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Brooklyn Back in the Day: Luna Park, Coney Island

December 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments


[Photo courtesy of New York Public Library]

This is Luna Park in Coney Island 1906. It burned to the the ground in a spectacular fire in August, 1944.

Tags: Brooklyn Back in the Day · coney island

3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 brooklyngirl // Dec 22, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    How fun they should rebuild coney island to look like this again. It’s magical.

  • 2 Brenda from Flatbush // Dec 22, 2008 at 5:31 pm

    Yes, yes, Brooklyngirl, I said yes. Everybody wonders what to do with Coney Island? I say make it the Colonial Williamsburg of Carnies! Reproduce Luna and Dreamland down to the last detail except for fire code and accessibility stuff. It would become a world-class destination overnight.

  • 3 fashionsitajenn // Oct 14, 2009 at 2:06 am

    man i never got to go there. im very upset they closed it. i dreamed of one day going there and now. i betcha it was magical. so much history and stories there to be shared. deeply hurt