Tops of the supports for the Coney Island Boardwalk decking of the old boardwalk line

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Tops of the supports for the Coney Island Boardwalk decking of the old boardwalk line

These concrete shafts sticking out above the beach and endangering bathers are the tops of the supports for the Coney Island Boardwalk decking of the old Boardwalk line, which was moved back to the new boardwalk line in 1940 at an expense to the City of some $6,000,000. The water line has now eroded the beach back to this point on West 10th Street. The extent of the erosion can be seen in the exposed jetty at the left of the picture., which has been completely covered by the sand back to the rock line.

Identifier: REC0027_04_001_0006f

Title: Tops of the supports for the Coney Island Boardwalk decking of the old boardwalk line

Title: Series 4: Photographs

Collection: Mayor Robert F. Wagner records

Date: 1957-04-07

Description: These concrete shafts sticking out above the beach and endangering bathers are the tops of the supports for the Coney Island Boardwalk decking of the old Boardwalk line, which was moved back to the new boardwalk line in 1940 at an expense to the City of some $6,000,000. The water line has now eroded the beach back to this point on West 10th Street. The extent of the erosion can be seen in the exposed jetty at the left of the picture., which has been completely covered by the sand back to the rock line.

Creator: New York (N.Y.). Office of the Mayor

Creator: Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1910-1991

Borough: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Block: Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)

Type: Still Image

Format: Gelatin silver prints

Source: New York City Municipal Archives

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Language: eng

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