We're thrilled to announce that the Coney Island History Project is extending its 2024 exhibition center season past Labor Day Weekend in celebration of our 20th anniversary year! The exhibition center will remain open free of charge on Saturdays and Sundays in September and October as well as the October 14th Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day holiday. Hours are 1-7 PM in September and 1-6 PM in October. Special events TBA in October. We're located at 3059 West 12th Street, next to the West 12th Street entrance to Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, just a few steps off the Boardwalk.
Visitors can view historic artifacts, photographs, maps, ephemera and films of Coney Island's colorful past. You’re invited to take free souvenir photos with "Cy," the mesmerizing Spook-A-Rama Cyclops, and Coney Island's only original Steeplechase horse from the legendary ride that gave Steeplechase Park its name. Our rarest treasure on display is Coney Island's oldest surviving artifact from the dawn of the "World's Playground." The 1823 Toll House sign in our collection dates back to the days when the toll for a horse and rider to "the Island" was 5 cents!
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