MARCH OF TIME PLUS PART 4

00:00 people riding on a suspended midway ride; WS the ride seen on the ground
00:13 bumper cars
00:23 people on a turntable; goofy cars
00:50 "Frozen Custard"
00:54 kids eat ice cream
00:59 large pots with ears of corn; people eating
01:11 a grill with scores of hot dogs; a sauce is put on a frankfurter
01:32 bathing beauties on a catwalk over a swimming pool; a man with a tape measure measures a woman's chest; faces of the girls
02:07 a revolving cylinder with tourists
02:21 people spin on swings; a group of visitors
02:29 tigers and a trainer in the cage; the man puts his head in a tiger's mouth
03:27 people seated on a large "donut" ride; boys on a wooden slide; a merry-go-round
03:55 spinning disks with men
03:59 a boat slides down and incline and lands in water
04:06 pods swing around
04:14 VS a roller coaster; it stops and passengers exit the cars
05:17 a merry-go-round at night
05:29 the midway
05:38 the Luna ride and its lights
05:55 a Ferris wheel and a tower

Keywords

Time: 1940s, 1950s

Setting: New York City, New York, United States, Coney Island

People:

Objects: bathing beauties, Luna, merry-go-round, midways, roller coasters, tigers, trainers, frozen custard, rides, Ferris Wheels, tourists, nighttime

Subjects: Amusement Parks: Coney Island

[cherilg]

They were braver back then! Not a seatbelt in sight! Thanks for this.