Amusement park attractions : blueprints, plans, and building permits for Coney Island and other locations

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Title: Amusement park attractions : blueprints, plans, and building permits for Coney Island and other locations
Contributor: Van Kannel, T. 1841-1919.
Suess, George H.
Lacerenza, William A.
Mayer, Peter F.
Reuter, Louis W.
Published / Created: 1918-1964]
Publication Place: United States
Publisher: s.n.
Description: BEIN BrSides Elephant Folio 2013 7: Ms. floor plan mutilated with loss of text. Stamps of the Department of Housing and Buildings, Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York.
Title devised by cataloger.
A collection of blueprints, plans, and building permits for Coney Island attractions and for the Witching Waves ride in Detroit and Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland.
Includes plans for rides (such as Witching Waves, Bubble Bounce, Roll-O-Plane, and Thunderbolt), restaurants, arcades, a revolving platform and a miniature golf course, as well as for foundations, pipelines, and concrete piers. Includes also plans for an elephant track and stables for 5 elephants and 5 persons.
Includes 1 blueline print and 1 ms. floor plan.
The Witching Waves ride was originally a Coney Island attraction that was later licensed to other locations.
Architects and surveyors named on plans: T. Van Kannel, George H. Suess, William A. Lacerenza, Peter F. Meyer, Louis W. Reuter.
Collection includes duplicates.
Related blueprints attached with brass fasteners.
Extent: 53 pieces ; 76 x 162 cm. or smaller.
Language: English

Genre: Blueprints
Building permits
Subject (Geographic): New York (State)
New York.
Ohio
Cleveland.
Michigan
Detroit.
Euclid Beach Park (Cleveland, Ohio)
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
Subject (Topic): Amusement parks
Subjects: Amusement parks > New York (State) > New York
Amusement parks > Ohio > Cleveland
Amusement parks > Michigan > Detroit
Euclid Beach Park (Cleveland, Ohio)
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Dept. of Housing and Buildings > Stamp
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)

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