Coney Island Amusement Park still up and spinning
<p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="natives">natives</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="flocked">flocked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Coney">Coney</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peninsula">peninsula</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span> <span word="parks">parks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="rides">rides</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="breezes">breezes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>.</p><p><span word="Coney">Coney</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kilometer">kilometer</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> “<span word="playground">playground</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>” <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>" <span word="summertime">summertime</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>, <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="carousel">carousel</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1876, <span word="Luna">Luna</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1903, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cyclone">Cyclone</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1927 - <span word="reputed">reputed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="roller">roller</span> <span word="coaster">coaster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Register">Register</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Historic">Historic</span> <span word="Places">Places</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wonder">Wonder</span> <span word="Wheel">Wheel</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>, <span word="Coney">Coney</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="family">family</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1920. “<span word="Dee">Dee</span>-<span word="Jay">Jay</span>” <span word="Vourderis">Vourderis</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="the">the</span> 180-<span word="metric">metric</span>-<span word="ton">ton</span> <span word="contraption">contraption</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jewel">jewel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Coney">Coney</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Coney">Coney</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="heyday">heyday</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="working">working</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="respite">respite</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tenements">tenements</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p>“... <span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="renaissance">renaissance</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span> <span word="parks">parks</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="back">back</span>," <span word="Vourderis">Vourderis</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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