Divers find 1911 dreamland park bell from the old Coney Island
While Coney Island's future remains murky, a group of local commercial divers are bringing a piece of its glorious past back to the surface.
The divers discovered a massive brass bell that was rung in bygone days at the old Dreamland Park whenever passengers left or arrived by steamboat at its once-bustling amusement pier.
They plan to tow the 500-pound bell -- which sank to the ocean floor with the rest of the grand iron pier during the great 1911 Dreamland fire -- to shore tomorrow and eventually put it on display in Coney Island for a new generation of amusement seekers.
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The divers discovered a massive brass bell that was rung in bygone days at the old Dreamland Park whenever passengers left or arrived by steamboat at its once-bustling amusement pier.
They plan to tow the 500-pound bell -- which sank to the ocean floor with the rest of the grand iron pier during the great 1911 Dreamland fire -- to shore tomorrow and eventually put it on display in Coney Island for a new generation of amusement seekers.