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1. Long Live Roller Coasters!

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COOKE, CHARLES C. W.

Subjects
*ROLLER coasters, *AMUSEMENT rides, *BOARDWALKS
Abstract

The article discusses amusement parks in the U.S. Commentary is presented on their genesis near boardwalks built along the U.S. east coast, the recovery of the Coney Island amusement park in New York from a 1907 fire, the opposition to amusement parks of famed municipal planner Robert Moses, the invention and evolution of the roller coaster, and the author's love of parks.

Published
2014

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