Steeplechase Park was an amusement park that operated in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, United States, from 1897 to 1964...

Steeplechase Park, a New York City amusement park from 1897 to 1964, named for its racing rollercoaster Steeplechase Face, the mascot of Steeplechase...

The Steeplechase Face was the mascot of the historic Steeplechase Park, the first of three amusement parks in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. It remains...

On July 1, 1965, Trump purchased Coney Island's recently closed Steeplechase Park for $2.3 million, intending to build luxury apartments. The next year...

City's Steeplechase Park. Born in New York City, his parents had operated businesses in Coney Island from his early childhood. He founded Steeplechase in...

it was moved again to the Steeplechase amusement park on Coney Island. It ceased operations in the 1960s following the park's closure, and the frame fell...

steeplechase roller coaster, created by Steeplechase Park operator George C. Tilyou in 1897, consisted of people riding wooden horses around the park...

by a homeless man) Steeplechase Park plays an important role in the novel Closing Time (1994) by Joseph Heller. Steeplechase Park is the setting for the...

a nod to George C. Tilyou, owner of Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York, which featured the Steeplechase Face, similar grinning face signage.[citation...

tickets for rides within the park. In 1897, Sea Lion Park was joined by Steeplechase Park, the first of three major amusement parks that would open in the Coney...

operated at Steeplechase Park in 1902. Luna Park opened on May 16, 1903, and was highly profitable until Dundy died in 1907. Thompson operated the park alone...

A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles. Steeplechasing is primarily conducted...

The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing. The foremost version of the event is the...

last of the three original large parks built on Coney Island, along with Steeplechase Park and Luna Park. The park was between Surf Avenue to the north...

A Steeplechase roller coaster is a type of roller coaster that has several side-by-side tracks in a dueling "racing" arrangement. Riders straddle horse-shaped...

Cyclone in left field. Maimonides Park stands on the old site of Steeplechase Park, an old-time Coney Island amusement park that closed in 1964 amid crime...

Face" logo can be seen throughout the park. The logo, from the early days of George C. Tilyou's Steeplechase Park, was created about 100 years ago. It...

almost all of the park's existence. The idea was based on the large smiling faces at Luna Park, Melbourne, Australia, and Steeplechase Park in the United...

deterioration of social conditions, it was transferred to the amusement park Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York, in 1911, and was named "El Dorado". Celebrities...

on Coney Island which closed down due to competition from nearby Steeplechase Park. In 1905, Frederick Ingersoll, who was already making a reputation...

Steeplechase Park instead... along with a sign that stated "On this site will be erected the world's largest Ferris Wheel"). While Steeplechase Park eventually...

According to the National Amusement Park Historical Association, there are approximately 1,000 defunct amusement parks in North America, with a significant...

the south of the park. A lofted view of the ride. The station. The ride in action. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Steeplechase. Official Pleasure...

opera singer Lucrezia Bori at a Park Avenue party, he met George C. Tilyou Jr., whose family owned Steeplechase Park. Learning of his acrobatic experience...

year. At its height, it contained three amusement parks (Luna Park, Dreamland, and Steeplechase Park) and many independent amusements.: 147–150 : 11 : 3 ...

midway for inspiring him to create America's first major amusement park, Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York. The fair included life-size reproductions...

"Flying Turns  (Forest Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 4, 2012. Marden, Duane. "Flying Turns  (Steeplechase Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase...

2016. Several amusement parks that formerly faced the boardwalk, including Steeplechase Park (1897–1964), the original Luna Park (1903–1944), and Astroland...

National Steeplechase held at Riccarton Park Racecourse is one of New Zealand's major steeplechase jumping races. The Grand National Steeplechase has been...

entrance to the park. Walkers can traverse these steps to reach the base of many hiking and biking trails. The parks are home to a steeplechase course that...