American Experience
Season 3, Episode 13: Coney Island
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Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny spit of New York real estate was internationally famous as the world's most remarkable carnival of delights, offering everything from the bawdy to the surreal. The hot dog was invented here; so was the roller coaster.
All Episodes - Season 3
Episode 1
Lindbergh
Episode 2
Nixon (1): The Quest
Episode 3
Nixon (2): Triumph
Episode 4
Nixon (3): The Fall
Episode 5
God Bless America and Poland, Too
Episode 6
Insanity on Trial
Episode 7
The Satellite Sky
Episode 8
The Crash of 1929
Episode 9
The Iron Road
Episode 10
French Dance Tonight
Episode 11
After the Crash
Episode 12
Los Mineros
Episode 13
Coney Island