Danny Lyon, Three boys and ‘A Train’ graffiti in Brooklyn’s Lynch Park in New York City, July 1974.

Danny Lyon, Three boys and ‘A Train’ graffiti in Brooklyn’s Lynch Park in New York City, July 1974.

Dinner at Delmonico’s restaurant in honor of Admiral Campion, New York City, 2 May 1906.
Source: Library of Congress

Dinner at Delmonico’s restaurant in honor of Admiral Campion, New York City, 2 May 1906.

Source: Library of Congress

Detroit Photographic Co., The new board walk, Rockaway, Long Island, 1903.
Source: New York Public Library

Detroit Photographic Co.The new board walk, Rockaway, Long Island, 1903.

Source: New York Public Library

Comedian Fatty Arbuckle riding “The Whip” in Coney Island (1917).

Comedian Fatty Arbuckle riding “The Whip” in Coney Island (1917).


The steeplechase ride at Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, ca. 1910s.
Source: Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress

The steeplechase ride at Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, ca. 1910s.

Source: Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress

Shoot the Chutes water ride at Dreamland, Coney Island, New York, 1905.
Source: New York Public Library

Shoot the Chutes water ride at Dreamland, Coney Island, New York, 1905.

Source: New York Public Library

Entrance to Steeplechase Park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, ca. 1910s.
Source: Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress

Entrance to Steeplechase Park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, ca. 1910s.

Source: Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress

Preparing pastries in the kitchen of Delmonico’s, New York City, 1902.
Source: Museum of the City of New York

Preparing pastries in the kitchen of Delmonico’s, New York City, 1902.

Source: Museum of the City of New York

Detroit Publishing Company, Broad Street lunch carts, New York City, ca. 1906.
Source: Library of Congress

Detroit Publishing Company, Broad Street lunch carts, New York City, ca. 1906.

Source: Library of Congress

Anthony Conti, Krofft’s “La Poupees de Paris” pavilion at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

Anthony Conti, Krofft’s “La Poupees de Paris” pavilion at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.