Coney Island Parachute Jump 02 Metal Print
by Jonathan Sabin
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Coney Island Parachute Jump 02 metal print by Jonathan Sabin. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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(From Wikipedia) The Parachute Jump is a defunct amusement ride in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, whose iconic open-frame steel structure remains... more
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(From Wikipedia) The Parachute Jump is a defunct amusement ride in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, whose iconic open-frame steel structure remains a Brooklyn landmark. 250 feet tall and weighing 170 tons, it has been called the "Eiffel Tower of Brooklyn".
It was originally built for the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, and moved to its current site, then part of the Steeplechase Park amusement park, in 1941. It is the only portion of Steeplechase Park still standing today. The ride ceased operations in 1964, when the park shut down for good.
The ride was based on functional parachutes which were held open by metal rings throughout the ascent and descent. Twelve cantilevered steel arms sprout from the top of the tower, each of which supported a parachute attached to a lift rope and a set of surrounding guide cables. Riders were belted into a two-person canvas seat hanging below the closed chute, then hoisted to the top, where a rel...
About Jonathan Sabin
Thank you for perusing my images! Please be aware that I have a significant archive of photos that are not here on FineArt America... but on Flickr, at www.flickr.com/jonathansabin. If there are any images on Flickr that interest you, please don't hesitate to send me a message and I will be more than happy to upload the file here to FAA in order to make it available for purchase. Thanks again! Jonathan
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