Luna Park became the life of Coney Island after it was built in 1903. During the wartime the government let the park remain open as a morale booster but had to keep its lights dimmed for wartime security. Unfortunately in 1944 it was burned to the ground and was only rebuilt in 2010. In between those two dates the territory wanted to used for a big housing project, which was owned by Frank Trump for a while.
Coney Island: Inside Luna Park, where New York’s young and old seek their entertainment. Copyright by George P. Hall & Son New York about 1910
Art and Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. “Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 10, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2d98-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
“Luna Park on Fire.” Coney Island History Project. Accessed February 15, 2019. http://www.coneyislandhistory.org/ask-mr-coney/luna-park-fire.
View of fire at Luna Park in Coney Island, 1944. (Ben Sandhaus/New York Daily News)
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