▁C oney ▁Island ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁two ▁million ▁visited ▁C oney ▁Island . ▁Hot els ▁and ▁am us ements ▁were ▁built ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁both ▁the ▁upper ▁classes ▁and ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁at ▁the ▁beach . ▁The ▁first ▁car ousel ▁was ▁installed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁the ▁first ▁roll er ▁co aster , ▁the ▁" Switch back ▁Railway ", ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁England , ▁Black pool ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁beach side ▁location ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 0 s . ▁It ▁rose ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁as ▁a ▁se as ide ▁resort ▁with ▁the ▁completion ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁of ▁a ▁branch ▁line ▁to ▁Black pool ▁from ▁P oul ton ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁Pr eston ▁and ▁Wy re ▁J oint ▁Railway ▁line . ▁ ▁A ▁sudden ▁infl ux ▁of ▁visitors , ▁arriv ing ▁by ▁rail , ▁provided ▁the ▁motiv ation ▁for ▁entrepr ene urs ▁to ▁build ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁create ▁new ▁attra ctions , ▁leading ▁to ▁more ▁visitors ▁and ▁a ▁rapid ▁cycle ▁of ▁growth ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁large ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁prom en ade ▁at ▁Black pool ▁were ▁w ired . ▁The ▁light ing ▁and ▁its ▁accomp any ing ▁page ants ▁rein for ced ▁Black pool ' s ▁status ▁as ▁the ▁North ▁of ▁England ' s ▁most ▁prominent ▁hol iday