About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0088
  • TitleA sad story of ruins
  • SummaryConey Island amusement park fire. Caption: "A sad story of ruins--On the left is wreckage of what once was the world-renowned Mile Sky Chaser. On the right are the ruins of another famous Luna Park attraction, the Dragon's Gorge, where the fire is said to have originated."
  • Date1944
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Aug. 13, 1944. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAmusement parks ; Amusement rides ; Fires
  • 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
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Coney Island: Fires - Luna Park, August, 1944