For generations, people from all over the world have flocked to Coney Island, New York, for summer fun. From the boardwalk to ...

The comedy writer and ‘Borat’ director on his childhood in Coney Island, seeking refuge in movie theaters and what happened ...

Coney Island is continuing to celebrate its storied history, this time honoring a now-closed fun park that operated after the amusement district’s heyday but before its recent renaissance. The ...

In 2014, the Coney Island History Project and Deno’s hosted their Annual History Day, which highlighted the triumphant return to the seaside resort of the historic Astroland Rocket Ship.

Among the facts you'll learn when exploring: although it debuted on Coney Island in the early 1960s, Astroland Park’s rocket moved around a lot and was even installed on the roof of the then ...

Coney Island History Project’s Astroland Exhibit. Courtesy of Coney Island History Project. The exhibition is free and on view from July 31 through October 30 during park hours.

Other parks in Coney Island’s history include Dreamland Park, which went bankrupt in 1910 and burned down in 1911, and Astroland, which opened in 1962 and closed in 2008.

It was retired in the 1970s and moved to the roof of Gregory and Paul’s Restaurant on the Coney Island Boardwalk, where it served as a fun advertisement for the park. Then, in 2008, Astroland closed ...

The Coney Island History Project has already salvaged many signs and artifacts from the shuttered Astroland, including parts from Dante’s Inferno, and the history buffs are happy to see what’s left of ...

The Coney Island Cyclone will be a staple of Luna Park for 90 years on June 25th. ... Astroland. A space-age style amusement park, Astroland originally opened in 1962, ...