Coney Island Parachute Jump...
Oct 13, 2015 17:03:41 #
Enjoyed the history and shot Angela very much, would have loved to have had a go on it! :D :thumbup:
Oct 13, 2015 17:13:56 #
Sylvias wrote:
Enjoyed the history and shot Angela very much, would have loved to have had a go on it! :D :thumbup:
Are you a daredevil, Sylvia?? Did you read psalom comment.... you wouldn't catch me on anything like that, but I would love to get up close to it now, lots of photo ops and angles there!! Glad you enjoyed the shot and reading the history!
Thanks for your thumb, always appreciated!
:-D
Oct 13, 2015 18:00:37 #
On my 60th birthday in New Zealand I did a 15000 ft skydive. It was fantastic, you free fall for 10,000ft then the chute opens and the fun stops!! You just slowly glide to the ground. I have flown helicopters and Cessna planes with instructors of course, just love heights and speed. :thumbup: :D
Oct 13, 2015 19:37:20 #
Sylvias wrote:
On my 60th birthday in New Zealand I did a 15000 ft skydive. It was fantastic, you free fall for 10,000ft then the chute opens and the fun stops!! You just slowly glide to the ground. I have flown helicopters and Cessna planes with instructors of course, just love heights and speed. :thumbup: :D
AHHHHHH!!!!!!! You're a very brave woman, Sylvia..... I find no thrill in being scared to death, bad enough I will be going on a vacation, first one in 35 years, hate to fly and we're going as a complete family to Hawaii!!! 13 hours in a plane.... I need to take up drinking!!!
.....but I will get some breathtaking photos!
:lol: :lol:
Oct 13, 2015 20:43:25 #
Cool!!! Nice shot of it, Angela. Surprised it's still standing. Interesting bit of history. I won't be jumping, lol.
Oct 13, 2015 21:14:04 #
I've done that ride. Well, not THAT one but a copy located at Ft. Benning, Georgia. It's part of "Tower Week" when you're going through Jump School.
"Hit the hole pole man, hit the hole!"
"Hit the hole pole man, hit the hole!"
Oct 13, 2015 23:02:40 #
Beautiful photo. Ft. Benning's Airborne School had four of them I believe when I went thru training in 1968. One was a guided drop similar to your one at Coney Island, the other three were free fall. I found the 250' tower experience to be more frightening than exiting the aircraft. I am so happy Coney Island still has the beautiful structure.
rlaugh wrote:
What a great piece of amusement park history...glad it's still there...good one!
Oct 14, 2015 02:36:44 #
angela k wrote:
AHHHHHH!!!!!!! You're a very brave woman, Sylvia..... I find no thrill in being scared to death, bad enough I will be going on a vacation, first one in 35 years, hate to fly and we're going as a complete family to Hawaii!!! 13 hours in a plane.... I need to take up drinking!!!
.....but I will get some breathtaking photos!
:lol: :lol:
.....but I will get some breathtaking photos!
:lol: :lol:
You will be surprised how quickly the time will pass, take a book, watch the films or do some knitting. ;) I have never been to Hawaii, look forward to your seeing your photos. :D
Oct 14, 2015 06:07:37 #
Another great Photo Angela! I was also there as a very young boy. Can't remember much about it unfortunately.
Oct 14, 2015 06:50:42 #
angela k wrote:
I shot this from the car on our way to NJ on the B... (show quote)
Interesting narative and great shot angela. Perfect background for it. :-D
Oct 14, 2015 07:06:42 #
Treepusher wrote:
Cool!!! Nice shot of it, Angela. Surprised it's still standing. Interesting bit of history. I won't be jumping, lol.
Randy, glad you enjoyed reading about this piece of Brooklyn history and my drive by shooting of it!!
Ditto for me.... no jumping, even if it worked!
:-D
Oct 14, 2015 07:08:08 #
dfalk wrote:
I've done that ride. Well, not THAT one but a copy located at Ft. Benning, Georgia. It's part of "Tower Week" when you're going through Jump School.
"Hit the hole pole man, hit the hole!"
"Hit the hole pole man, hit the hole!"
That had to be intense!!! Thanks for the visit dfalk and I hope this brought back some fond memories.... or scary ones!!
:-D
Oct 14, 2015 07:10:09 #
jfn007 wrote:
Beautiful photo. Ft. Benning's Airborne School had four of them I believe when I went thru training in 1968. One was a guided drop similar to your one at Coney Island, the other three were free fall. I found the 250' tower experience to be more frightening than exiting the aircraft. I am so happy Coney Island still has the beautiful structure.
Thanks for your visit and comments jfn007 and what an experience that must have been for you!! I'd love to get right up close to this structure, I can picture some amazing shots and angles of it...
:D
Oct 14, 2015 07:11:27 #
Sylvias wrote:
You will be surprised how quickly the time will pass, take a book, watch the films or do some knitting. ;) I have never been to Hawaii, look forward to your seeing your photos. :D
I know.... it will be wonderful, but I'm really concerned about leaving my animals.....
...but looking forward to taking lots of pictures!
Oct 14, 2015 07:12:31 #
Snap Shot wrote:
Another great Photo Angela! I was also there as a very young boy. Can't remember much about it unfortunately.
Thanks Bill for checking it out! I went many times as a child but never took the plunge on this ride!!
Glad you liked!
:-D
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