PARACHUTE JUMP - STEEPLECHASE PLAZA
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76 m high metal tower in Brooklyn, declared a historic monument, offering a thrill ride
This 76-metre-high metallic silhouette that rises above the boardwalk is one of the symbols of the Coney Island district, or even the entire borough, so much so that it is sometimes called the "Brooklyn Eiffel Tower". If you feel like taking a thrill ride when you see it, be advised that Parachute Jump has not worked since the 1960s! It is actually the backbone of an old building from the 1939 New York World Expo, which took place in Queens. It was moved in 1941 and then installed in one of Coney Island's three historic amusement parks, Steeplechase Park. As its name suggests, the attraction simulated a parachute descent along cables. It was the last remnant of this closed park in 1964, sold to Fred Trump (Donald's father) in 1965, that destroyed it before it was classified, in order to build a tower (which did not happen). The tower was declared a historic monument in 1980 and New York City Landmark nine years later, before being restored in the 2010's and adorned with thousands of LEDs. At the foot of the tower, on the pedestrian Steeplechase Plaza, turn the 50 wooden horses of the B&B Carousel, a historic Coney Island carousel dating from 1919, restored and installed here in 2013 and managed by the Luna park. Just opposite, Pat Auletta Steeplechase Pier, a jetty that protrudes into the sea, offers a beautiful view of Coney Island.
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