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There are many beach resorts in the Unites States. The original beach resorts were the ones cloest to the large cities. These were accessable to virtually everyone regardless of income level. Our information on these resorts is limited at this time, but we of course know about Coney Island. No American beach resort was more famous than Coney Island which was located almost in New York City. Here there was not only a beach, but a wonderful amusement park as well. On hot summer days New Yorkers flocked from the stifeling tenamanents to Coney Island. Photograsphs from Coney Island show trendemous crowds of people. Atlantic City became another popular beach resort. The best know beach resorts were of course ocean beaches. There were also popular local beaches on lakes. As transportation improved and families became increasingly affluent, beach resorts opened far from large cities. This was especially true after Word War II (1945) with the post-War economic boom. People took trains and eventully drove or flew to the resorts in Florida and California.
Blaney Beach is located at Swampscott, Massachusettes. It is one of five beavhes. We have not been able to fund much infirmtion bout the beach. Swampscott is located near Lynn and was a fushing port, but the beaches began to take on more imprtance in the 20th century. We notoce three small children brought for n outing at Blaney Beach apparentky for the fresh air as they are all bundled up. They have a cat with them, apparently one they found in th beach as people don't tke their hts to the beach.
One of the most famous beach resorts in America is Cliff Houses a little outside of San Francisco. Unfortinteky San Francisco is not the most appealing beach resport because tha water is so cold, but it was th ocen views that Ckiff House povided. Cliff House was built was built in the wind-beaten northwestern edge of San Francisco. There were several facilities have been named Cliff House. The first Cliff House was apparently built by gold rush tycoon Samuel Brannan who used wood recovered from a shipwreck (1858). A second Cliff House was built by local real-estate speculator Charles Butler (1863). Both were close to the more famous Cliff House on aicky prometory which stands today offering unfiorgtable ocen views. The rich anbd famous stsyed st Cliff House. It became San Franciscos most notable seaside site for recreation. Three preesidents were mong the clintelle. Over time, the resctable clienbtelle shifted to gamblers, grifters, and their malls. Adolph Sutro, a mining engineer made his fortune with the Comstock Lode, He decided to save the famed hitel, but than Cliff House was nrarly destroyed when the grounded schooner Parallel blew up nearby (1887) nd dcestting fire (1894). There was another fire (1909). Restoration work went on for over 30 years. Cliff House remains an iconic Sab Francisco destination.
No American beach resort was more famous than Coney Island which was located almost in New York City. Here there was not only a beach, but an exciting amusement park as well. On hot summer days New Yorkers flocked from the stifeling tenamanents to Coney Island. Photograsphs from Coney Island show trendemous crowds of people. It is also a peninsular residential neighborhood, beach, and leisure/entertainment combined. It is located on the Coney Island Channel, part of the Lower Bay in the southwestern part of Brooklyn a New York borough. What is now the amusement park/beach was once an outer barrier island but became partially connected to the rest of Long Island by municipl land fills. The residential portion of the peninsula is a community of some 60,000 people in the western section with Sea Gate to the west. Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach is located to the east. The Lower Bay is located to the south and Gravesend to the north. Coney Island is famous for the combination amusement parks and a seaside resort. The amusements were a major attraction in the days before air travel and theme parks. Coney Island was for the first half of the 20th century the bet know beach and anusement park in America. After World War II as the middle class moved tohe suburbs and had the money for more extended vacations, Coney Island fell into neglect. In recent years, there has been something of a revival. The MCU Park stadium has become home to the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team as the New York Cosmos professional soccer club. Coney Island has also opened new attractions among many existing ones.
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