About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0547
  • TitleNew Steeplechase Amusement Palace
  • SummaryLithograph of proposed Amusement Palace in Steeplechase Park, Coney Island; large, Greek revival style building with arched entrance and domed roof; many pedestrians, several automobiles and several horse-drawn carriages.
  • Date1908
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 lithograph : black & white ; 8 x 22 in.
  • Genrelithographs
  • NoteOn recto: "...Albert Swasey, architect, N.Y.C." On verso: "Front perspective plan of new Steeplechase Amusement Palace." Retouched. Title from inscription on verso.
  • SubjectAmusement parks ; Pedestrians
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • FolderFolder: Coney Island: Steeplechase/Amusement Palace