Coney Island Velodrome

Arena in Brooklyn, New York (closed 1950)

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The Coney Island Velodrome was a mid-sized sports arena in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. Designed as a bicycle racing venue, the drome featured a 1⁄8-mile (0.20 km) wooden oval track with 45° banked corners and seating for 10,000. It also hosted outboard midgets into 1939.[1] Located next to the Culver Depot, the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation's rail terminal at Neptune Avenue & West 12th Street, the venue played host to sports ranging from motorcycle races to boxing and football.

The drome was a popular venue for both Coney Island vacationers and New York City residents. At the height of popularity for both American bicycle racing and boxing in the 1920s, Coney Island drome was host to regional and state championship bicycle races, and boxing heroes including Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis, Jersey Joe Walcott, and Sugar Ray Robinson.

As the Great Depression began, bicycle racing on the Eastern Seaboard collapsed. On August 3, 1930, the velodrome was destroyed by fire[2] but due to its location and use was rebuilt. The last event was an Old-Timers reunion and bicycle race on September 4, 1950. Coney Island Velodrome was torn down and replaced with high-rise housing.

Included in the New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics were plans to build another velodrome elsewhere on Coney Island. These plans were scrapped when New York lost the bid to London in 2005.[3]

## References

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Notes

1. ^ "Board Track Outboard". Petersen's Circle Track: 77. September 1984.
2. ^ Thompson, Cole. "New York Velodrome". My Inwood. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
3. ^ MacFarquhar, Neil (September 12, 2000). "Plan to Put Olympics In New York Draws Fire; Site for 2012 Games Outlined by Backers, Including City Hall". The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

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Coney Island

Brooklyn, New York City

Parks|

* Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
* Luna Park

| Former|

* Astroland (1962–2008)
* Dreamland (1904–11)
* Dreamland (2009)
* Luna Park (1903–44)
* Sea Lion Park (1895–1903)
* Steeplechase Park (1897–1964)

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Roller coasters|

* Circus Coaster
* Cyclone
* Soarin' Eagle
* Sea Serpent Family Coaster
* Steeplechase
* The Tickler
* Thunderbolt (built 2014)
* Phoenix
* Starflyer

Other rides|

* B&B Carousell
* Ghost Hole
* Spook-a-Rama
* The Whip
* Wonder Wheel

Other attractions|

* Ford Amphitheater
* Maimonides Park
* New York Aquarium
* Quester I
* Riegelmann Boardwalk

Defunct|

| Roller coasters|

* Cannon Coaster
* Drop the Dip
* Flip Flap Railway
* Loop the Loop
* Rough Riders
* Switchback Railway
* Thunderbolt (1925–1982)
* Tornado

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Other rides|

* A Trip to the Moon
* Dante's Inferno
* Parachute Jump
* Witching Waves

Other attractions|

* Childs Restaurants
* Surf Avenue
* Boardwalk
* Coney Island Velodrome
* Elephantine Colossus
* Shoot the Freak
* Shore Theater

Community|

* Abraham Lincoln High School
* Coney Island Creek Park
* Coney Island Light
* Coney Island Fire Station Pumping Station
* Gargiulo's Italian Restaurant
* Half Moon Hotel
* Jewish Center of Brighton Beach
* Kaiser Park
* Nathan's
* Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies
* Shore Theater Hotel
* Totonno's
* Trump Village

Organizations|

* Coney Island History Project
* Coney Island USA
* Coney Island Beautification Project

Neighborhoods|

* Brighton Beach
* Manhattan Beach
* Sea Gate

Subway stations|

* Brighton Beach
* Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
* Neptune Avenue
* Ocean Parkway
* West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium

Cultural impact|

* Coney Island in popular culture
* Coney Island Mermaid Parade
* Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
* Steeplechase Face

See also: Brooklyn Community Board 13

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Sports venues in the New York metropolitan area

Active|

| The Bronx|

* Coffey Field
* Draddy Gymnasium
* Gaelic Park
* Ohio Field
* Reinhart Field
* Rose Hill Gymnasium
* Van Cortlandt Park
* Yankee Stadium

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Brooklyn|

* Aviator Sports and Events Center
* Barclays Center
* Brooklyn Street Circuit
* Maimonides Park
* Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
* Steinberg Wellness Center

Manhattan|

* Chelsea Piers
* Commisso Soccer Stadium
* Icahn Stadium
* John McEnroe Tennis Academy
* Levien Gymnasium
* Madison Square Garden
* Wien Stadium
* Rucker Park
* Sportime Stadium
* Fort Washington Avenue Armory

Queens|

* Aqueduct Racetrack
* Belson Stadium
* Carnesecca Arena
* Citi Field
* Flushing Meadows Natatorium
* Jack Kaiser Stadium
* Metropolitan Oval
* USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
* Arthur Ashe Stadium
* Louis Armstrong Stadium
* West Side Tennis Club

Staten Island|

* SIUH Community Park
* Spiro Sports Center
* Staten Island Cricket Club
* Wagner College Stadium

Nassau|

* Belmont Park
* Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
* Eisenhower Park
* Hofstra Arena
* Island Garden
* James M. Shuart Stadium
* Mitchel Athletic Complex
* Nassau County Aquatic Center
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
* UBS Arena

Suffolk|

* Baseball Heaven
* Fairfield Properties Ballpark
* Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
* Island Federal Credit Union Arena
* Joe Nathan Field
* Pritchard Gymnasium
* Riverhead Raceway

New Jersey|

* Arm & Hammer Park
* Asbury Park Convention Hall
* Bogota Savings Bank Center
* CURE Insurance Arena
* Hinchliffe Stadium
* Jadwin Gymnasium
* Jersey City Armory
* Jersey Mike's Arena
* Mennen Arena
* Meadowlands Sports Complex
* Meadowlands Racetrack
* MetLife Stadium
* Monmouth Park Racetrack
* MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
* Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
* Princeton Stadium
* Prudential Center
* Richard J. Codey Arena
* Roberts Stadium
* SHI Stadium
* ShoreTown Ballpark
* Sports Illustrated Stadium
* TD Bank Ballpark
* Wall Township Speedway
* Wellness and Events Center
* Yanitelli Center
* Yogi Berra Stadium
* Yurcak Field

Hudson Valley|

* Clover Stadium
* Fleming Field
* Joseph F. Fosina Stadium
* Westchester County Center
* Yonkers Raceway

Defunct|

| The Bronx|

* Bronx Coliseum
* Fleetwood Park Racetrack
* Jerome Park Racetrack
* Morris Park Racecourse
* New York Velodrome
* Yankee Stadium (1923)

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Brooklyn|

* Brighton Beach Race Course
* Capitoline Grounds
* Commercial Field
* Coney Island Velodrome
* Eastern Park
* Ebbets Field
* Gravesend Race Track
* Sheepshead Bay Race Track
* Union Grounds
* Washington Park

Manhattan|

* 69th Regiment Armory
* 181st Street Ice Palace
* Downing Stadium
* Coles Sports and Recreation Center
* Governors Island Golf Course
* Hilltop Park
* Lewisohn Stadium
* Madison Square Garden (1879)
* Madison Square Garden (1890)
* Madison Square Garden (1925)
* Metropolitan Park
* Polo Grounds
* St. Nicholas Rink

Queens|

* Dexter Park
* Jamaica Racetrack
* Louis Armstrong Stadium (1978–2016)
* Madison Square Garden Bowl
* Ridgewood Park
* Shea Stadium
* Singer Bowl
* Sunnyside Garden Arena
* Union Course

Staten Island|

* Bloomingdale Park
* St. George Cricket Grounds
* Thompson Stadium

Long Island|

* Freeport Municipal Stadium
* Island Garden (Original)
* Islip Speedway
* Long Island Arena
* Roosevelt Raceway
* Suffolk Meadows

New Jersey|

* Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium
* Boyle's Thirty Acres
* Elysian Fields
* Freehold Raceway
* Giants Stadium
* Harrison Park
* Meadowlands Arena
* Newark Schools Stadium
* Newark Velodrome
* Palmer Stadium
* Roosevelt Stadium
* Ruppert Stadium
* Rutgers Stadium (1938)

Under construction|

* Etihad Park

Never built|

* Bergen Ballpark
* Proposed domed Brooklyn Dodgers stadium
* Kingsbridge National Ice Center
* The Lighthouse Project
* New York Cosmos Stadium
* Port Imperial Street Circuit
* West Side Stadium

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