Coney Island, Stories That You've Never Heard Before 

How sad they demolished the Pool. Seems no one has any time for history. Thank you for sharing this hour of history with us

I pass by it every day. Very sad, but many wonderful memories remain.

My great uncle lived at Coney Island …. The light show was a tradition for my family sad that it’s over… This was a great show thank you!!!

Chrissy, a wonderful episode regarding "Coney Island" it's history, impact on multiple generations of people and awesome memories for me. Kudos and Cheers.

Fantastic episode! Thanks so much for interviewing them.

Awesome episode! I never knew the history of Coney Island and the link to Kings Island and other theme parks of the future! Such a cool story and history lesson! I sure wish that the Pool could have been saved as a historic landmark!Thanks for sharing!👍

Fantastic interview. What history !!

I thought that they were trying to save the pool, I guess it didn’t work. So sad. I have lots of fond memories, mainly of Coney Island, but also sunlight pool. I was too young to get on the shooting star as my older siblings loved it. I did get my nerve up one time to ride the lost river and thought it was very scary, but actually liked it pretty well. Especially the long ride through the dark water canal and then the ticking of the climb upward to the top before coming down. Two of my favorite rides were the whip and the tumble bug. Back then you had to buy paper tickets to get on the rides. So much fun in our youth. So many things return to us nowadays, I wish they would just bring the whole Coney Island experience back! Thx for sharing the history and your experience.

My Mom and Dad met at Coney Island because they both worked there. My Mom operated the Wild Cat, and My dad was in maintenance.

Another amazing video.

Just fascinating all the information from these men.💯

I’m so impressed that these two men have all their wits about and could recall so much. The first 12 yrs of my life were spent in Cincinnati and Coney Island was the highlight of my life for many years. As well as Reds games at Crosley Field. I was just 5 yrs old when my name was drawn in a give away at Coney and won a nice fiberglass rod and reel. I still have it 63 years later. Great episode of History in your own back yard. Thank you very much.

I lived on Sutton Rd only about 300’ from Coney front gate from the early 50’s. Dad built the home after getting hired by Cincinnati Fire department. Across my home was a large group boys home called Woodmar Farm. My grandfather was born inside the park in the 1800’s when called Parkers Grove because his parents lived in the park. They ran the pony track, and was the park caretakers off season. My grandfather went on to run the Lake Como’s canoes, and had the Grumman corporation change canoes from wooden to a new aluminum model called the Grumman Canoe Coney Island edition. My grandmother was Coney’s head cashier at Moonlite Gardens. I never paid park admission or paid for cafeteria food. Believe the Rossi firework company got its start at Coney shooting fireworks off the once huge island.

Such a great loss

It’s gone. I live on the hill above . So sad .

Took my 5 year old the last day of the season last year. He loved it. Said we're getting a 2024 season pass, then the news hit 😢

Im 19 and only went to Coney Island like 4 or 5 times when I was really young compared to the dozens of times I went to kings island. Wish kids my age were more interested in engaging with their local community and sacred landmarks like Coney Island. When they talk about the ball room it genuinely sounds like a fictional story because NOBODY my age will dance or be merry. Happy I watched this vid

Top notch interview. Thank you.

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I will NEVER support CSO ever again… and it breaks my heart to say that, but what in THEE HELL were they thinking to get rid of Coney Island?????? A historic Cincinnati landmark… H I S T O R I C !!!!!! And now it’s gone. Maybe you too, CSO, will go belly up. What would you do if someone decided to tear down Music Hall???? Someone in your organization really has his/her head up their claven. Good bye.