Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
A brisk and beautiful sunrise over Coney Island along the Atlantic Oeaan and Brooklyn's southern shoreline. Prominent in this video is the Parachute Jump. Originally built as the Life Savers Parachute Jump at the 1939 New York World's Fair, this was the first ride of its kind. Patrons were hoisted 262 ft (80 m) in the air before being allowed to drop using guy-wired parachutes. The Parachute Jump was closed in 1964, but has been officially preserved: it was listed on the NRHP in 1980 and made a city landmark in 1989. The Pat Auletta Steeplechase Pier is a roughly 1,100 foot walk when you step off the boadwalk to the end rail.
A brisk and beautiful sunrise over Coney Island along the Atlantic Oeaan and Brooklyn's southern shoreline. Prominent in this video is the Parachute Jump. Originally built as the Life Savers Parachute Jump at the 1939 New York World's Fair, this was the first ride of its kind. Patrons were hoisted 262 ft (80 m) in the air before being allowed to drop using guy-wired parachutes. The Parachute Jump was closed in 1964, but has been officially preserved: it was listed on the NRHP in 1980 and made a city landmark in 1989. The Pat Auletta Steeplechase Pier is a roughly 1,100 foot walk when you step off the boadwalk to the end rail.
