Interior of the Long Island Railroad Station, Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, ca. 1893.

Interior of the Long Island Railroad Station, Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, ca. 1893.

Long Island Railroad station, Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, New York, 1910.

Long Island Railroad station, Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, New York, 1910.

William Vandivert, The exterior of Luna Park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, July 1942.

William Vandivert, The exterior of Luna Park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, July 1942.

Wallace G. Levison, Two boys standing under the ornate arch of a bridge in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York, USA, June 1887.

Wallace G. Levison, Two boys standing under the ornate arch of a bridge in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York, USA, June 1887.

Wallace G. Levison, Mildred Grimwood wearing a long white skirt with matching blouse, Brooklyn, New York, September 1912.

Wallace G. Levison, Mildred Grimwood wearing a long white skirt with matching blouse, Brooklyn, New York, September 1912.

Aerial view of the parachute jump ride, beach and boardwalk at Coney Island. Photograph by Margaret Bourke-White. Brooklyn, New York, 1951.

Aerial view of the parachute jump ride, beach and boardwalk at Coney Island. Photograph by Margaret Bourke-White. Brooklyn, New York, 1951.

Two children playing with a sled in the snow. Photograph by Wallace G. Levison. Brooklyn, New York, 1886.

Two children playing with a sled in the snow. Photograph by Wallace G. Levison. Brooklyn, New York, 1886.

Wallace G. Levison, A man in a suit and bowler hat jumping in the air in his backyard, Brooklyn, New York, 1890.

Wallace G. Levison, A man in a suit and bowler hat jumping in the air in his backyard, Brooklyn, New York, 1890.

Young Zelma Levison and her aunt, Jo Grimwood, throwing a ball back and forth on a lawn in Prospect Park. Photograph by Wallace G. Levison. Brooklyn, New York, July 1886.

Young Zelma Levison and her aunt, Jo Grimwood, throwing a ball back and forth on a lawn in Prospect Park. Photograph by Wallace G. Levison. Brooklyn, New York, July 1886.

A woman feeding an elephant outside Dreamland at Coney Island. Photograph by Wallace G. Levison. Brooklyn, New York, September 1904.

A woman feeding an elephant outside Dreamland at Coney Island. Photograph by Wallace G. Levison. Brooklyn, New York, September 1904.