Coney Island Boardwalk

Irving Underhill

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

In 1920 the subway was extended to Coney Island, making the trip even faster and cheaper than before. Up to one million visitors a day would come to enjoy the beaches and the amusement parks with higher and faster rides. The subway, like many of the rides in the amusement parks and the famous hot dogs at Nathan’s, cost five cents, a fact that contributed to the description of Coney as the Nickel Empire.

Caption

Irving Underhill (American, 1872–1960). Coney Island Boardwalk, 1924. 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-B43620. © Estate of Irving Underhill. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Coney Island Boardwalk

Date

1924

Medium

Gelatin dry glass plate negative

Classification

Matrix

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-B43620

Rights

© Estate of Irving Underhill

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