Parachute Jump tower
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The Parachute Jump tower is a historic, decommissioned amusement ride and iconic landmark on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parachute Jump tower canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amusement ride
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landmark ⓘ observation tower ⓘ steel tower ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eiffel Tower of Brooklyn
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Parachute Jump ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brooklyn waterfront
ⓘ
Coney Island Boardwalk ⓘ |
| borough | Brooklyn borough ⓘ |
| category |
Amusement rides in New York City
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Brooklyn ⓘ Coney Island landmarks ⓘ Defunct amusement rides in the United States ⓘ Towers in New York City ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designer |
Elwyn E. Seelye & Company
ⓘ
Strong & Trowbridge ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century American amusement architecture ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 250 feet
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approximately 76 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate |
New York City Landmark designation 1989
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added to National Register of Historic Places 1980 ⓘ |
| lighting | decorative LED lighting at night ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Coney Island ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| locatedOn | Riegelmann Boardwalk ⓘ |
| managedBy | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Coney Island neighborhood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive open-frame steel structure
ⓘ
historic parachute drop ride ⓘ iconic silhouette on Coney Island skyline ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | parachute drop ride ⓘ |
| owner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| partOf |
Coney Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Coney Island amusement area
|
| rideType | parachute drop ⓘ |
| safetyStatus | no longer in operation as a ride ⓘ |
| status |
decommissioned
ⓘ
standing structure ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use |
current landmark
ⓘ
former amusement ride ⓘ |
| yearDecommissioned | 1964 ⓘ |
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