Tourism

In Henry Hudson exploration, he passed by the west side of Coney Island in 1609, it was no more than stretch of sand, clam beds, a waste land you wouldnt think for a moment that it will later be named as the Americas favorite playground. Who would think of putting an amusement park in such a place, who would even think at that time that Coney Island would soon be called the city of the future
Coney Island was still a waste land two centuries after Henry Hudson had discovered it, in 1847 Coney Islands west side was known for clams and beer over looking the ocean. But Coney Island was still a far cry from what it became known for, Coney Islands crime back then was at large, one visitor said that picnics was solely for the benefit of the pick pockets. The chaotic west was by far very different from the sophisticated east side of Coney Island. Three hotels were put up in the east side of Coney Island, all from respectable families, the east side even pays detectives to patrol the beach and secure their guests safety. The beach of Coney Island also became an attraction, before all the amusement parks were built. People who are to cautious to stay at the west side of Coney Island and too poor for the east side of Coney Island, stayed in a land that was know as west bite. The people who gave Coney a chance were merely tourist who became involved with the city itself probably felt that Coney Island should be more than just a waste land.

The development of Coney Island came only in 1875, it started with a man named John McKain. Coney Island is getting ready for the age of the machine. In 1876, an observation tower was transferred in Coney Island, an elevator brings them to the top of it, and it was also the tallest structure in United States back then. Electric bathing is also at large then a light powered by electricity that light up the beach at night so that swimmers can see. Tourist can not only see what they are doing in the beach at night that was also the time where tourists get to have a hotdog. In 1884, Marcus Thompson first created the switch back railway, after that the loop d loop was born and the flip flop railway, one of the first kids of roller coasters. But because it can only take four people at a time and often damage them, it went out of business. Before Coney Island becomes the nations playground it first had to endure being called the Sodom by the sea, corruption was also at large then. Coney Island once again is starting to loose its hope to ever becoming the city of the future. After McKain was thrown in jail for rigging the election, a new rule was set up and the hotel managements was then doomed to follow and continue their business without vice.

Soon after electricity and before the three great amusement parks stood, then came consolidation in tourism, attracting them with films of Coney Island. Coney Island represented change, people who go to Coney Island at that time is subjected to change, they experience being scared of doing things they love.

The stagnation of tourist in Coney Island came when the three amusement park, It started with McKains successor, who was not a politician but a show man, he was George C. Tilyu. He ruled Coney Island with controlled chaos, a far better rule than when McKains rule where corruption and chaos rules the whole island. He set up a wheel on the spot, his competitor at that time was a sea captain who had set up a sea lion park. Tilyu not wanting to be out thrown by the captain, he created an amusement park, Steeplechase. Steeplechase was one of the first three great amusement parks.  Then came Luna Park and Dreamland. When the three parks was build, Coney Islands image of being a waste land was no longer remembered, Coney Island was from then on was called The city of future.  Coney Islands trio has shown the whole world want it mean to have fun, Coney Island became the happiest place on earth. The tourism in Coney Island is at its peak, it was a place that provides special things, and it is where you encounter strangeness. Among the bizarre attraction of Coney Island is the Fetus Incubator, Roller Coasters, and array of lights in designs unimaginable. From the Victorian Era, Coney Island has shown the world what Modernist is.
As they say, all good things come to end. Coney Island was swept away three times by fire, each time they gain back what they have and added a little more, but after the last fire that have swept away both Luna Park and Dreamland, Coney Island was lost. The tourist in Coney Island has reduced and then decline. Some say it was because Coney Island was not needed anymore, the wonderful magnet that Coney Island have was gone. People no longer save for a year and then go to Coney Island Coney Island was just not that special anymore. The last of the three park to go down was Steeplechase, the park has survived till 1960, then turn off their light for the last time.

Coney Island has never regained its former glory, being the town of the future. If asked if the glory of Coney Island Should be re created again, yes, in times like this, escaping to a world where all you do is have fun sounds delightful, but re-creating the magic of Coney Island would be next to impossible. Tolerance and freedom once ruled Coney Island they say Coney Island was the perfect example or the declaration of independence. The glory of Coney Island back had a magnet to people, a magnet that shook their inner self, Coney Island is place that both fascinates them and scares them.  Now, it is no more than a nostalgic past.