He died many years after his wife Audrey (who died in 1993), with whom he raised their children on Coney Island’s Surf Avenue, across from the now-gone Steeplechase Park, according to his obituary.

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (PIX11 ... The display will be visible from various points along the Riegelmann Boardwalk and Steeplechase Park, ensuring everyone can enjoy the show.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Thousands of mermaid lovers and art enthusiasts will head to Brooklyn on Saturday for the annual Coney Island ... continue their march to Steeplechase Plaza, under the ...

"Between 1897 and 1904, three amusement parks sprang up at Coney Island: Dreamland, Luna Park and Steeplechase." Coney Island’s first hotel had opened in 1829 — and by the post-Civil War years ...

The land once belonged to Steeplechase Park, one the three original major amusement parks in Coney Island. George Tilyou founded it in 1897, but it closed in 1964 due to low attendance.

Between around 1880 and the 1940’s, Coney Island was the largest amusement area in the United States, attracting several million visitors per year. At its height, it contained three major amusement ...

The concept crossed the pond to Coney Island in the late 1800s ... drawn largely by three giant outdoor entertainment venues: Steeplechase Park (1897), Luna Park (1903), and Dreamland (1904). These ...

Steeplechase Pier sits next to Maimonides Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones ... Catsimatidis, who is also pushing to bring casinos to Coney Island, has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars ...

Coney Island is continuing to celebrate its storied ... “It began when Thompson and Dundy brought ‘A Trip to the Moon’ to Steeplechase Park in 1902 and culminated in 1962 with Astroland ...

Coney Island weathered the Great Depression ... Two years later, entrepreneur George C. Tilyou opened Steeplechase Park, which became famous for its signature mechanical horse ride.