LOST AMUSEMENT PARKS OF NYC: Beyond Coney Island

Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/11/2015
2:00 pm

Location
Huntington Public Library

Category(ies)

• Library

Free. Open to all; Call 631-427-5165 to register.

Description:

Each borough of New York City had at least one major park during the “golden years” of amusements parks from 1900 through the 1920s. These parks exemplified the entrepreneurial spirit of individual designers and developers well before corporations took over control of the amusement park market. The authors discuss the rise and ultimate decline of the amusement parks (other than Coney Island) that entertained millions starting around the turn of the twentieth century. (Book will be available for purchase.)