CONEY ISLAND PART 5

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VS people on a midway ride, the Tilt-A-Whirl; 0:12 people with an elaborate Merry Go Round; 0:44 POV a parachute drops to the ground; two women drop and bounce / 1:03 suspended 'rocket ships' with a pan to more rides in the distance beyond the 'Steeplechase' building; the parachute drop and the ferris wheel; exterior shot of a roller coaster; 1:37 the midway; 1:45 a wheel with large compartments / POV the gate to "Luna Park"; rides far below; passing rooftops of the park's buildings interspersed with the rides; 2:45 an airplane ride; 2:58 an elaborate 'pier' with the "Dragon's Gorge"; 3:05 POV the ocean; the "Comet" and roller coaster; 3:36 "Nathan's Hot Dogs" / 3:44 VS children riding ponies; an operator with tattoos and a dirty t-shirt; 4:20 POV riding behind a red train's operator with people looking on; 4:43 boys with fishing poles; POV people applauding / 4:59 VS "Cyclone" marquee with hundreds of light bulbs; signs: "Streamline Whip", "Chutes World's Famous Water Ride", "Flying Scooter"; painting, "Honeymoon Express", a plaque about the "Bobsled"; 5:43 a carnival barker holds a large roll of tickets; "The Laugh Ride, Fun Galore, Wonderland", "Keep your arms & girl in the car", "Not responsible for lost articles or lipstick smears", "Famous California Red Bats", "Carl the Alligator Boy", "...in person, victim of Japanese torture", "Madam Zenda, Mind Reader", "Albert-Alberta formerly with Lowes Circuit"
Keywords
Time: 1940s
Setting: Coney Island, New York City, New York
People: visitors, carnival barkers, tourists, workers
Objects: roller coasters, Merry-go-Rounds, rocket ships, rides, Luna Park, freaks, freak shows
Subjects: Amusement parks and entertainment