printer featured on Time magazine's website.
Save Coney Island
This organization is committed to restoring the historic district of Coney Island as a world-class amusement destination. The website features links to articles, information about historic structures and more.
Luna Park
This is the website for the current Luna Park at Coney Island where one can view the current rides, see the plan for the future, read about the history of the park, and understand the current business operation.
Coney Island History
America's Playground: The Development of Coney Island
The Ultimate History Project provides a good synopsis of the history, settlement, and development of Coney Island.
Coney Island
This site, created by students at Middlebury College, features, images, a timeline, and links to works of literature about Coney Island.
Coney Island History
This site features information about the history of Coney Island including timelines, articles, photographs, interactive maps, and a list of movies filmed in Coney Island locations.
Coney Island History Project
The Coney Island History Project is a not-for-profit organization that aims to increase awareness of Coney Island by providing access to historical artifacts and documentary material through educational exhibits, events, and this website. The website features an oral history project with recorded stories about Coney Island as told by local residents and information about famous Coney Island figures in history.
Coney Island Remembered Film
Coney Island Remembered is a New York Humanities Council documentary and is available here on YouTube.
Coney Island 1900s Film Footage
This YouTube 20-minute silent film features 1900-era footage of beachgoers at Coney Island and a brief history of the amusement parks Steeplechase, Dreamland, and Luna Park.
Coney Island 1940s Film Footage
This 10-minute 1940s-era film features footage of Coney Island beachgoers and aspects of the park food, roller coasters, etc.).
Heart of Coney Island
This website hosted by the Heart of Coney Island explores the history of Coney Island and its amusement parks.
Percy's Pocket Dictionary of Coney Island
This 1880 publication provides maps and information about how to get to Coney Island and is available as an online version through the Library of Congress.
Coney Island Images
Contemporary Photographs of Coney Island
This website of New York City Parks & Recreation Department features images of Coney Island boardwalk, beach, and rides.
Harvey Stein Photographs
This New York Times article slide show features 10 photographs by Harvey Stein and brief information about Coney Island.
History House Photographs
This website features historical postcards and photographs of sites including Coney Island.
Hot Dogs and Coney Island
History Channel: Hot Dog History
This online article provides a short history on the hotdog in America and its tie to Coney Island.
New York vs. Chicago Hot Dog Recipes
This online video presents step-by-step instructions for making a Chicago-style hotdog or New York-style hotdog.
National Hot Dog and Sausage Council Hotdog History
The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council website describes the history of the frankfurter and its emergence as a "hot dog" in America.
National Hot Dog and Sausage Council hotdog recipes
The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council website features a page that describes regional hot dog specialty recipes.
History of Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest
This article describes how the hot dog eating contest originated and the history of Nathan's hot dogs.
Teacher Resources
Class and Leisure at America's First Resort
This site provides information to compare and contrast Coney Island settlement and patterns of class and leisure with that of Newport, Rhode Island to provide context for examining and investigating the history and settlement patterns and class divisions in other resorts or amusement parts across the country.
Leisure and Entertainment
This lesson plan created by the National Endowment for the Humanities features information about "Having Fun: Leisure and Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century".
PBS Film "Coney Island" Teacher Materials
This online teacher's guide contains suggested questions for discussion for the classroom, an online timeline, thumbnail images, topics such as technology and roller coaster history, and links to people and events tied to Coney History for classroom teaching.
Timeline of Coney Island
To download this timeline, click here.
The town of Gravesend authorized the formation of the Coney Island Road and Bridge Company to provide better access to Coney Island and opened the Shell Road (paved with oyster shells) and installed a wooden bridge over Coney Island Creek.
The Coney Island Road and Bridge Company opened the first hotel, Coney Island House.
A tent-covered circular dance platform called the Pavilion was constructed at Coney Island and was considered its first "amusement."
Steamboat service from Manhattan to a pier near the Pavilion at Coney Island was introduced for a fare of 12 1⁄2 cents.
The Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad opened a horse car line—the first direct rail line into Coney Island.
German immigrant Charles Feltman came to Coney Island and opened a small saloon, which later expanded into the largest restaurant at Coney Island. Feltman sold German-style sausages on a bun, a food that became known as the "hot dog."
Andrew Culver bought out the old Coney Island Road and Bridge Company and ran a steam railroad along its route and built a beachfront terminal.
The Centennial Tower, bought by Thomas Culver at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876 (the first world's fair held in the United States), opened July 4, at Coney Island.
The Manhattan Beach Hotel, a summertime resort for the wealthy at Manhattan Beach at Coney Island, opened for business.
Coney Island's first steam railroad was completed— the Brooklyn Flatbush and Coney Island Railroad.
Hotel Brighton at Brighton Beach, a seaside resort that catered to the wealthy, opened.
This year, more than one million visitors came to Brighton Beach by railroad.
James V. Lafferty's famous Elephant Hotel opened at West Twelfth Street.
One of the first roller coasters in America opened at Coney Island, the Switchback Railway.
The World's Columbian Exposition opened in Chicago. This was the first world's fair with a separate amusement area (midway)—this midway inspired Coney Island's amusements.
America's first bike path, designed and built by Frederic Law Olmsted, opened along Ocean Parkway connecting Coney Island to the rest of Brooklyn.
Paul Boyton built the world's first enclosed amusement park (Sea Lion Park) at Coney Island that featured a roller coaster, a Shoot-the-Chutes ride, and a circus.
George Tilyou opened Steeplechase Park that featured a mechanical horse race and other amusements. The Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee took place.
The Trans-Mississippi Exposition was held in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Pan-American Exposition took place in Buffalo, New York.
Luna Park is opened by Fred Thompson and Elmer "Skip" Dundy—the park enfolded Boyton's Shoot-the-Chutes amusement and a lagoon as its centerpiece.
Dreamland Park, founded by William H. Reynolds and a small group of New York politicians), opened directly opposite Luna Park. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition took place in Saint Louis, Missouri.
A fire destroyed parts of Steeplechase Park and the park was rebuilt by George Tilyou.
The Jamestown Tercentenary Exposition took place in Jamestown, Virginia.
The Alaska-Yukon International Exposition took place in Seattle, Washington.
Dreamland's attraction Hell Gate caught on fire and destroyed the entire park.
San Francisco held the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. San Diego held the Panama-California Exposition.
Nathan Handwerker started a nickel hot dog stand at Coney Island.
The "New West End" subway terminal (today known as Stillwell Avenue Terminal) was built at Coney Island.
The Wonder Wheel opened at Coney Island.
The Big Dipper roller coaster opened.
The first completed section of the new Coney Island Boardwalk was completed.
The Thunderbolt roller coaster opened.
The Sesquicentennial International Exposition opened in Philadelphia.
The Cyclone roller coaster opened at Coney Island. The Half Moon Hotel opened.
The Pacific Southwest Exposition was held in Long Beach, California.
A Century of Progress Exposition was held in Chicago, Illinois.
The New York World's Fair in Flushing, Meadows Park, took place in Queens.
San Francisco held the Golden Gate International Exposition.
The Parachute Jump was moved to Steeplechase Park from the 1939–40 New York World's Fair.
Coney Island closed to the public in May and was converted into a training ground for WWII troops. It reopened in June.
Luna Park closed due to a series of fires and decreased revenues.
Astroland Park opened.
Steeplechase Park closed. Real estate developer Fred Trump, (father of Donald), bought the park and demolished it to erect high-rise developments.
Steeplechase Park was demolished.
Coney Island USA a non-profit organization, was created for the purpose of revitalizing the sideshow tradition at Coney Island.
The Thunderbolt roller coaster closed.
The first Mermaid Parade, an annual event organized by Coney Island U.S. A. that celebrates the start of the summer in June, took place.
The Cyclone roller coaster was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Coney Island History Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to increase awareness about Coney Island, opened.
Astroland Park closed.
The B & B Carousell at Coney Island was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Speaker and Program Ideas
To download program ideas, speaker suggestions, and a list of local and regional expert resources, click here.
Program Ideas
Illustrated Talk: History of the Carousel
Use the carousel horse exhibition content as a topic for an illustrated talk about the history of the carousel, carousel horse carving and fabrication, and/or relate it specifically to Coney Island carvers in comparison to carousel factories elsewhere in the United States. Connect to regional carousel museums, refurbished carousels, or other carousel resources in your region.
Illustrated Talk: History of Coney Island
Invite a Coney Island historian and/or Coney Island exhibition curator Robin Jaffee Frank to present an illustrated lecture about the history of Coney Island and how it has been depicted through various artists' works over time.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Poems about Place
Use select poems written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti about Coney Island and Brooklyn as a starting point for a discussion about memory and poetic description of place. Engage a local or regional poet to host a reading of Ferlinghetti's work and compare/contrast it to other poems that evoke a similar experience. Consider pairing the reading and examination of Ferlinghetti's work with a poetry-writing workshop.
Family Day: Swimming at the Seashore
Host an all-ages event that provides a virtual escape to the seashore (no matter what time of year it is). Have participants pose for photos at a cut-out photo station featuring two-dimensional bodies wearing men's and women's vintage bathing costumes. Engage visitors in creating a three- dimensional "play-scape" diorama image of themselves at the seashore using paper, scissors, and crayons or colored pencils. Engage visitors in looking for beach-related items in the exhibition, invite musical performers to create atmosphere, and consider other creative play activities (sand castle contest outdoors in a parking lot sandbox, etc.) Relate the Coney boardwalk and beach area to a regional body of water and beach-like experience.
Film Series
Use the bibliography in this programming guide to craft a film series related to Coney Island content. Consider collaborating with Joshua Glick (a suggested speaker in this guide) and screening his short film This Side of Dreamland to discuss the life of Marie Roberts (together with artist Marie Roberts, also featured as a speaker in this guide) to reflect on Coney Island past and present. Reach out to Deborah Gaudet, Curator of Film and Theatre at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art for additional assistance in crafting a film series.
Sideshows: A Discussion of Difference, Human Exhibition, and Identity
Invite Circus Amok founder and Pratt Institute faculty member Jennifer Miller to engage in a conversation with author Rachel Adams about American culture, featured performers, and aspects of sideshow life related to carnival and amusement park life and history.
The Amusement Park in American Culture: Past and Present
Consider engaging Donna Braden, author of Leisure and Entertainment in America, to present a lecture about the history and rise of amusement parks and similar forms of entertainment in the United States in the early 20th century. Compare and contrast local and regional amusement parks to Coney Island.
Race and Identity at Coney Island
Coney Island was a melting pot of ethnicity, race, and socioeconomic status. Invite William Frank Mitchell, Executive Director of The Amistad Center for Visual Art & Culture at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art to engage in conversation with Coney Island exhibition curator Robin Jaffee Frank to discuss how Coney Island transcended social boundaries.
Banner Painting Workshop: Put Yourself in the Sideshow
Invite Coney Island artist Marie Roberts to discuss her work and life at Coney Island, then engage teen participants in a banner painting activity using themselves (and aspects of their personality, strengths, or weaknesses) as subject for a sideshow. Each workshop participant will craft a banner emphasizing his or her special ability as an imaginary sideshow attraction.
Illustrated Talk: Photographing Coney Island
Host a lecture that explores various photographers' works that feature Coney Island as subject. Consider inviting New York artist Harvey Stein to share images from his publication Coney Island 40 Years and discuss his work. Engage Erin Monroe, the Robert H. Schutz Jr. Assistant Curator of American Painting and Sculpture at the Wadsworth Atheneum to speak about various photographers' depictions of Coney Island and how these images have changed over time.
Teacher Workshop
Host an afterschool or in-service educator event specifically for area K-12 teachers at your museum to relate aspects of content featured in the exhibition—Coney Island history and development, technology and tourism, patterns of leisure in America, etc. Allow time for teachers to explore the exhibition on their own, then discuss teachable topics related to art, history, geography, literature, and other aspects of American popular culture. Invite guest speakers (as desired), and consider collaborating with regional amusement parks or American studies departments at your local or regional university. Make use of the lesson ideas included in this programming guide.
Roller Coaster History and Mechanics
Consider hosting a program about the history of roller coasters in America and iconic and historic roller coasters in your region or community to compare with Coney Island. Engage the America Coaster Enthusiasts non-profit to locate a suitable historian and speaker who can present an interesting program about design and mechanical aspects of various American roller coasters.
Speaker Suggestions
American Coaster Enthusiasts
P.O. Box 540261
Grand Prairie, TX 75054-0261
TOPIC(S): Contact ACE to obtain the best speaker in your region who can address roller coaster history of a park near your community and/or Coney Island.
ACE is the world's largest ride enthusiast organization, and its members are the most educated, dedicated, and passionate amusement park guests. ACE's activities are extensive and include award-winning publications, action-packed events, and exhaustive preservation efforts. ACE is highly visible in the mainstream media. Local television stations and newspapers often consider ACE events in their area to be major news items. ACE officials are frequently on hand for the debut of major new roller coasters at amusement and theme parks. In addition, numerous shows made for cable networks such as The Discovery Channel have prominently featured ACE. Ultimately, ACE's mission is to promote and enjoy roller coasters everywhere, regardless of type or size.
Rachel Adams
Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Columbia University
405 Philosophy Hall
1150 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027
TOPIC(S): Author of Sideshow U.S.A.: Freaks and the American Cultural Imagination.
Rachel Adams is the director of "The Future of Disability Studies Project," and also holds an appointment in the American Studies Program at Columbia University. Her most recent book is Raising Henry: A Memoir of Motherhood, Disability, and Discovery, published by Yale University Press in 2013. She is also the author of Continental Divides: Remapping the Cultures of North America (University of Chicago Press, 2009) and Sideshow U.S.A.: Freaks and the American Cultural Imagination (University of Chicago Press, 2001). She is co-editor (with David Savran) of The Masculinity Studies Reader (Blackwell Press, 2001) and (with Sarah Casteel) a special issue of Comparative American Literature on "Canada and the Americas." She is editor of a critical edition of Kate Chopin's The Awakening (Fine Publications, 2002). Her articles have appeared in journals such as American Literature, American Literary History, American Quarterly, Minnesota Review, Camera Obscura, GLQ, Signs, Yale Journal of Criticism and Twentieth-Century Literature. She has also written for The New York Times, Salon, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Gastronomica, and the Times of London and blogs for The Huffington Post. In 2010, she was the recipient of the Lenfest Distinguished Columbia Faculty Award.
Donna Braden
Curator of Public Life
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village
20900 Oakwood Blvd.
Dearborn, MI 48124
TOPIC(S): Leisure and entertainment in America, history of amusement parks and world's fairs.
Donna's curatorial area includes everything from vacations and world's fairs to civil rights and social activism to advertising and retail. Her work on numerous museum exhibitions, programs, Village buildings, and writings over more than three decades has led her down many different paths into the Museum's rich collections, which she refers to as a "bottomless pit of wonderfulness." She received her M.A. in Early American Culture from the University of Delaware. Her articles on American culture have appeared in various periodicals. She is the author of Leisure and Entertainment in America.
Daze (Chris Ellis)
New York City
TOPIC(S): Any lecture, presentation, or symposium related to being a contemporary artist, Coney Island as subject matter, working as an artist in New York City.
Chris Daze Ellis began his prolific career painting the gritty New York subways in the mid 70!s while attending the High School of Art & Design. He is one of the few artists from that period to make the successful transition from the subways to the studio. His first group show was the "Beyond Words" show held at the Mudd club in New York in 1981. Showing alongside artists such as Jean Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, Daze sold his first work, an impromptu collaboration with Basquiat, from this show. His first solo show was held a year later in 1982 at Fashion Moda, a gallery in the Bronx. Since then he has had countless solo shows in such cities as Monte Carlo, Hong Kong, Paris, New York, Beijing, Chicago, and Singapore. His work has also been included in numerous group shows and museum surveys internationally. Alongside these museum and gallery exhibitions Daze has also completed many public art projects over the years. Some of them include a mural for the Star ferry terminal in Hong Kong, lectures at Hofstra University and the Bronx Museum, the design of an entire train station in Hannover, Germany alongside fellow artists Lee Quinones and Crash, youth workshops during the Hutuz Festival in Rio de Janeiro, and a mural for the VivoCity shopping center in Singapore. Daze's paintings have found themselves in the private collections of Madonna, and Eric Clapton among others. His work can be found in the permanent collections of such museums as The Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Brooklyn Museum, The Museum of the City of New York, The Groninger Museum in the Netherlands and The Ludwig Museum in Aachen, Germany. Daze continues to live and work in New York City.
Charles Denson
Coney Island History Project
c/o Deno's Wonder Wheel Park
3059 West 12th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11224
TOPIC(S): Please consult Charles about any historical topic related to Coney Island History. The Coney Island History Project also has an extensive archive of images etc.
Coney Island History Project Executive director Charles Denson is a Coney Island native, a noted historian, and the author of the award-winning book Coney Island: Lost and Found.
Robin Jaffee Frank
Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland exhibition curator
former Chief Curator, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
158 Easton Road
Westport, CT 06880
TOPIC(S): Exhibition overview of Coney Island as a prism through which to view the American experience (America's Playground: Visions of Wonder and Menace, Dreams and Nightmares); Coney Island as an enduring subject for artists, musicians, writers and filmmakers; artists' visions of Coney Island as a site to imagine the future and later recall the past, conveying changing ideas about leisure, and exploring the mixing of people of different races, ethnicities, and classes, transcending social boundaries.
Robin has organized exhibitions, lectured, and published widely on American art and culture from the colonial to contemporary periods. As chief curator at the Wadsworth Atheneum, she organized the original exhibition Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861–2008; she is the lead author and editor of the accompanying award-winning book. It has been her joy to engage diverse audiences with the show's art and ideas by speaking at places across the nation—among them the Brooklyn Museum, McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, New York Public Library, San Diego Museum of Art, and Yale University. Before coming to the Wadsworth Atheneum, Robin was a curator at the Yale University Art Gallery, where she co-organized Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery. Among her many other exhibitions and publications are Love and Loss: American Portrait and Mourning Miniatures and Charles Demuth Poster Portraits: 1923–1929. She received a Ph.D. from Yale University in the History of Art.
Deborah Gaudet
Curator of Film and Theater
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
TOPIC(S): Deborah can curate a film series related to Coney Island and will present a lecture.
Deborah A. Gaudet has been on staff of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art since 1989. In 2004, Gaudet was named as the first Curator of Film and Theater in the Museum's history. In addition to curating a successful cinema series, Gaudet administers a theater rental program for community groups and works with artists and performing arts groups to plan works in celebration of the Atheneum's collections and special exhibitions.
Joshua Glick
Assistant Professor of English and Film Studies
Hendrix College
1600 Washington Avenue
Conway, Arkansas 72032
TOPIC(S): Joshua can curate a film series related to Coney Island and present a lecture.
Joshua Glick is Assistant Professor of English and Film Studies at Hendrix College. He holds a PhD from Yale University in Film and Media Studies and American Studies. His research and teaching interests are focused on global documentary film, television, and web-based media, history and theory of broadcast communications, and American social history. His articles have appeared in Film History, The Moving Image, and the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. Joshua recently completed a series of catalog essays and a short documentary for the traveling museum exhibition, Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008. His manuscript on Los Angeles and documentary film and television, 1958-1977, is under contract with the University of California Press.
The New England Carousel Museum
95 Riverside Avenue
Bristol, CT 06010
TOPIC(S): Carousel history, carousel horse carving, early manufacturing. Consult with the New England Carousel Museum to locate an expert speaker for a program.
Jennifer Miller
Associate Professor of Performance and Media Studies
Pratt Institute
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
TOPIC(S): The sideshow and Circus Amok.
Jennifer Miller is a playwright, performer, and the director and founder of Circus Amok. She has been working with alternative circus forms, theater, and dance for over twenty years. She is the recipient of the 2008 Ethyl Eichelberger Award. Her work with Circus Amok was awarded a "Bessie" (a New York Dance and Performance Award) in 1995 and an OBIE in 2000. Circus Amok is the subject of a French documentary film, Un Cirque a New York (2002) and Brazilian documentary, Juggling Politics (2004). As a dancer she has performed with Cathy Weis, Jeff Weis, Jenny Monson, John Jasperse, Johanna Boyce, Doug Elkins, and They Won't Shut-up, among others. She had a seven-year stint at Coney Island Sideshow by the Seashore. She toured her solo shows Morphadyke and Free Toasters Everyday here and abroad. She is the author of Cracked Ice, or The Jewels of the Forbidden Skates and The Golden Racket. She is an Associate Professor of Performance at Pratt Institute.
William Frank Mitchell, PhD
Amistad Director and Curator Amistad Center for Visual Art & Culture
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
TOPIC(S): Race and Coney Island; history of the African-American experience in Connecticut (contact Dr. Mitchell for program format, topics, and fees).
Marie Roberts
Coney Island USA Artist-in-Residence
Brooklyn, New York
TOPIC(S): Hands-on workshop (banner painting) or a lecture about her work and/or living/working at Coney Island.
"Snake oil and sideshows are normal to me. My father's family was involved in early 20th-century Coney Island; my grandfather was acting battalion chief of the Coney Island District and Uncles Harry and Guy were at Dreamland the night of the fire. My Uncle Lester and my father worked at the Dreamland Circus Sideshow in the 1920s. Coney is so peopled with ghosts and memories, there is no place in Coney Island that is totally mine, except for Coney Island USA. That not-for-profit arts center is a haven where both sides of my life can co-exist—the academic and the sideshow. It is the only place in the earth where I feel back at home, with my relatives (deceased) gathered around. Coney Island USA lets me paint as much as I want. Making the corner of West 12th and Surf beautiful is a testament to my family, and a challenge to my present as an artist."—Marie Roberts
Harvey Stein
New York City
TOPIC(S): Author of Coney Island 40 Years, Harvey can present an illustrated talk and/or do a book signing.
Harvey Stein is a professional photographer, teacher, lecturer, author, and curator based in New York City. He currently teaches at the International Center of Photography and is Director of Photography at Umbrella Arts Gallery, located in the East Village. He has also been a member of the faculty of the School of Visual Arts, New School University, Drew University, Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Bridgeport. Stein has published six books including Coney Island 40 Years. His photographs and portfolios have been published in such periodicals as The New Yorker, Time, Life, Esquire, American Heritage, Smithsonian, and the New York Times, among many other publications.
Dick Zigun
Artistic Director
Coney Island USA
1208 Surf Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11224
TOPIC(S): This Coney Island non-profit features a broad pool of performers who perform as part of the Coney Island Circus Sideshow. Contact Coney Island USA to obtain information about fees and schedule based on your geographic location, and to obtain information about the history of Coney Island.
Dick D. Zigun, the founder of the Coney Island Circus Sideshow, holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama and has received many NEA grants. Known to many as the Mayor of Coney Island, Dick is an authority on amusement parks, American popular theater, and the history and tradition of the American sideshow. An excellent public speaker with many TV appearances to his credit, Dick lectures college classes and other groups. Dick not only produces the Sideshow, but the Mermaid Parade, America's Largest Art Parade, and has produced air shows, fireworks and other events on both large and small scales.
Connecting With Local and Regional Experts
Contact local groups with whom you might wish to collaborate for program design, audience development, or speaker outreach. Some ideas related to this exhibition:
- American Studies Department at a local or regional university
- History Department at a local or regional university
- Art History and Art Department at a local or regional university
- Regional art centers and art museums
- Local historical societies and cultural centers
- Local or regional amusement park
Your state arts council, state humanities council or regional arts organizations may also be able to help you locate regional speakers who would be willing to be involved in a program or event at your museum.
- A list of state arts councils can be found at http://arts.endow.gov/partner/state/SAA_RAO_list.html, or call the National Endowment for the Arts at 202-682-5400.
- A list of state humanities councils can be found at http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/statecouncils.html, or call the National Endowment for the Humanities at 800-NEH (634)-1121.
- The U.S. Regional Arts Organizations represents six nonprofit entities created to encourage development of the arts and to support arts programs on a regular basis. Their website is http://www.usregionalarts.org/ and lists all state arts agencies. You can also check your regional arts organization for information on its performing arts programs.
Lesson 1: People's Playground Poetry
Using selected poetry of Lawrence Ferlinghetti as inspiration to reflect about his remembered experiences in New York and Coney Island, invite students to craft free verse poems that describe a memory of place or an experience from the past or present.
Download the lesson here, including step-by-step instructions, a worksheet, and connections to Common Core standards.
Lesson 2: Handmade Horses and History of the Carousel
This lesson uses the carousel horse featured in the exhibition Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland as inspiration for students to learn about the history of the carousel, understand how carousel horses were made and who carved them, and provides students an opportunity to design and fabricate a version of a carousel horse using papier mâché.
Download the lesson here, including step-by-step instructions, a worksheet, and connections to Common Core standards.
Lesson 3: See Yourself at the Seashore
Using inspiration from images of the beach at Coney Island and the template included in the education outreach kit and sample cardstock, invite students to use their imaginations to sketch themselves at the seashore.
Download the lesson here, including step-by-step instructions, a worksheet, and connections to Common Core standards.


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Wonderful at any time of the year, but image yourself in this spectacular castle at Christmas.
Seeing really is believing. Ashford Castle Hotel is surrounded by its very own private 350 acre estate. Whilst staying at the castle you will experience the true hospitality of Ireland. With its colourful 700 year history, you can savour the wealth of bygone eras and Irish culture. On arriving at the castle you will see its grand exterior and upon entering be wowed by its richly decorated interior that speaks of centuries of care and love of fine craftmanship.
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Check in from 12 noon - Mulled Wine and Mince Pies will be served on your arrival to the Castle.
3.30pm Afternoon Tea Service in the Drawing Room.
7.15pm Welcome Cocktail Reception with Chamber Music, in the Drawing Room hosted by Niall Rochford, General Manager.
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Robert L. Hamlett's Surviving Depression offers a window into the life of a man to whom many people can relate. His style may not be as eloquent as some, but Hamlett does get his point across. After living 39 years with severe depression, and now being more than 25 years depression-free, Hamlett intends Surviving Depression to give hope to those who suffer. "If only a handful of the depressed seek help as a result of this book," writes Hamlett, "my life will not have been lived in vain." I feel that the book achieved Hamlett's goal of inspiring hope; however, as this is only his first published book, there is definitely room for improvement.
Surviving Depression traces Hamlett's life from his early childhood until he finally received a prescription for a combination of medications that successfully keep his depression in remission. Most of the book takes place during the Vietnam War era and shortly thereafter. During this time, antidepressant medications were still experimental and many psychiatrists still believed that depression was solely a reaction to circumstance. The context of the book, however, must be applied to the present day to gain any inspiration. The hope, therefore, lies in the hands of science. Compare the available remedies of the 1970s and 1980s to the medicines and therapies we have today, and one will find much hope that depression can be held at bay.
Throughout Surviving Depression, Hamlett emphasizes his fear of slipping into a major depressive episode and having what he calls a "meltdown." He writes his memories in such a way that just as the reader gets comfortable with who Hamlett is, his meltdown tears the sense of security from the reader — much like a meltdown does to its victim. Hamlett's first meltdown forces him to drop out of school. Another makes him run away from life and even pushes him to the brink of suicide. Hamlett captures his "escape to nowhere" with vivid detail:
The next morning, I shaved for the first time in several days. I also put on the best clothes that I had brought with me. I wanted to look like a reputable citizen. Then, I went to a local gun shop. I had finally convinced myself that taking my own life was the only way to end my suffering … I am not sure exactly how long I stood there staring at that weapon. It could have been a minute or ten minutes. I had no concept of time. Many scenes from my life crossed my mind … No, I could not kill myself … I turned and walked out of the store empty-handed.
Only after being hospitalized a second time does Hamlett break free from his depression. His psychiatrist prescribes a combination of medications that allow Hamlett to function normally, and he remains on those antidepressants to this day.
Surviving Depression achieved its goal, but I do have reservations with the method Hamlett chose to use. Memoir is definitely an appropriate form of writing for a topic such as this, however, focusing on the negative aspects of his life seemed a bit overwhelming. Certain parts of the book triggered my own depression and sent me into a meltdown-like state. I appreciate the heart behind the work, but I would have preferred that the author focus on the solution instead of the problem. Hamlett covers every way to deal with depression that I know: ignoring it, taking medication, talking to a therapist, and a combination of medicine and therapy. Obviously, ignoring depression will not help to relieve it. For Hamlett, talking to a therapist and taking antidepressants in conjunction saved his life. When his psychiatrist restricted his medications, Hamlett slipped into another meltdown. For some, this is a real risk. For others, only therapy helps relieve their depression. Still others feel that antidepressants alone suffice in treating their condition.
Overall, Surviving Depression was a good book, a quick read, and inspiring enough to convince me to consider other methods of treating my own depression. The book really does give hope for a better future, especially when one considers that science has come a long way since the events of the book. Treatments are more effective, cheaper, and the stigma of mental illness is dissipating. I highly recommend this book to anyone who needs that extra push to get help. I do caution, however, that reading this book while depressed may worsen your symptoms.
Surviving Depression: My Agonizing Struggle with Sanity
By Robert L. Hamlett
Vantage Press: July 1, 2008
Paperback, 147 pages


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What you hear is the sound of Jasper Creek as it runs through the center of Northwind Lodge, This recording was made while standing close to Cabin #7. You can hear the birds in the background. Many of our guest have confused this sound with that of rain which caused them to roll over in bed and sleep a couple hours longer. Years ago a lady asked my mother if we could turn it off for the night. We always laughed that there was a great big valve upstream that squeaked when you turned it. That one lady was in the extreme minority. She was the only one who apparently did not like the sound of water falls. Oh well….


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5 romantic places to propose in Sussex
PUBLISHED: 12:20 11 February 2019 | UPDATED: 09:23 15 February 2019
Ready to pop that big question? Here are some romantic places to do so in Sussex
Click here to see our full guide to Valentine's Day in Sussex
Glyndebourne, near Lewes
If music be the food of love… then world-standard opera in a beautiful rural setting, possibly accompanied by a Champagne picnic, can't fail to win the heart of your beloved.
Brighton Bandstand
Get down on one knee in this gorgeous Art Deco landmark on the seafront. Whether you're looking over a placid expanse of blue or stamping your feet to ward off the chill, what a great place to start your life as a betrothed couple.
Bodiam Castle, near Robertsbridge
Be the Lord to her Lady at this wonderful moated 14th century castle at the heart of 1066 country.
West Wittering, near Chichester
One of our most beautiful beaches whatever the weather, going down on one knee on the sand should ensure an amazing proposal.
Goodwood, near Chichester
If you've picked a winner, a proposal over Champagne and strawberries in the Richmond enclosure should ensure that your horse comes in.


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Budget agreement will require all IT staff from Minnesota's 70-plus agencies to move to the state's Office of Enterprise Technology.
The budget agreement that ended Minnesota's nearly three-week government shutdown resulted in legislation that will consolidate the state's IT services and staff.
The new legislation will require all IT staff from Minnesota's 70-plus agencies to move to the state's Office of Enterprise Technology (OET) — the state's central IT organization, said Cathy de Moll, the OET's director of planning, communications and marketing. Once the consolidation is complete, the OET will have 1,800 employees — an increase from its current 350-person headcount.
Currently the OET is responsible for overseeing purchasing and contracting within the various state agencies, reporting to the Legislature, and provisioning primary infrastructure services, such as the state's enterprise e-mail system. With the consolidation, the OET will expand its oversight role.
"We will be doing not only infrastructure and standardizing infrastructure, but then we'll be overseeing and managing projects, and all IT expenditures and all IT staffing eventually," de Moll said.
As part of the consolidation, state agency CIOs will be expected to move to the OET within the next 30 days, de Moll said. The details of that reporting structure are still being worked on. All agency IT staff in the state government is expected to report to the OET by October, she said.
As of Tuesday, July 26, the OET was in just its third day of the consolidation process; in the early stages, the OET plans to focus on the finances and HR components of the staff transfers.
How will the consolidation impact the state? According to de Moll, cost savings is not the primary goal. Rather, the aim is to create more efficiencies and become more standardized across the state government. The consolidation will likely build upon the enterprise services agreement Minnesota agreed to last fall with Microsoft, which includes cloud-based productivity software.
Minnesota's government shutdown began July 1 due to a budget impasse. On July 20, Gov. Mark Dayton ended the dispute by signing a two-year budget that trimmed spending to bridge a $5 billion budget deficit.
Minnesota's leaders see technology as being vital for the state government's transformation.
"What the governor and Legislature see is an opportunity to reform IT in a way that makes it more efficient and effective. Therefore, the ultimate goal is that IT would become a foundation for a lot of the other reform that they would like to see happen," de Moll said.
The OET plans to look at other states as well as private industry for ideas on how to properly handle the consolidation, she said.
As part of Minnesota's government shutdown, the OET had to furlough 75 percent of its staff, leaving the agency only with a "skeleton" work force to handle critical services such as its network, telecommunications and e-mail.
The OET didn't suffer a major backlog of work as a result of the shutdown, de Moll said, and has made a smooth transition back to its normal routine.
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Last week Variety reported that LA-based Cecchi Gori Pictures is trying to get a long-stalled biopic about Enzo Ferrari back on track. What should it be about and who should be in it?
Variety says it's less of a racing film and more like a Godfather-type story that happens to have racing in it. If this movie was about anyone but Enzo Ferrari, I would think that idea was stupid, but Ferrari's life was so full of drama and intrigue that this premise actually sounds like a cool idea.
And let's face it: if Rush proved anything, it's that U.S. audiences don't want to sit around and watch a bunch of racing, sadly.
The basis for the film is apparently Brock Yates' 1991 book Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races. A script has been around for years and Al Pacino was attached to star as Il Commendatore, but the film never happened.
So let's give these producers some ideas. What should be included in an Enzo Ferrari biopic? The early postwar years of racing? How about the Le Mans battles of the 1960s?
And perhaps most importantly, who should star in it? I could see Pacino as Ferrari. That's a good start.
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Death rates from breast cancer have fallen more dramatically in the UK than any other European county, cancer researchers have said.
The study, which examined mortality rates in 30 countries over the past two decades, challenges claims that survival rates in the UK are worse than anywhere else in western Europe. Researchers, who reported a fall in death rates of about a fifth across all countries, said that the apparently poor survival rates in the UK are misleading because of the way cancer patients are registered, whereas population-based mortality rates are more reliable.
England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland had the second, third, and fourth largest decreases of 35%, 29%, and 30%, coming after Iceland with a 45% drop, according to the study, published in the British Medical Journal. In France, Finland, and Sweden, death rates decreased by 11%, 12% and 16% in comparison.
Anna Gavin, one of the report's authors, said: "We were very pleasantly surprised by the outcome. Despite the fact that the number of cases are going up, and the population is getting older, deaths have still fallen."
Gavin, a public health consultant for the National Cancer Intelligence Network, said that previous studies showing poor survival rates had been a "wake-up call", but as a result there had been investment in the way services had been organised. "Someone with breast cancer is now likey to be seen by an expert, they also have a lot of input from international studies, so patients are getting the best and most up-to-date treatment and their care is monitored very carefully. We expect the next Eurocare study [European Cancer Registry Based Study] will show a much better survival rate."
The study by a team at the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, examined World Health Organisation data on cancer rates for all women from 1989 to 2006 in addition to country specific data. It found that the fall in death rates was greater than 30% in three countries, 20-30% in 12 countries and had increased in four countries.
In the UK, mortality rates fell by about 30%, more than in any other major European country. In France, Finland and Sweden, which have also invested in breast screening and new cancer drugs, mortality rates decreased by 10-16%.
The UK's cancer policy, including screening, had been a success, the authors said, and "the rather bleak picture of UK cancer policy portrayed using breast cancer survival is likely to be erroneous".
In an accompanying editorial, professors Valerie Beral and Richard Peto, from the University of Oxford, agreed that apparently poor UK survival rates were misleading and looked worse than they were because of the way cancers were recorded.
"In contrast with death registration, cancer registration is not statutory in the UK and is known to be somewhat incomplete," they wrote.
"Partly because of this incompleteness, survival calculations based on registry data make UK cancer survival rates seem significantly worse than they really are."
Hilary Tovey, Cancer Research UK's policy manager, said: "This research highlights the great progress we've made in reducing deaths from breast cancer over the past 20 years. The UK has seen greater decreases in the number of women dying from breast cancer than many other European countries over this period, though this is partly because death rates were relatively high in the 1980s. Reorganising breast cancer services, screening, improved awareness and better treatments made possible as a result of excellent research, have all had a role to play."
The shadow health secretary, Andy Burham, said: "These figures are a tribute to the fantastic work of NHS clinicians and a sign that the last Labour government was right to invest to give them the support and the tools they need."Meanwhile, a separate report by the NHS regulator has warned that hospitals could miss key targets for cancer care, infection control and mental health treatment as the health service prepares to make massive cuts.
In its annual review of 129 foundation trusts, the regulator Monitor found leading hospitals and mental health services in England are planning to make cuts of 4.4% – almost 50% more than they have managed before.
At the same time, more than a quarter of the trusts said they were at risk of breaching standards in cancer, superbugs such as MRSA and services for the mentally ill. Monitor warned that the years ahead would be "challenging".
Of the 34 trusts which alerted the regulator that performance could suffer next year, 23 of them identified cancer targets as at risk."For those that have declared a risk to their governance rating, the cancer service performance targets present the biggest challenge ... The 62-day cancer target is the target most at risk of breach for acute and specialist [for example, children's hospitals, women's hospitals, cancer hospitals] foundation trusts."


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Had a fair whack of time available this weekend, so I tried to get some of the less desirable aspects underway. In particular wiring, especially the bus connectors underneath the layout. Managed to get the double switches wired up with droppers hanging in abundance from the one area. Doing the maths, we have two for track power on each double slip, four turnout motor cables, plus the two polarity wires that go back to the motor. So, with two double slips linked onto each other that gives me - 16 droppers in a space of about 300mm of track. Let us hope they are all pointing in the right direction.
I have also had my first chance to throw some power at a Cobalt motor and to be fair it looks pretty straightforward and has a nice smooth action. Haven't got them in situ yet so time will tell as to how well they actually switch turnouts, but I have great faith...
So, a lot has been going on, but probably not a lot of difference to the naked eye. I think until I actually start to get some of the topography in place it's going to seem very underdone to me, but I realise that a lack of preparation at this stage will cause endless grief once the plaster cloth is in place. So, softly, softly.
In an effort to quell my scenic modelling urges I have another order on its way from Hattons - mainly Metcalfe gear - platform kit for Chesterfield station, low relief row housing for up the top of Whaley Thorns, a few railway cottages and an engine shed for Langwith Junction. Oh and finally bit the bullet with an order of my first Bolsover coal wagons form Dapol. A little concerned at the specified weight of these. Most Farish and Peco rolling stock is 22gms or thereabouts. These Dapol wagons are showing up as 90gms each! Be lucky to pull two up a hill at that rate. No doubt all will become clear.
On the issue of weight I hooked up all my wagons and carriages at once to see how the new inclines would go. At first it seemed as though there was still some reluctance in one or two spots. However, I stuck a 20cent piece to the top of the tender (such scientific methods in action) to see how a bit of extra friction might work. Hey presto, she will easily crawl or gallop up and down any of my tracks, so it all comes down to grip and slip. Looks like I need to add a bit of lead to the tender...
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Mishle 28
Orthodox Jewish Bible
28 The rasha flee when none pursueth; but the tzaddikim are bold as a lion.
2 For the peysha eretz (land in rebellion) many are the sarim (rulers) thereof, but by an adam meiven yodei'a (a man of wisdom and knowledge) shall be lasting order.
3 A gever rahsh (poor man) that oppresseth the dalim (poor ones) is like a sweeping matar (rain) which leaveth no lechem (food, crop).
4 They that forsake the torah praise the rasha, but such as be shomer over the torah contend against them.
5 Anshei rah understand not mishpat, but they that seek Hashem understand all things.
6 Better is the rahsh (poor) that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his drakhim (ways), though he be rich.
7 He who keepeth torah is a ben meiven, but he that is a companion of zolelim (gluttons) shameth aviv.
8 He that by neshekh (interest) and increase increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the dalim (poor ones).
9 He that turneth away his ozen from mishmo'a torah (heeding torah), even his tefillah (prayer) shall be to'evah (abomination).
10 He who causeth the yesharim (upright ones) to go astray in a derech rah, he shall fall himself into his own trap, but the blameless ones shall inherit tov.
11 The ish oisher is chacham in his own eyes, but the dal meiven (poor man with understanding) searcheth him out.
12 When tzaddikim do triumph, there is rabbah tiferet (great glory), but when the resha'im rise, the people go into hiding.
13 He that covereth his peysha'im (sins) shall not prosper, but he who confesseth and forsaketh them shall find mercy.
14 Ashrei adam that is reverent always, but he that hardeneth his lev shall fall into ra'ah.
15 As a roaring ari, and a charging dov (bear), so is a wicked moshel (ruler) over the am dal (poor people).
16 The nagid (ruler) lacking tevunot (understanding) is also a great oppressor, but he that hateth betza (ill-gotten gain) shall prolong his yamim (days).
17 If an adam is burdened with dahm (blood, murder) of any nefesh, let him be a fugitive ad bor (till the pit, death); let no ish help him.
18 He who walketh tamim (blamelessly) shall be saved, but he that is perverse in his drakhim shall fall suddenly.
19 He that tilleth his adamah shall have plenty of lechem, but he that chaseth after empty things shall have poverty enough.
20 An ish emunot (faithful man, loyal man) shall abound with birkhot, but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not tov; for a piece of lechem that gever will transgress.
22 He that hasteth to be rich hath a rah ayin, and considereth not that want shall come upon him.
23 He that rebuketh an adam afterwards shall find more chen (favor) than he that flattereth with the lashon.
24 He who robbeth aviv or immo, and saith, It is no peysha (transgression), the same is the chaver (fellow, companion) of an ish mashchit (man of destruction).
25 The covetous stirreth up strife, but he that putteth his trust in Hashem shall be prospered.
26 He that trusteth in his own lev is a kesil (fool), but he who walketh in chochmah, he shall be delivered.
27 He that giveth unto the rahsh (poor) shall not lack, but he that hideth his eynayim meeteth many curses.
28 When the resha'im rise, adam hide themselves, but when they perish, the tzaddikim increase.
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Well hello there. It has been a while hasn't it? Did you miss me? Did you even notice I was gone? Well……..? Anyway I am back. Did I miss much? Did I miss the demise of blogging? Things seem to have got a whole lot different around here.
For me blogging is not just about the imagery – the writing is a huge part of why I follow who I follow. Just for the same reasons that magazines have always been popular – I enjoy reading blogs. Whether this is an article on someones outfit or what they did last Saturday night – I could spend hours reading them. The imagery is just an added bonus. I am constantly blown away with the standard of writing and images on blogs. So many amazing writers and photographers are creating work that simply can't be shared on instagram and the likes. Some of the best blogs just need one photograph to draw you in and you will stay for the writing.
I have always felt there is a more personal touch to blogs. People seem to be more open and relaxed when it comes to blogs – maybe there just isn't the same pressure to be perfect like on other platforms. I feel like I know people better from blogs and have a sense of what type of person they are. Social media is more driven to people only showcasing the perfect parts of their lives, whereas blogs seems to be a space for people to share everything – good and bad. Sometimes we need to know we are not the only person who is feeling the way we feel or going through the things we are – reading about other people with the same experiences as you can be such a massive help, as is finding out how other people dealt with things.
From a bloggers side of things – I feel like my blog is my escape, my place to write down all the nonsense in my head and talk about the things I want to talk about. There is no pressure on me to make sure I am constantly posting to keep my likes up and keep myself on people's radars. I also don't need to keep up with any trends when blogging – I can blog about any damn thing I want. Blogs really are a safe space to share your love of anything.
Instagram just appeared one day – which means one day it could just disappear. Yip, all your photos and followers gone! You don't own social media so you have no control over it – whereas your blog is yours! People have been keeping diaries and been writing things online for years – it isn't just going to disappear in my opinion. This is why I never want anyone to stop blogging. Only someone who has created and updated a blog knows the work that goes into it, but trust me, it is worth it – even if just one person reads it and likes it. I will always champion the blogger. I will always read blogs. And, if I can, I will always update mine. Don't let social media kill the written word. Support your favourite bloggers!
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Industrial Design
This simple piece for holding your TV features raw materials: imitation wood and metal. Every surface of this multimedia storage unit is finished. The TV stand is accented by metal details: the handles and legs. An elegant designer type piece in your living room!
Multimedia Storage
This living room piece was designed to hold your electronics! It features open shelves for terminals and consoles – and we drilled a hole in each shelf so you can pass your cords out to the back more easily. Put your DVD/Blu-Ray collection, gamepads, and more away, then close the two doors to keep them out of sight. Just goes to show you: there's a place for everything in this TV stand!
1-year limited warranty
South Shore is proud to stand behind this tv stand with doors for tvs up to 55" with an exclusive 1-year limited warranty. Shop with confidence knowing your purchase is always covered. All our products meets or exceeds North American safety standards and our packaging are tested and certified to reduce the risk of damage during shipment. This item is shipped in 1 box, make sure to have a friend with you. Assembly is required by 2 adults and tools are not included. If you have questions regarding this product or need assistance do not hesitate to contact South Shore Furniture 7 days support. You can reach customer support by phone at 1.800.290.0465 or you may chat with an agent live at: www.southshorefurniture.com. This product is made in China for South Shore with laminated particleboard and PVC. Accessories not included.
- A VERSATILE STYLE: This TV stand features an industrial type look and Scandinavian details that'll add an imposing look to any living room. A simple piece, easy to blend with your decor.
- STORAGE WITH DOORS AND SHELVES: Work with a combination of open and closed spaces to organize, display, or even hide all your audio-video entertainment accessories.
- FOR A TV UP TO 55": Opt for a piece that maximizes your TV space.
- 1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY: South Shore is proud to stand behind this tv stand with doors for tvs up to 55" with an exclusive 1-year limited warranty. Shop with confidence knowing your purchase is always covered.
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Find the best of Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding communities: Livingston, Gardiner and Red Lodge.
Outdoor adventure and spectacular scenery abound on this five-day scenic loop through southern Montana and into Yellowstone National Park. Hike on a wilderness plateau. Raft the Stillwater River. Horseback ride in Paradise Valley. Along the way, make a stop to soak in a hot springs-fed pool.
The Route: Livingston > I-90 to Columbus > MT-78 to Red Lodge > U.S. 212 to Yellowstone National Park entrance > Exit Montana to Wyoming > U.S. 212 > Grand Loop Road > U.S. 89 to Gardiner > Exit Wyoming to Montana > U.S. 89 > MT-540 through Paradise Valley > U.S. 89 to Livingston
Total Distance: approximately 360 miles
Gateway Airport: Bozeman Yellowstone
International Airport, Bozeman
Begin in Livingston with a pilgrimage to Dan Bailey's, the all-things-angler shop founded in 1938 by the father of Montana fly-fishing. Buy hand-tied flies, hire a local fishing guide, or get tips on where the trout are biting that day. Spend the night in Livingston.
Trade your car for a horse and hit the trail. Paintbrush Adventures in Absarokee leads rides into Montana's highest mountains. Bear Paw Outfitters in Paradise Valley offers trips to places like Yellowstone and Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Or, take a pulse-pounding rafting trip down the Stillwater River with Absaroka River Adventures. Relax in quaint Red Lodge.
Soak in the scenery on the Beartooth Highway (U.S. 212), an All-American Road connecting Red Lodge to the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The highway (late May to mid-October) leads past 20 peaks of more than 12,000 feet and over the 10,900-plusfoot Beartooth Plateau. After that white-knuckle drive, spend the night in Cooke City.
Prepare to be amazed as you follow the Grand Loop Road south through Yellowstone National Park. Highlights include the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone; the bubbling Mud Volcano area; and the Mammoth Hot Springs, a hotbed of geothermal formations. Spend the night in Gardiner.
Turn onto scenic U.S. 89 in Livingston to take the Paradise Valley Scenic Drive. Paralleling the Upper Yellowstone River between the Absaroka and Gallatin mountain ranges, the drive passes through pasturelands of the lower valley, and delivers pure Montana mountain and river vistas. Take a relaxing soak and spend the night at Chico Hot Springs Resort in Pray.
This route was published in National Geographic Traveler magazine. To see more about this route—including interactive maps and additional photos—visit nationalgeographic.com/montana/roadtrips.
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Press Release
July 19, 2017
Re: 14 year old Runaway from northern Morgan County.
On July 19, 2017 at approximately 0200HRS Morgan County Deputies were dispatched to an address in northwest Morgan County. Information received indicated a 14 year old female had run away from her grandparent's residence and a vehicle was also reported missing from this address. Deputies were able to establish the juvenile had been in contact with a 28 year old male from Sedalia. It was also reported that this male subject was a sex offender from the state of NY. This turned out to be untrue and the subject was not a sex offender.
With the assistance of Pettis County Sheriff's Office and Sedalia Police Department this male subject was located. This male did admit to having contact with the 14 year old runaway at a truck stop in or near Sedalia after she ran away from the grandparent's house. Information that he provided was that she was told him she was enroute to the Kansas City area.
At approximately 0630 Dallas County (MO) Sheriff's office advised they had received a report of a gas drive off from a business in their county that had occurred around 0530RHS. The vehicle in question was identified as the vehicle related to this missing person. Dallas County officials further stated that the runaway female and vehicle were verified by surveillance cameras at that location.
At approximately 1215HRS this runaway female and the vehicle were located safe in Hardy Arkansas. Hardy Arkansas is located approximately 20 miles south of the Missouri state line on US Hwy 63.
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