Coney Island Boardwalk and Child's Restaurant
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
With music playing at night and rooftop dancing, Childs Restaurant was one of many establishments at Coney that offered moderately priced food for people of average means. It opened on the boardwalk in 1923 at the time that many establishments had to move from Surf Avenue so that the main street and the Bowery could be widened to facilitate fire-extinguishing efforts. Clad in polychrome terracotta and inventively decorated with maritime themes, the shell of Childs Restaurant remains on the boardwalk today. It was designated a New York City landmark in 2003.
Caption
Irving Underhill (American, 1872–1960). Coney Island Boardwalk and Child's Restaurant, 1929. Gelatin dry glass plate negative, 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection, 1996.164.8-B55103. © Estate of Irving Underhill. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Coney Island Boardwalk and Child's Restaurant
Date
1929
Medium
Gelatin dry glass plate negative
Classification
Dimensions
8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection
Accession Number
1996.164.8-B55103
Rights
© Estate of Irving Underhill
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