sheepshead bay racetrack

May
01

Looking Back At The RKO Tilyou Theater And One Of Coney Island’s Founding Families

The RKO Tilyou Theater. Built in the 1920s and now destroyed. It represents the rise of Coney Island as an
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Jan
23

Southern Brooklyn Was The Mecca Of Horse Racing During The Late 1800s

Coney Island, Manhattan Beach and Brighton Beach weren’t the only areas where the rich spent their leisure time [/the-history-of-manhattan-beach-and-brighton-beach/
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Sep
30

100th Anniversary Of Historic Flight From Sheepshead Bay

Calbraith Perry (“Cal”) Rodgers navigates his famous “Vin Fiz Flyer.” Source: Vin Fiz CentennialThis month marks the 100th anniversary [http:
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Aug
03

Postcard: “A Dead Heat”

This entry into our Postcard series [/tag/postcard/] comes by way of an Amazon listing [http://www.amazon.com/Great-match-between-Dobbins-Domino/
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