In this Book
- How We Got to Coney Island: The Development of Mass Transportation in Brooklyn and Kings County
- Book
- 2002
- Published by: Fordham University Press
summary
How We Got to Coney Island is the definitive history of mass transportation in Brooklyn. Covering 150 years of extraordinary growth, Cudahy tells the complete story of the trolleys, street cars, steamboats, and railways that helped create New York's largest borough---and the remarkable system that grew to connect the world's most famous seaside resort with Brooklyn, New York City across the river, and, ultimately, the rest of the world. Includes tables, charts, photographs, and maps.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. iv-v
- 2. Street Railways (1854-1890)
- pp. 24-48
- 4. Excursion Railways (1864-1890)
- pp. 67-103
- 5. Elevated Railways (1880-1890)
- pp. 104-123
- 7. Subways and the Nickel Empire (1900-1940)
- pp. 190-249
- 8. Coney Island at War (1940-1945)
- pp. 250-265
- 9. After VJ Day (1945-2000)
- pp. 266-286
- Bibliography
- pp. 327-332
Additional Information
ISBN
9780823246854
Related ISBN(s)
9780823222087
MARC Record
OCLC
56123710
Pages
346
Launched on MUSE
2012-02-08
Language
English
Open Access
No