Coney Island

A detailed Summary of Coney Island

At the foot of Brooklyn lies a tiny spit of land that at the turn of the century became the most extravagant place in the country. This spit of land is known as Coney Island. Coney Island was unlike anything one had ever seen in variety, inventiveness and in size. In 1904, one man said, "Coney is the most bewilderingly up to date place of amusement in the world." This extraordinary amusement empire astonished, delighted and shocked the nation. There is no definitive derivation of the name Coney Island. Some trace the origin back to the surname of early Dutch settlers in the areas. " An 1816 treatise ascribes the name "Conyn", a Dutch surname. Another claim is that the Dutch named the area "Konijn", Dutch for "rabbit", because of a large population of wild rabbits in the area. The name "Konijn" was later corrupted by English settlers to "Coney". A 1924 manuscript ascribes the name to an Indian tribe called the "Konoh" or the Bear tribe. The "Konoh" once inhabited the area until killed."

Coney Island was a spit of land that no one really went to. Until 1828, it was used still by Indian tribes and wildlife. In 1829, Coney Island House's opened and this marked the beginning of Coney Island's status as a seaside resort.

While walking around I see many different place to eat and places to have fun at. There are many different ethnic places to eat at like Gargiulo's, a fine Italian restaurant, Aiello's, a place to get anything from sandwiches to homemade mozzarella cheese, which is a favorite of the sideshow performers, Totonno's, the oldest pizza parlor in Brooklyn where when the dough runs out, they close for the day. There are also numerous Chinese restaurants and fast food places. After eating I decided to have a little fun so I went to the New York Aquarium and then I went to the Sideshows by the Seashore, the only live theater that has the Circus sideshow. I thought the Aquarium was great and I even got to pet a starfish! The sideshow was fun too. They had people swallowing fire and knife throwers. Looking around I saw people from all over and noticed that many of these places were full of tourist. After all my fun I strolled the street to find more fun and found many arcades to play at. I decided not to because we all now that the carnival games are rigged and I would of lost all my money trying to win a fifty-cent teddy bear. I did notice that there weren't many logos or advertisements around and that bother me. I felt like they purposely don't put any up because of how poor the neighborhood is. Yeah, I did see a few signs for places to eat and have fun at but I didn't notice any Nike, Computer or fashion ad's that are usually all around me.

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Category: English