http://www.dizzycity.com/

10. Tech oddities: New York dizzy; All your base are belong to us

New York dizzy Get up close and personal with New York at DizzyCity.com. The site contains a Ipix-enabled panoramic map of every intersection in the city. You can scroll around to check out 360-degree photo panoramas, check out specific addresses, and more:

http://www.dizzycity.com/

-- Anonymous, March 05, 2001

Answers

yes

-- Anonymous, July 06, 2001

Dead link for me. Damn and it sounded cool.

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2001

THIS WILL HAVE TO DO. Check out the Post Card Collection.

http://www.coneyislandusa.com/museum.shtml

-- Anonymous, July 10, 2001

My Mom and Dad used to go on dates to Coney Island when they were (in their words) "keeping company".

I think the neighborhood improvements they've proposed (and started) are wonderful. You would never realize that it used to be a "resort" at the turn of the century. But with the new sports complex (and minor league baseball is back!), it's looking up.

Thanks for that, Charlie. I wish the other link was still working.

-- Anonymous, July 10, 2001

Try to catch the PBS special or go to the web site for the Story of Coney as the worlds' leading fantasy park from 1890-1930 or so. It wasn't just an "amusement park" ala 6flags or Disney or Busch.

The two biggies burned. "Dreamland" (Home of the waltz: "Meet me tonight in Dreamland") and Luna Park. Steeplechase was the last park that stayed open until the 1960s along with the parachute drop, the huge ferris wheel and still open; the Cyclone.

There was also one very famous (in certain circles) Italian restaurant which (like the joints on Mulberry St. and in Bensonhurst) were "official neutral turf".

-- Anonymous, July 10, 2001

I had a beach club membership a few years ago at Sea Gate (beautiful, private, gated community at the far end of C.I.). I'd take the subway to Stillwell Ave. and then get the bus the rest of the way. That station, Stillwell Ave., at the time still had the original snack bar and souvenir stands. I read not too long ago that they were closing it. Sniff. (But I think it was due to -- much- needed! -- station renovations. It's a terminal point for two or three lines.)

Went on the Wonder Wheel a few years ago; still scary as ever. We also went to the Aquarium (I used to be a member) and C.I. last year when we went to NYC for a wedding. Got pictures of the Thunderbolt (?). They tore it down about a month later. Kind of neat; there was all kinds of "greenery" growing all over it. Looked haunted in a lot of ways.

Lots of history there and it's just so good to see them bringing it back. I know the parachute ride is on the Landmark Register and it's kept pretty nice. I had heard there would be another "amusement park" built around it, but not sure if that was just an idea or what. I kind of hope they do.

I think I saw that PBS special, unless it's a different one you're talking about. They showed stills of Steeplechase Park. People were walking around in their "Sunday Best". How cool.

-- Anonymous, July 10, 2001

Forgot; what was the name of that restaurant? I can't remember . . . do you?

-- Anonymous, July 10, 2001

"vesuvio"? maybe "luna". It was in a movie. I remember it being between the Boardwalk and Surf but West of the Els/subway terminals and on the left hand side of the street as you faced the Ocean.

You walked up an entrance wide enough for 10 into huge double doors and then up more steps into a hall with lots of "roccoco" styling. Menu was as usual, Neopolitan. I was only there once and that was maybe 1980 so I may be confusing reality with the movie. Place was run exactly like the tourist traps on Mulberry where to get anything decent it paid to know someone and speak Napolitan.

For some reason I think it burned (syn: torched).

-- Anonymous, July 11, 2001

I was never there, but I had heard of it; still can't remember the name. "Luna" sounds familiar, but I know there's a Luna on Mulberry St. and that might be what I'm thinking of. The one on Mulberry has great food, but it's a bit too trendy (well, it was the last time I was there; that pretty much ruined it despite the food quality).

I'll bet it was "torched". What a shame. Someone must have angered someone :-)

-- Anonymous, July 11, 2001

You will flip at this site. 100s of posts about your area.

Vesuvio's was on Third in Bay Ridge (in the 70s if I remember). So now the question is what was the name of the big joint in Coney Island.

http://www.brooklyn.net/my_bklyn/my_bklyn_118.html

-- Anonymous, July 11, 2001

another. See the timelines and the restaurant page along with the pages on Dreamland and Luna.
http://naid.sppsr.ucla.edu/coneyisland/histart.htm

-- Anonymous, July 11, 2001

Came up with this one and there was also "Carolinas". But I think it might have been Gargiulos.

Gargiulos New American $-$$ A noisy family-style place, first attracted crowds with a huge styrofoam octopus, reputedly stolen from the aquarium. Unfortunately, it's gone now. But people still come for the filling southern Italian dishes. Addr: 2911 W 15th St Tel: (718)266-4891

-- Anonymous, July 11, 2001

Vesuvio's is still there; it's on Third Avenue and 73rd Street (I lived for a time on Third and 74th). It's mostly a pizza joint, but it has a restaurant attached, too. Limited menu, food's not so great (neither is the pizza).

I have the Brooklyn.net site bookmarked. Lots of great stuff there.

-- Anonymous, July 12, 2001