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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History
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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History

by Richard Poulin
November 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1 pages
10h 27m
English
Rockport Publishers
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THE MODERN AGE 1900–1950II
THE IMPACT OF INVENTION 1879–19331
LUNA PARK
LUNA PARK
Coney Island, New York, USA
Frederic Thompson (1872–1919), Elmer Dundy
(1862–1907), Designers
Irontown, Ohio, USA; Omaha, Nebraska, USA
1903
Luna Park was one of the world’s first amuse-
ment parks that operated in Coney Island
in New York City from 1903 to 1944. This
4.15-acre (1.68 ha) fantasyland of exotic spires,
towers, minarets, and domes with colorful
half-moons adorning its facades and entrances
looked like no other city in the world.
At night, it was transformed with more than
one million incandescent lightbulbs that out-
lined the façade of every structure. It ...
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ISBN: 9781592537792