| The Wonder Wheel was 150 feet tall. It had 8
stationary cars and 16 swinging passenger cars that
slid and gave you a little thrill. Mom and I always waited for the sliding
ones. It believe it was around West 12th Street on the Boardwalk. It gave
you a view of the NYC skyline, the Jersey Shore and the Atlantic Ocean.
What fun! |
Mom always took me to the penny arcades. She would give
me a whole roll of pennies and I felt so rich. She taught me to play skeeball.
She was really good at it. I don't recall ever really winning anything
big that amounted to anything, but it was the playing that was fun. |
| No trip to Coney Island was complete without a trip to
Nathan's for the greatest hot dogs (with sauerkraut and mustard) I ever
had. And they only cost a nickel! Now you can buy them at your local supermarket,
but they just don't taste like the ones we used to get in Coney Island
on Surf Avenue near Schweicker's Walk. |
The Tornado was built in the 1920s, 2970 feet of
pure fun. It was on Henderson Walk and the Bowery. The postcard called
it the Bobs Coaster, but we always called it The Tornado. It's fun
looking for these old postcards at antique stores now. I'm amazed they
weren't thrown out! |
