print email comment close Coney Island URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/coney/ Description: Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience documentary on "the ups and downs of America's first amusement park." Features a timeline (covering the opening of Coney Island House seaside resort in 1829, Charles Feltman's invention of the hot dog at Coney Island in 1867, and more), photo gallery, background about people and events, an essay on the history of roller coasters, and vintage film clips of rides and a fire. Publisher: PBS; WGBH Extra Keywords Luna Park LII Database Information: Record 23333 created by Maria Brandt on 02/12/2007 Last modification on 07/15/2008 Published: 07/23/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23333