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BIRTH OF BROOKLYN’S “EIFFEL TOWER”

July 24th, 2008

What became known as Coney Island’s “Parachute Jump” was originally the LifeSaver exhibit at the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair. The fair was held in the Flushing Meadows section of Queens, New York (where the 1964-5 Fair would be held); it was one of the 20th century’s most splendid yet most poignant [...]

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