So Coney Island did more than just entertain, it became a great social equalizer. This is no more true than rich versus poor. At one place for the first time both social classes could come together and be entertained without judging each other. They would thrill at the same coaster. They would be entertained together at the steeplechase. They would even stroll past each other on the boardwalk and tip there hats to one another. Yes, Coney Island had indeed become the great equalizer.

Most importantly, as Kasson points out, Coney Island became a purposeful distraction. It came at a time when a nation was healing. It came at a time of great change and upheaval domestically and internationally. It was a necessity that the citizenry be able to distract themselves from a less than perfect world. That at least for the moment, you did not have to focus in the reality of the time. You were there at the Jersey shore.

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Approximate Word count = 626
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)