Looking east under Coney Island Boardwalk from West 10th Street you can note how close the sand is to the concrete supports to the boardwalk decking. The man in the foreground is 5 feet 7 inches'
This photo from the East side of the jetty looking West at West 10th Street in Coney Island shows the rotting jetty, which should be covered by sand in the foreground and water washing up the eroded beach on the West side of the jetty. The Wonderwheel in the background is between Jones Walk and West 12th Street.
Looking East from West 32nd Street you can note the boarding up between the beach and the Coney Island Boardwalk decking. This board extends to West 29th Street. The contrast between the sunlit brightness of the Coney Island Beach and the shadowed cavern created under the Boardwalk is obvious.
In the foreground are concrete foundations, marking the old building line, which were covered by 6 feet of sand when the Boardwalk was moved back to "provide greater beach space" in 1940 at the expense of the City of $ 6,000,000. The neglect of the jetty once covered by the sand back to the Boardwalk line is obvious. This photo taken at West 10th Street on April 7, 1957 is indicative of conditions in very many sections of the beach. In some areas there is sand under the Boardwalk, while the high tide practically reaches to the very Boardwalk.
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.
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.
In the foreground are concrete foundations, marking the old building line, which were covered by 6 feet of sand when the Boardwalk was moved back to "provide greater beach space" in 1940 at the expense of the City of $ 6,000,000. The neglect of the jetty once covered by the sand back to the Boardwalk line is obvious. This photo taken at West 10th Street on April 7, 1957 is indicative of conditions in very many sections of the beach. In some areas there is sand under the Boardwalk, while the high tide practically reaches to the very Boardwalk.
