#2035 – FUNHOUSE – Danny Gatton - 6/16/2020

Roller coasters are amusement park staples. You would figure
them to be an invention born in the 20^th century, but the first one
built in the U.S. but the
Granddaddy of them all still has its home on Coney Island.
On this day in 1887 the first “switchback railway” - as they were then called -
opened for business, thrilling the public. The classic Coney Island Cyclone –
which is still standing – replaced the switchback railway and still thrills
fans to this day.

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