West Brighton
West Brighton

Author: Jim Harkins and Cecelia N. Brunner

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1467121940

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West Brighton has come a long way from its 19th-century name of "Factoryville" and has evolved into a wonderful residential community on the north shore of Staten Island. Today, West Brighton remains a place of family-owned and -operated businesses and churches that have surpassed the century mark. It retains the spirit of what Staten Island once was, while continuing to grow alongside the rapidly changing times. The most enduring characteristic about West Brighton is its people, the generations that have chosen to live and raise their families here. They have celebrated milestones and achievements, such as being elected borough president of Staten Island, which was accomplished by native West Brighton residents Anthony R. Gaeta and Ralph J. Lamberti.

Report
Report

Author: United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

Publisher:

Published: 1885

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13:

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Amusing the Million
Amusing the Million

Author: John F. Kasson

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2011-04-01

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1429952237

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Coney Island: the name still resonates with a sense of racy Brooklyn excitement, the echo of beach-front popular entertainment before World War I. Amusing the Million examines the historical context in which Coney Island made its reputation as an amusement park and shows how America's changing social and economic conditions formed the basis of a new mass culture. Exploring it afresh in this way, John Kasson shows Coney Island no longer as the object of nostalgia but as a harbinger of modernity--and the many photographs, lithographs, engravings, and other reproductions with which he amplifies his text support this lively thesis.

Coney Island
Coney Island

Author: Michael Immerso

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780813531380

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This is the first new history of Coney Island in half a century, tracing its evolution and cultural impact as an amusement center from its earliest development as a seaside resort to the present day Mermaid Parade. Over 100 photos.

The Playful Crowd
The Playful Crowd

Author: Gary S. Cross

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0231127243

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From 'Sodoms by the sea' at Coney Island & Blackpool to carefully orchestrated corporate entertainment, this new history compares the pursuit of pleasure on both sides of the Atlantic.