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Coney Island, Brooklyn

13 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1933, oldest first.

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  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park.], 1923–1924

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park.]

    1923; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park.], 1923–1924

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park.]

    1923; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park.], 1923–1924

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park.]

    1923; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park.], 1923–1924

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park.]

    1923; 1924

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Oriole Baths.], 1924

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Oriole Baths.]

    1924

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Oriole Baths.], 1924

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Oriole Baths.]

    1924

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Oriole Baths.], 1924

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Oriole Baths.]

    1924

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Oriole Baths.], 1924

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Oriole Baths.]

    1924

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park entrance.], 1927

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park entrance.]

    1927

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park - West 16th Street in Brooklyn.], 1932–1933

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park - West 16th Street in Brooklyn.]

    1932; 1933

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park - West 16th Street in Brooklyn.], 1932–1933

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Steeplechase Park - West 16th Street in Brooklyn.]

    1932; 1933

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Lido Swimming Pool - Oriole Baths.], 1932–1933

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Lido Swimming Pool - Oriole Baths.]

    1932; 1933

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Lido Swimming Pool - Oriole Baths.], 1932–1933

    Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Lido Swimming Pool - Oriole Baths.]

    1932; 1933

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Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Oriole Baths.], 1924

Photo 6 of 13 at Coney Island, Brooklyn

Islands - Coney Island - [Riegelmann boardwalk - Oriole Baths.]

1924

(1) Coney Island (Reigelmann) Boardwalk, east from the Coney Island Pier, (foot of West 18th Street) March 31, 1924 Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, showing at the left, the Oricle Baths, at the N.E. corner of West 16th Street. March 31, 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, another view. April 2, 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) The same, to West 12th Street. April 2, 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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