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Luna Park

USA / New York /
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Formerly known as Astroland, which closed 9/7/2007:

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Luna Park (formerly Astroland) is a 3.1 acre amusement park in Coney Island first opened in 1962. It is located at 1000 Surf Avenue (Corner of West 10th Street) on the boardwalk.


In 1955, Dewey Albert and his friends Nathan Handwerker, Herman Rapps, Sidney Robbins and Paul Yampo formed a corporation called Coney Island Enterprises. In 1957, Rapps and Albert announced they would build Wonderland. Through a series of acquisitions, together they built what was known as Astroland. On July 12, 1975 an early morning fire wiped out much of the park but they were able to rebuild.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_Park
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Coordinates:   40°34'27"N   73°58'42"W
This article was last modified 15 years ago