Railroads played a key role in developing resorts during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. However, few North American transportation museums emphasize this. This exhibition chronicles how rail links led to the development of amusement parks at an urban beach resort in New York.


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    Title :

    Five Cents to Dreamland: A trip to Coney Island New York Transit Museum


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2017




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    Local classification TIB:    275/1910/4535/7000
    BKL:    55.01 / 55.01 Geschichte des Verkehrswesens



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