New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
CONEY'S "DREAMLAND."
"a Ne-p White City of Amusement
By the Sea.

s. ,s tl,a name selected by its promo
- Coney Islands newest ana IN many re-
tei ,,ost remarkable attraction or assFesauloh
h...c+ions for II is a little Worla IN ltseN 'he
Q. :, {ts designers being, apparently 10 heIuoe
ore a.. hor5ers all the features that have so Tar
"l1'-- ,sr uont.lar elsewhere. and 10 add as
po' -1,.lties 10 the whole as the most ingenious
l.+ai,-r1ent inventors, backed 10y unsuhteo capi-
81 can coutriTe.
"a. -. ,,zoale one OF the greatest attractions
1f,,d Viii be its uneNcelled situation, right
O. ~. n. the water. Indeed, it is In great
VI - she water. fOv where the land ceases
g..-tsrd continues its march hundreds OF feet
- = ga on q long pier, the 'old iron pier In
Eel but t-aEsioIile1 III us NiF0- 0- - -
:. har5lv recognizable.
pe +rtC,,eas have been built the beach capable
- aocomnlodating. it is said. 5000 people a day
r. me rier itself there is 10 be special Inc OF
.,e,rrb5ats. running direct 10 Dream!ana rom
gor,sn Tweuty-thig4-st and the Battery New
York. .,, e. -. ..si,,- 20
,ca,ey island 20 step onto one OF the Dreamland
60 land ou the preamland pier. find ready for
-, tnere a bevlldcring selection OF amusements.
ho,bA i'm comfort, set needed refreshment Uhis
-, t rr,,ide9 fayl and return 10 New-York on
- ~ Dreamlau5's boats. having passed day OF
s-,oyrnent without having been out OF touch OF
y,raanllard Tor ana instant
1,-sgrrlard il is announced VIII be open the
.,,,1ic next saturday May a. II Is a white city.
. -,ieoial stone. in various and appropriate
.rlss ~ architecture. fronting on Surf-aye. and
s.+e,siDg 10 the ocean beyond, with its pier and
.o- sr7userneuts. AT nisht Il VIII present a scene
:, ,air-land wiki its buildings, statuary and
,--rol1udings illuminated by more than a million
electric lights. ,,
-, win be a landmark OF Coney Island. too is
~. Great tower rising S75 feet 10 beautiful apex
rn,s tower IS dity feet square ~ the base and
g. +,Vo elevators u large capacity. TO take people
- she observatory IT the top, where a splendid
s.vr II the ocean and surrounding country may De
- A. NIGHT this tower IS TO be illuminated by
. rrr6red thousand electric lights. and viii be
sss,nla Tor about dtry miles NJ sea
o. err4rirr Dreamland the first building TO at
So attention is Frank c. Bostocks amman
-, NJ massive Grecian architecture. on me
.. - T-earland's entrance Is a medieval build
~. nth tsrrated walls IN watch viii be an at
.Is, called .Our Boys In Blue" giving real
-sssrtaiion Of the features Of warfare Then
zones an Eastern Building which WIZ be me nome
- Tg,-stery. hypuotlsm and the occult
Corning OUT u tais the visitors spiFlts VIII De
- NV the "Chuaoot Pass" gigantic slide
~ small Obstacles placed 70 send gently IN qnex X
rerfed directions All those Mlto 80 -, 1870 a.
r. tT5p Those Who slide into lucky pocket al
,.he fror set a prize. "a, - ,t,orqa NJ
Andrew Mack the comedian VIZ ii5, nave ~ 80 e7ec
nc -si- tlrai sh win Dee ansled for IN the hope
Of geJas '~ ~s.r6iataa OF the Doge's Palace al
venice IeNt 81 order vii snow .Ig ,1e viii
frrfTg
b. carried aF9eG Nh e,[rz.rl5nd' viii present the
scenic effects OF the Swiss mountains visitors VIII
Se taien round the Alps. at The top OF when ties
Will md the temperature emmy eio~e" ~ 60
los .TF5rbt5e the Flames" IS probably one Of the
mos elaborate Of an the attractions IN Dream
isnG II represents large city square. VIII a
seven story hotel directly opposite me Se5'sie md
As,r stores Hundreds thousands the managers
say Of people OF en- ases ana rtcb y9I reiresent
< burning hotel and the work OF rescue by nre-
hTS A YapaBase Pavilion IS next and the water
'front.' il VIII he teahouse, WIN Japanese eaili-i
beautiful view may be had here OF me ocean anu
re .Searing railroad" extends I've hundred feet
futo the ocean. TWO cars loaded Win p3s-ehsisIs
approach one track nut insitaa OF te'esoolN'is
teTg ne '1 Airs6p building Is next in order whence
Santos -Dumout's Airshi9 No VIII be hoWn' uaGer
lie direction OF the Aero club Of America, auilhs
he summer OFT 9Esr t59 9SS ana ,,e e1 ~, largest
moving stairway ever erected. and itself 10 be me
beFest chute ever built
-,alert tallT5o-l a vast restaurant. and the
lover aoor the Bowery, Chinatown and miscellane-
Tae2. returning TO shore IS the Midget Village.
with three hundred Li4--putlaIls' a Town lieal'e
The Pompeiian building. Of classic Grecian arehi-
tsci1Ie VII gT f5g-r.i IL ''''7'.1 0'5s-' '-
The submarine boat building VIII exhibit this new
agent of warfare 90 The public, Iermlttng them not
only 70 inspect bat 10 take trip in the craft be-
FT6@ scenic railway s. the most elaborate that
in another building IS wormwoods Dog and
TTheu thsre is the large baby incubator building
4 5 .-I tt.--,-,, TisTieio,, ,oLei,LL'
and Louis MaU~. Ile comedian. viii present show
called ''I'he Seven Temptations ~ 81. Anthony
j IS pro1lIz.d 1at the number Of free shows win
Tho foregoing IS NOT bv any means an exhaustive
Is of The attractions thar are laid out for this
new amusement resort The buildings are com
pletr1 and present beautiful and attractive en-
sen..e An army ~ vorkraen is busy with the
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