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Jungle Habitat, which was in West Milford, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, was a Warner Bros. -owned theme park that opened in the summer of 1972, and closed in October 1976. By November 1972, the park had 500,000 paid visitors.
We're both thinking of same place, I just got name confused. Jungle Junction was part of Jungle Habitat.
Recall now seeing television commercials and adverts for Jungle Habitat as a kid, anything Warner Bros related got my vote, but neither of my parents were interested so we never went.
Recall now seeing television commercials and adverts for Jungle Habitat as a kid, anything Warner Bros related got my vote, but neither of my parents were interested so we never went.
Nether did we, we would go to Turtle Back Zoo instead.
Well, yes, it is famous. Iconic, even. That's not wrong. But when you ask people from a place like NJ that has closer and far more miles of nicer beaches, many with the same amenities as Coney Island, you're not going to get the same reaction as you would from people in other states.
Coney Island is famous BECAUSE it's part of New York City, which has a few beaches but is mostly urban, whereas New Jersey is straight-up famous for its beaches (and not so much for skyscrapers), so why would it care about another one in all the way over in New York? Relocate Coney Island to New Jersey, and you have what's already there in Atlantic City or Asbury Park or Point.
Anything in NYC has always gotten more attention in pop culture than NJ.
No, Coney Island is famous because at one time WWII and prior years, it was very nice. The steeple chase ride was famous and they had "side shows." The amusement park area was larger and of course, Nathan's (and their competitors) was a place where you could get a cheap and what was perceived as a "clean" cheap meal that you didn't get sick from, especially when it was originally kosher. The amusement park was the largest amusement park in the US with three large parks and several small independent attractions. Originally it had hotels and was a playground for the rich. It was also the location where Thomas Edison electrocuted that elephant to demonstrate a "modern" method for punishing criminals rather than hanging. It was one of the first places that had electricity. Like every place else in NYC, it began a decline in the 1950s. Once air travel became common, Day trips like Coney Island lost their popularity.
No, Coney Island is famous because at one time WWII and prior years, it was very nice. The steeple chase ride was famous and they had "side shows." The amusement park area was larger and of course, Nathan's (and their competitors) was a place where you could get a cheap and what was perceived as a "clean" cheap meal that you didn't get sick from, especially when it was originally kosher. The amusement park was the largest amusement park in the US with three large parks and several small independent attractions. Originally it had hotels and was a playground for the rich. It was also the location where Thomas Edison electrocuted that elephant to demonstrate a "modern" method for punishing criminals rather than hanging. It was one of the first places that had electricity. Like every place else in NYC, it began a decline in the 1950s. Once air travel became common, Day trips like Coney Island lost their popularity.
But still, my point was that there were places in New Jersey that had all those same things or similar (ever see the photos of the horses diving off the steel pier in Atlantic City in pre-WWII years, lol?), and further north up the coast was Asbury Park, which had its heyday 1900 - 1950, so people in NJ didn't go to Coney Island because there was no need to. Since Coney Island was in New York City, it got more attention. People like my parents, when they were young, would never have even considered traveling to Brooklyn from New Jersey just to go to a beach town that was not much different from what they could drive a much shorter distance to in their own state.
But still, my point was that there were places in New Jersey that had all those same things or similar (ever see the photos of the horses diving off the steel pier in Atlantic City in pre-WWII years, lol?), and further north up the coast was Asbury Park, which had its heyday 1900 - 1950, so people in NJ didn't go to Coney Island because there was no need to. Since Coney Island was in New York City, it got more attention. People like my parents, when they were young, would never have even considered traveling to Brooklyn from New Jersey just to go to a beach town that was not much different from what they could drive a much shorter distance to in their own state.
Yes, but NJ was underpopulated and was primarily farmland before your parents' time. Coney Island already had developed a reputation even prior to the Gilded Age which is why people from outside of the NJ/NY area knew about it. It's reputation predates Asbury Park which is why the OP asked on this thread if people went to Coney Island. Travel in those days was not so easy, prior to the invention of motor vehicles. Atlantic City or Coney Island was like traveling to two different planets.
My point was that the OP who is not from our area, asked about Coney Island because it has/had more notoriety and history than any of the NJ beaches. Of course, your parents would go to a NJ beach, much closer.
Yes, but NJ was underpopulated and was primarily farmland before your parents' time. Coney Island already had developed a reputation even prior to the Gilded Age which is why people from outside of the NJ/NY area knew about it. It's reputation predates Asbury Park which is why the OP asked on this thread if people went to Coney Island. Travel in those days was not so easy, prior to the invention of motor vehicles. Atlantic City or Coney Island was like traveling to two different planets.
My point was that the OP who is not from our area, asked about Coney Island because it has/had more notoriety and history than any of the NJ beaches. Of course, your parents would go to a NJ beach, much closer.
I understand what your saying but I think your opinion is a little off here, First and foremost I think this is all relative to a person depending where they grew up. Again only speaking on my own history I would argue your statement here. Both areas were being developed within years of each other and I would argue your history points also. Not trying to disparage anyone just saying both offer many of the same things and were develop within years of each other. JMO.
Yes, but NJ was underpopulated and was primarily farmland before your parents' time. Coney Island already had developed a reputation even prior to the Gilded Age which is why people from outside of the NJ/NY area knew about it. It's reputation predates Asbury Park which is why the OP asked on this thread if people went to Coney Island. Travel in those days was not so easy, prior to the invention of motor vehicles. Atlantic City or Coney Island was like traveling to two different planets.
My point was that the OP who is not from our area, asked about Coney Island because it has/had more notoriety and history than any of the NJ beaches. Of course, your parents would go to a NJ beach, much closer.
Yes, which is exactly what some of us said upthread. We explained to her why it was not odd that people from NJ would never have gone to Coney Island, even though to her it was so famous that this surprised her.
i won't cross over to new york anymore unless i can't get a flight out of newark.
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