THE PORTFOLIO OFNicholas Daniel Banks

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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL RETURNED TO BROOKLYN IN 2001

WITH THE HELP OF THIS BRAND NEW PARK LOCATED IN THE

CONEY ISLAND SECTION. AND THE SETTING DOES NOT GET MUCH

BETTER THAN WHAT FANS HAVE AT KEYSPAN PARK. IT IS LOCATED

RIGHT NEXT TO THE ASTROLAND AMUSEMENT PARK WHICH

PROVIDES THE BACKDROP IN LEFT FIELD. THE OCEAN AND A

BOARDWALK PROVIDE A UNIQUE BACKDROP OVER THE RIGHT

FIELD FIELD FENCE. BUT THE BEST ASPECT OF KEYSPAN PARK IS

THAT IT'S A BIT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER NEW PARKS. THEY REALLY

TRIED TO INCORPORATE IT INTO THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND

THEREFORE WERE ABLE TO ADD SOME UNIQUE TOUCHES. THE

EXTERIOR IS NOT ENTIRELY RED BRICK AS FOUND IN SO MANY

NEW PARKS - IT IS OFFSET BY SOME LIGHT BROWN CONCRETE AS

WELL AS NEON SIGNS THAT LIGHT IT UP. THE FRONT OF THE PARK

WILL EVENTUALLY HOUSE SEVERAL STORES, THOUGH NONE ARE

OPEN YET. THE INSIDE OF THE PARK IS SETUP IN A RATHER TYPICAL

FASHION - AN OPEN CONCOURSE OVERLOOKING THE FIELD WITH

LUXURY BOXES STACKED ON TOP. BUT INSTEAD OF SPREADING

OUT THE LUXURY BOXES DOWN BOTH LINES, THEY ARE INSTEAD

STACKED TWO HIGH, THEREFORE THE CONCOURSE IS NOT

COVERED AS FAR DOWN THE LINES. FURTHER DOWN EACH LINE

ON BOTH SIDES (PAST THE BASES), ARE LARGE WAVY AWNINGS

WHICH PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COVER. BLEACHER SEATS ARE

LOCATED PAST THE RIGHT FIELD FENCE. THE CONCOURSE AREA

HAS PLENTY OF CONCESSION STANDS, THOUGH THE FARE IS

SURPRISINGLY LIMITED, AND ON THE EXPENSIVE SIDE.

UNDERNEATH THE LUXURY BOXES THE CONCOURSE IS LIT BE

FLORESCENT COLORED LIGHTS TO FIT IN WITH THE NEON

SIGNAGE OF THE NEIGHBORING AMUSEMENT PARK. NEON IS ALSO

PRESENT OF THE LIGHT POLES AS LARGE COLORED RINGS

SURROUND THE TOP OF EACH STANDARD. THE PARK ALSO

FEATURES A MULTI-LEVELED GIFT SHOP, STOCKED WITH TONS OF

MERCHANDISE. PARKING IS $4, AND IS QUITE PLENTIFUL. THE

CYCLONES HAVE TON A SUPERB JOB OF MAKING THIS PARK

FIT INTO ITS CONEY ISLAND SURROUNDINGS. AND

THE FANS HAVE CERTAINLY TAKEN TO IT, AS

EVERY GAMEHAS BEEN A SELLOUT.

JUST A COOL PLACE TO SEE

AG

AM

E

Com

ing

dow

n fr

om

Dow

npat

rick

Stop

ping

off

at

St. J

ohn'

s Po

int

Out

all

day

bird

wat

chin

g A

nd t

he c

raic

was

go

od

Stop

ped

off

at

Stra

ngfo

rd L

ough

Ear

ly in

the

mor

ning

D

rove

th

roug

h

Shrig

ley

taki

ng p

ictu

res

And

on t

o Ki

llyle

agh

Stop

ped

off

for

Sund

ay

pape

rs

at

the

Leca

le

Dis

tric

t, ju

st

befo

re

Cone

y Is

land

On

and

on, o

ver

the

hill

to

Ard

glas

s In

th

e

jam

jar,

autu

mn

suns

hine

,

mag

nific

ent

And

all

shin

ing

thro

ugh

Stop

off

at A

rdgl

ass

for a

cou

ple

of ja

rs o

f Mus

sels

and

som

e po

tted

her

rings

in

case

We

get

fam

ishe

d be

fore

dinn

er O

n an

d on

, ove

r the

hill

and

the

crai

c is

goo

d H

eadi

ng

tow

ards

Con

ey Is

land

I lo

ok a

t

the

side

of

your

fac

e as

the

sunl

ight

com

es

Stre

amin

g th

roug

h th

e

win

dow

in

th

e au

tum

n

suns

hine

A

nd

all

the

time

goin

g to

Co

ney

Isla

nd

I'm

thin

king

, Wou

ldn'

t it b

e gr

eat i

f

it w

as li

ke th

is a

ll th

e tim

e.

I met

her

at t

he B

urge

r Kin

g w

e

fell

in

love

by

th

e so

da

mac

hine

So w

e to

ok t

he c

ar d

ownt

own

the

kids

wer

e ha

ngin

g ou

t al

l

arou

nd

Then

we

wen

t do

wn

to C

oney

Isla

nd

on

the

coas

ter

and

arou

nd a

gain

And

no

one'

s go

nna

ever

tea

r

us

apar

t ca

use

she'

s m

y

swee

thea

rt

All

right

, oh

yeah

Oh

oh I

love

her

so

Oh

oh I

love

her s

o O

h oh

I lo

ve h

er s

o

Remem

ber, remem

ber, ladies and

gentlemen,

the cool

of the

evening is the time to see the

ostrich and mark his m

any pecu-

li-ar-ities

That’s the way she looks, gents.

You’ll find them on the inside just

as they are represented on the

canvas! Step right up and the

gentlemanly

usher w

ill escort

you to points of vantage!

“Ocean m

e not,” the lover cried, “I

am

your surf-to

you I’m

tide;

Don’t breaker heart, fair one, but

wave O

bjections thine, this sand I

crave.” “O

h billow

Bill,”

she

blushed, “I sea You would deach

osen shore

by m

e, But

I’m

merm

aid not yet in seine, And

shell for

years that

way

remain.”

Crowds

of m

en and

wom

en

attired in the usual costumes,

how curious you are to m

e! On

the ferry-boats the hundreds and

hundreds that cross, returning

home, are m

ore curious to me

than you suppose, And you that

shall cross from shore to shore

years hence are more to m

e, and

more in m

y meditations, than

you might suppose?

The ride was originally built to

help train troops, but the

creator had so many civilian

requests to ride his prototype

that he converted the idea to

an amusement ride

The Parachute Jump was

bought by Edward Tilyou

from the 1939 New York

World's Fair. The ride was run

at the Lifesavers exhibit and

opened for the 1941 season. It

stood 262 feet at its tallest

point and had twelve chutes,

each with a seat that held two

passengers

. Each seat of the ride was

pulled up to the top of the

tower where they would feel a

slight jolt. All of the sudden

the parachute would open

with a "whoosh" and down

the seat would fall, back the

beach and world of

Steeplechase Park

The Parachute Jump was

declared a Landmark on July

10, 1977, so the wrecking ball

cannot touch it. The tower,

painted a deep red, is known

by many as Brooklyn's Eiffel

Tower. Be sure to stop by and

take a gander while strolling

down the boardwalk.

Sitt

ing

on

a ca

rous

el

ride

with

out a

ny m

usic

or l

ight

.

Ever

ythi

ng

was

cl

osed

at

Cone

y Is

land

, and

I co

uld

not

help

from

sm

iling

.

I ca

n he

ar t

he A

tlant

ic e

cho

back

ro

ller

coas

ter

scre

ams

from

sum

mer

s pa

st.

And

eve

ryth

ing

was

clo

sed

at

Cone

y Is

land

, and

I co

uld

not

help

from

sm

iling

.

Broo

klyn

will

fill

in t

he b

each

even

tual

ly a

nd e

very

one

will

go e

xcep

t me.

- D

eath

Cab

for

Cutie By

19

41

the

"gra

nd

old

Cone

y" s

low

ly b

egan

its

tre

k

dow

n th

e lo

ng

road

to

econ

omic

ruin

. The

end

of t

he

year

sa

w

Am

eric

a ba

ndin

g

toge

ther

to

fight

a c

omm

on

enem

y of

fr

eedo

m

and

an

econ

omy

surg

ing

for

the

first

time

in m

any

year

s.

“Oce

an

me

not,”

th

e lo

ver

crie

d, “

I am

you

r su

rf-t

o yo

u

I’m t

ide;

Don

’t br

eake

r he

art,

fair

one,

but

wav

e O

bjec

tions

thin

e, t

his

sand

I c

rave

.” “O

h

billo

w B

ill,”

she

blus

hed,

“I s

ea

You

wou

ld d

each

ose

n sh

ore

by m

e, B

ut I

’m m

erm

aid

not

yet

in

sein

e,

And

sh

ell

for

year

s tha

t way

rem

ain.

”

T h e bathing dress

should be made of a woolen fabric, we particularly insist upon woolen as the material to be worn as it retains the heat of the body, and therefore prevents a too rapid evaporation. Maroon and blue are the proper colors, as they resist the corrosive and bleaching effects of the salt-water. The dress should consist essentially of the two parts-a pair of pantaloons and a blouse…The pantaloons…should not be buttoned too tightly to the ankles, as circulation would thereby be impeded. Enter the water resolutely and briskly, until the water reaches the waist. If you can swim three strokes without going under, it is a fair start. - Dr. Durant

For y

ears

Con

ey Is

land

in B

rook

lyn,

New

York

was

the

plac

e fo

r the

peo

ple

of th

e

Nor

thea

st to

pla

y. R

ich

and

poor

, you

ng

and

old,

eve

ryon

e ca

me

to C

oney

. Th

e

peop

le w

ho v

isite

d be

twee

n th

e la

te

eigh

teen

hun

dred

s and

191

1 sa

w C

oney

as t

he w

orld

. It

touc

hed

them

in a

way

noth

ing

else

cou

ld.

Like

all

eras

and

loca

les i

n A

mer

ica

Cone

y ha

s a h

isto

ry a

s

varie

d an

d in

tere

stin

g as

the

mel

ting

pot

of p

eopl

e w

ho p

laye

d th

ere

for d

ecad

es.

"Coney Island was a kind

of magazine of life, except instead of reading about it

and seeing color pictures, you could experience it," - historian Elliot

Willensky

"Coney," one man said, "is the most bewilderingly up-to-date place

of amusement in the world."

It is blatant, it is cheap, it is the apotheosis of the ridiculous. But it is

something more; it is like Niagara Falls or the Grand Canyon or

Yellowstone Park; it is a national playground, and not to have seen it

is not to have seen your own country," said Reginald Wright

Kauffman

If Paris is France, then Coney island, between June and September, is

the world. English dukes and earls, French viscomtes, German

barons, senators and even presidents and vice-presidents, railroad

kinks, merchant princes, society queens – every human being of

eminence or note in the American Continent can be found

promenading the enormous hotel corridors, dining in the vast

saloons or wandering on the beach.

The socialist writer Maxim Gorky said,

"With the advent of night a fantastic city of fire suddenly rises from

the ocean into the sky. Thousands of ruddy sparks glimmer in the

darkness, limning in fine, sensitive outline on the black background

of the sky, shapely towers of miraculous castles, palaces and

temples. Golden gossamer threads tremble in the air. They

intertwine in transparent, flaming patterns, which flutter and melt

away in love with their own beauty mirrored in the waters.

Fabulous beyond conceiving, ineffably beautiful, is this fiery

scintillation."

Albert Bigelow Paine- “Suddenly childhood returned, and we slid

and kept on sliding until we were altogether certain that we had

lost the respect of any friend or relative who might happen to be in

the crowd of spectators below.”

For my first day of labor, I realized $13.45, which seemed to me a

fortune, so I immediately retired. Having heard of the great

exhibition in Philadelphia, I started alone for that place with the full

intention of purchasing the main building, but after some arriving

on the grounds I changed my plans and bought pink lemonade and

pop-corm instead – George C. Tilyou

Coney Island is a lively and absorbing portrait of the extraordinary

amusement empire that astonished, delighted, and

shocked the nation -- and took

Americans from the

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