{"nrhp_refnum":"91000907","name":"Cyclone Roller Coaster","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"834 Surf Ave. at W. 10th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brooklyn","county":"Brooklyn","state":"NY","lat":40.57501967700006,"lon":-73.97858275799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-06-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood-track roller coaster at 834 Surf Avenue at West 10th Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn, built in 1927 for Jack and Irving Rosenthal on a 75- by 500-foot lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under the area of recreation for the Cyclone's link to Coney Island's development as New York's premier amusement center. It is the last functioning roller coaster and the only surviving wood-track coaster at Coney Island, where more than twenty once operated. Its configuration and integrity remain essentially intact.","narrative":"Rising above Surf Avenue at West 10th Street in Coney Island, the Cyclone is a wood-track roller coaster opened in 1927 for entrepreneurs Jack and Irving Rosenthal. Its steel framework of I-beam posts supports about 3,000 feet of track with six fan turns and nine drops, and trains reach sixty-eight miles per hour. A 1939 renovation lowered the first drop and realigned some curves for a quicker ride, and neon signage was added. The ride is significant for its connection to Coney Island's growth as New York's leading amusement destination from the 1880s through World War II. Of nearly two dozen coasters once operating there, only the Cyclone remains intact and running, making it the sole surviving wood-track coaster in the area. Incandescent lighting, original lettering and a canopied loading platform add to its historic character. Modest later storage sheds and ticket booths do not detract from its integrity.","period_of_significance":"1927 - 1941","architect_builder":"Keenan, Vernon (engineer); Baker, Harry C. (builder)","architectural_style":"No style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still operating at its original Surf Avenue location as a ride licensed to the Astroland Amusement Park owners; maintained through in-kind replacement of wood members.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.55023-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/91000907.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000907/665aed1a43-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000907/665aed1a43-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Leonard J. DeFrancisci","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cyclone_Roller_Coaster_(Coney_Island,_New_York)_001.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Leonard J. DeFrancisci</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cyclone_Roller_Coaster_(Coney_Island,_New_York)_001.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318365","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island_Cyclone","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q677558"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/brooklyn/cyclone-roller-coaster-91000907/"}