At the turn of the Twentieth century radical sociological changes and movements began to take hold of the prevailing American culture, and a major factor that contributed to these new changes was the advent of the amusement park. According to John F. Kassons" Amusing The Million: Coney Island at the Turn of the century, the amusement park (Coney Islands" amusement parks in particular) played a significant role in the shift of attitudes, morals and overall lifestyle of our society. Early in the twentieth century the industrial revolution began to take shape and with this emergence of industrial life, urban cities began to spring up all over the nation and immigrants began to migrate into the U.S. (most of these immigrants were European),as a result of these changes entrepreneurs and members of high society took it upon themselves to provide quality, cultured forms of recreation to catour to this mass industrial culture, these individuals were referred to as the genteel reformers. Individuals such as William C. Bryant, Andrew J. Downing and Henry W. Bellows all advocated more refined types of entertainment, examples of this kind of entertainment would be Central Park and Chicagos" Colombian Exposition but the mainstream public was not able to appreciate or recognize the significance of these forms of entertainment so another type of entertainment was established, the amusement park. With the upsurge of the amusement park many dominant ideals and ways of life established in the nineteenth century began to change and began to be overshadowed by new ways of thinking. The new Mass culture craved entertainment where as before the same mass culture craved the more basic things in life. The inhabitants of this new industrial society related well to the amusement parks and in Amusing The Million a point was made that, "the loud noises and raucous atmosphere of city life was similar to the atmosphere in the amusement parks making it easier for the members of urban society to relate to this new type of entertainment".
Life in the 19th Century was Coney Island not only impacted adults. One of Coney Island's greatest impacts was on children. For children Coney Island shaped their lives in a totally different manner. ... But Coney Island allowed kids to see many aspects to life. ... Coney islands diversity also helped shape many lives. ...
Discuss how Coney Island reflected the broader changes going on in American society at the turn of the century. Changes going on in American society at the turn of the century was reflected greatly through Coney Island and its amusements. ... That in itself brought promise to the ` development of Coney Island The rise of Coney Island helped to push this change of society by challenging social order and public conduct even further with this new form of entertainment. ... Coney Island also influenced what some may call a "sexual revolution". ... The significance of Coney Island wa...
Coney Island shattered all sexual norms found in cities at the time. ... However Coney Island only offered immediate enjoyment and escape from the demands of work and social life. ... Big business operates the way in does in large part due to the culture revolt Coney Island initiated. ... Through these things Coney Island became a dream like world that was separate from reality. ... Coney Island proved to be a cornerstone from which the rest of the 20th century culture would build around....
This island was called Coney Island. What was Coney Island and what did it bring to the Americans? ... Coney Island was on its way to great change. ... Coney Island provided a freedom that was not sensed elsewhere. ... Many of the rides on Coney Island were inspired by actual modes of transportation. ...
Coney Island started out as an American dream, thousands of people visited everyday. ... Coney was one of the first parks in America designed to bring amusement to the public. ... Coney Island popularity declined because everybody wanted to get a taste of what it was like. ... The island became too accessible to the public; it was too easy to get there when the trains started going there. "Once upon a time Coney Island was the greatest amusement resort in the world. ...
Coney Island I can still remember my first trip to Disney World. ... I think Coney Island and Disney World both have the same appeal. ... At Coney Island there were many freedoms allowed. ... Many people would vacation to Coney Island as a break, a trip to another land, it was refreshing and almost everyone during that time could say they had been to Coney Island. ... Disney has replaced Coney Island, offering many of the same things. ...
Coney Island Located at far western end of Long Island, Brooklyn is one of the New York City's five boroughs and home to 2.3 million. ... By May 1924, as many businesses rebuilt, Coney Island had a completely different look. In 1927, the 85 feet high Cyclone, Coney Island's most famous roller coaster opened. ... In 1941, Coney Island boardwalk was extended across Brighton Beach into Manhattan Beach. ... Although Coney's twenty oceanfront blocks of amusements have shrunk to three, the old Coney Island spirit lives on. ...
