Coney Island

Coney Island

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Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous. On summer Sundays, three great pleasure domes--Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland--competed for the patronage of a half-million people. By day it was the world's most amazing amusement park, by night, an electric "Eden".

IMDb 8.1/1019991 h 9 min

DocumentaryHistoricalNostalgic

DocumentaryHistoricalNostalgic

IMDb 8.1/1019991 h 9 min

Cast: Philip BoscoAndrei CodrescuVincent Gardenia

13+

Coney Island

DocumentaryHistoricalNostalgic

IMDb 8.1/1019991 h 9 min

Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous. On summer Sundays, three great pleasure domes--Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland--competed for the patronage of a half-million people. By day it was the world's most amazing amusement park, by night, an electric "Eden".

Creators and Cast

Directors: Ric Burns

Producers: Judy Crichton Ric Burns Buddy Squires Lisa Ades Margaret Drain

Cast: Philip Bosco Andrei Codrescu Vincent Gardenia Judd Hirsch Nathan Lane John Mahoney Jerry Orbach George Plimpton Lois Smith Frances Sternhagen Eli Wallach

Studio: PBS

Content advisory

13+

violencesmoking

Audio languages

English

Subtitles

English [CC]

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