From Coney fold-out brochure
This is the best overhead postcard view I have ever seen. It not only shows you clearly how Coney was laid out, but it also shows you the passengers leaving the Island Queen and where they entered the park.
The majority of these views were taken in the late 1930's thru the 40's. Other overhead shots will be seen on the next few pages.
Coney as it looked around 1900
as seen from Ft. Thomas, Ky.
These cards show the people entering the park thru the entrance gate. The river must have been pretty high in the second card because it sure looks like the boat is closer to the gate than would be normal. The Pavilion was next to the gate and was the area where people would wait for the steamboat to arrive for the trip back to Cincinnati.
Not a postcard
The Pavilion
EARLY FLOODS
1913 Flood - River gate entrance
Coney Island experienced floods in 1890, 1891, 1893, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1907, 1912, 1913. The non-postcard image above shows the 1913 flood as it almost reaches the top of the Steamboat entrance gate.
After passing thru the gate the pleasure seekers entered the park along this columned walkway, called the Promenade. This would take them to the midway where most of the popular features of the park was located in the early part of the last century.
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