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Johnstown Flood at Luna Park and Coney Island Shaped by Thompson and Dundy
The article lauds E. J. Austen and Thompson and Dundy for transforming Coney Island from a rough, ten‑cent dime resort into a premier amusement center. It highlights Luna Park and Dreamland as pioneering, artistically lit attractions that elevated public taste, educated visitors, and sparked broad civic improvement through innovative, costly spectacles.
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E. J. Austen
Johnstown
Coney Island
Buffalo Exposition
Coney Is
York City
Coney
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Thompson & Dundy
Luna Park
White City
Chicago
Dreamland
Delhi
Empire of India
Edward
Thompson
Dundy
New York