Coney Island
At the foot of Brooklyn lies a tiny spit of land that at the turn of the century became the most extravagant place in the country. This spit of land is known as Coney Island. Coney Island was unlike anything one had ever seen in variety, inventiveness and in size. In 1904, one man said, "Coney is the most bewilderingly up to date place of amusement in the world." This extraordinary amusement empire astonished, delighted and shocked the nation. There is no definitive derivation of the name Coney Island. Some trace the origin back to the surname of early Dutch settlers in the areas. " An 1816 treatise ascribes the name "Conyn", a Dutch surname. Another claim is that the Dutch named the area "Konijn", Dutch for "rabbit", because of a large population of wild rabbits in the area. The name "Konijn" was later corrupted by English settlers to "Coney". A 1924 manuscript ascribes the name to an Indian tribe called the "Konoh" or the Bear tribe. The "Konoh" once inhabited the area until killed." Coney Island was a spit of land that no one really went to. Until 1828, it was used still by Indian tribes and wildlife. In 1829, Coney Island House's opened and this marked the beginning of Coney Island's status as a seaside resort.
By corrupted I mean that in the 1860s, Mike "Thunderbolt" Norton opened a hotel at Norton's point, on the eastern end of Coney Island. They had people swallowing fire and knife throwers. That is just common sense to me and should be to others too. Then in 1845, Samuel Colt erected a telegraph tower. Drugs, prostitution and gambling were among the long list of things that went on there. While walking around I see many different place to eat and places to have fun at. When looking around today I see a sky filled with fifteen story apartment buildings. What I do know is that Coney Island is mainly Black and Hispanic. Today, Coney Island is much different than what it was. I decided not to because we all now that the carnival games are rigged and I would of lost all my money trying to win a fifty-cent teddy bear. This helped Coney Island become more inhabited because now people were able to get in touch with others. Looking around I feel bad for these people because of all that they go though. " I was appalled by this comment and felt that this man was way out of line.
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