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Coney Island

Luna Park at night, its tower and lagoon outlined in electric lights.c. 1927Coney IslandSurf Avenue and the Boardwalk, Brooklyn
Luna Park at night, its tower and lagoon outlined in electric lights.c. 1927 · Jack A. Kleiman / Wikimedia Commons
The Wonder Wheel and the Thunderbolt at night.Coney IslandSurf Avenue and the Boardwalk, Brooklyn
The Wonder Wheel and the Thunderbolt at night.2025 · Amaury Laporte / Wikimedia Commons

Where Gatsby wants to drive at two in the morning, alone in his blazing house. Brooklyn's seaside playground: the beach, the amusement parks, and the Wonder Wheel, which first turned in 1920 and turns still.

Visiting today

The beach and the Riegelmann Boardwalk, opened a year after the summer of the novel, are free and always open. The Wonder Wheel and the rides run from spring to autumn. Subway: Coney Island–Stillwell Av, at the end of the D, F, N and Q lines.

Where to find itSurf Avenue and the Boardwalk, Brooklyn
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