I’ve written a few articles about the development of Coney Island, from the Golden Age of the posh resort hotels, to the rise and fall of the great amusement parks, such as Dreamland and Steeplechase ...

One of the saddest days of Charles Denson’s life took place when he was a boy growing up in Coney Island and he watched through a fence as bulldozers tore down the last of the rides in Steeplechase ...