Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of this story.. The history of Steeplechase Park is a history of Brooklyn and New York City’s love affair with cutting loose and having fun. What began on Coney Island ...

A bird’s eye view of Luna Park, Coney Island. Vintage postcard. Collection of Susan De Vries. Steeplechase Park’s logo was a huge smiling face called the “Tillie.” He promised fun, some of it naughty, ...

A restored carousel has been installed on Steeplechase Plaza, a long-anticipated Coney Island project. (Gregory P. Mango) (Gregory P. Mango) (Gregory P. Mango) There’s finally a reason to head ...

George C. Tilyou opens Steeplechase Park at Coney Island, and introduces the "Steeplechase Horses" ride there. Frederic Thompson (right) and Skip Dundy (left) 1902 ...

A famous saying around Coney Island, attributed to Steeplechase Park creator George Tilyou and now painted on a mural outside the aquarium, reads: “If Paris is France, Coney Island, between June ...

Coney Island had been discovered, never mind Henry Hudson, by the rich yachtsman swells of the earlier 19th century, and after the Civil War it turned into a popular beach resort brimming with hote… ...

Coney Island has shifted through several eras over the centuries, ... After its three parks shut down in the 20th century, with Steeplechase Park being the final one to close in 1964, ...

The redevelopment of Coney Island relentlessly marches on, a carney hopped up on Disney dreams. Today, the city began work on Steeplechase Plaza, the 2.2-acre open space at the base of the iconic P… ...

The land once belonged to Steeplechase Park, one the three original major amusement parks in Coney Island. George Tilyou founded it in 1897, but it closed in 1964 due to low attendance.