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Coney Island

Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous. On summer Sundays, three great pleasure domes--Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland--competed for the patronage of a half-million people. By day it was the world's most amazing amusement park, by night, an electric "Eden".

Top Cast

  • Philip Bosco

    Philip Bosco

    Narrator (voice)

  • Al Lewis

    Al Lewis

    Self - Actor

  • Vincent Gardenia

    Vincent Gardenia

    Self - Actor

  • Eli Wallach

    Eli Wallach

    Self - Actor

  • Elliot Willensky

    Elliot Willensky

    Self - Writer

  • Judd Hirsch

    Judd Hirsch

    (voice)

  • George Plimpton

    George Plimpton

    (voice)

  • Lois Smith

    Lois Smith

    (voice)

  • Frances Sternhagen

    Frances Sternhagen

    (voice)

Overview

Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous. On summer Sundays, three great pleasure domes--Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland--competed for the patronage of a half-million people. By day it was the world's most amazing amusement park, by night, an electric "Eden".

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