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USACE & WATERFRONT PRESERVATION
Above: The original
Source: Heart of Coney Island
Luna Park in 1903.
Bottom Right: Entrance to
Steeplechase Park c. 1904.
Bottom Left: The boardwalk being constructed along Coney
Island Beach in 1922.
Source: Heart of Coney Island.
Photographer: Edward E. Rutter. Source: Borough President Brooklyn Collection. NYC Municipal Archives.
In 2001, a stone revetment was constructed near this groin to a storm like no other. Sandy’s intense winds created an unex- further slowdown beach erosion. A stone revetment is a wall pected storm surge that created 14-foot-high waves that pushed that protects against erosion caused by wave action, storm sand and water up and over the boardwalk, merging with water surge and currents. from Gravesend Bay and Coney Island Creek, inundating the
From the mid-20th Century on, Coney Island went through entire peninsular from every direction.
some ups and downs, much like the rides it’s famous for, that Almost every establishment was ? ooded with water and sand included World Wars, the Depression, and urban change. including the amusement park, aquarium, the subway system,
Even so, Coney Island, has proven to be resilient and in the the Coney Island Hospital, as well as many houses and high-rise early part of the 21st Century was experiencing a revitaliza- apartment buildings.
tion that included constructing many new businesses and at- The most destructive storm to arrive in New York City in recent tractions including a new Luna Park on the grounds of the history, left 43 New Yorkers dead and many without power, heat original amusement park and a new baseball stadium. and hot water for months.
Immediately after the storm, the Army Corps was on the
AND THEN THERE WAS SANDY ground responding, both through its own response authorities
However, just as things were picking up for the historic park, and providing disaster response assistance for the Federal Emer- it faced a new challenge in October 2012 – Hurricane Sandy, gency Management Agency. 38 July/August 2023
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