Ride Inspector collection-night horse-drawn wagons

horse-drawn wagons

the number of horses in New York would dwindle from as many as 200

Framed reprints may vary in width to reflect page proportions that changed from wide (pre-1954) to more narrow from 1997 to the present

atop Mount Suribachi on the island

Ride Inspector collection-night horse-drawn wagonsIt was a tough job, but someone had to do it. For many years, inspector kept "an official municipal eye" on Coney Island, documenting safety concerns across 120 rides. When our photographer Neal Boenzi took this picture in 1959, the inspector, then 62, was beginning his 20th year on the job and he "still enjoys the rides as much as any boy." The inspector had formed strong opinions. The Cyclone and the parachute jump at Steeplechase Park were his