Lacerenza, William A Mayer, Peter F Reuter, Louis W Suess, George H Van Kannel, T. (Theophilus), 1841-1919
Published / Created:
1947
Call Number:
BrSides Elephant Folio 2013 7
Collection Title:
Amusement park attractions : blueprints, plans, and building permits for Coney Island and other
Image Count:
10
Abstract:
A collection of blueprints, plans, and building permits for Coney Island attractions and for the Witching Waves ride in Detroit and Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland. The Witching Waves ride was originally a Coney Island attraction that was later licensed to other locations. Collection includes plans for rides (such as Witching Waves, Bubble Bounce, Roll-O-Plane, and Thunderbolt), restaurants, arcades, a revolving platform and a miniature golf course, as well as for foundations, pipelines, and concrete piers. Includes also plans for an elephant track and stables for 5 elephants and 5 persons.
Description:
Architects and surveyors named on plans: T. Van Kannel, George H. Suess, William A. Lacerenza, Peter F. Meyer, Louis W. Reuter., Collection includes 1 blueline print and 1 manuscript floor plan and duplicate blueprints., Imperfect: manuscript floor plan mutilated with loss of text., and Stamps of the Department of Housing and Buildings, Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York.
Subject (Geographic):
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) and Euclid Beach Park (Cleveland, Ohio)
Subject (Topic):
Amusement parks--Michigan--Detroit, Amusement parks--New York (State)--New York, and Amusement parks--Ohio--Cleveland
Pagode., Plan de l'Entree, Plan de Voliere., Principaleentree de jardin des fleurs a Kew chez M. la Princesse de Galles., Temple Chinois., Temple de Venus a Stow., and Temple Gothique execute a Stow. pl. 4
Elevation of a Cottage for the Honorable Horace Walpole, near Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title at top of sheet, scale drawn in below image., Artist's name inscribed by Horace Walpole, recto lower left corner: Robt Adam Architect 1766., Formerly shelved as part of the SH Views collection., and Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: (London Sale, Lot 1248): Ditto [drawings] Views of Strawberry Hill and of the Villa of Lady Diana Beauclerc at Twickenham, by J. Barrow, 1789, and 4 designs for a Cottage, etc. at Strawberry Hill, by Robert Adams, architect, 1767, etc."
