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Here are two views of the
Electric tower at the end of the lagoon. The view on the right
shows the lagoon with the circus in place. Edwin E. Slosson
wrote in "The Independent" magazine, "Now, line by
line, as we watch in the twilight, as if lit by an unseen taper, as
if drawn by the architect on the darkness by a pen of fire, the
building slowly appears, until with a final flash it stands like a
glorified ghost of itself in the night." [July 21, 1904] (Both
photos courtesy of the Library of Congress) |
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These two views are from the
top of the shoot-the-chutes.
The left postcard is the more accurate of the two, although the
American flags were often added by the card's artist. When
it opened in 1903 Luna Park featured 250,000 lights and 100,000 of those were on the Electric tower. |
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The aerial swings fly behind
one of the small towers pictured above. The right image
features two towers on the left hand side and a row of restaurant
boxes on the right. (Both photos
courtesy of the Library of Congress) |
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The left photo shows the
Dragon's Gorge and the main gate is visible in the distance.
The photo on the right is another view of Luna, this time
closer to the entrance. The park at night was amazing.
Russian writer Maxim Gorky said, "With the advent of night a
fantastic city all of fire suddenly rises from the ocean into the
sky. Thousands of ruddy sparks glimmer in the darkness,
limning in fine sensitive outline on the black background of the
sky, shapely towers of miraculous castles, palaces and
temples. Golden gossamer threads tremble in the air.
They intertwine in transparent, flaming patterns, which flutter
and melt away in love with their own beauty mirrored in the
waters. Fabulous beyond conceiving, ineffably beautiful, is
this fiery scintillation." [The Independent: August 8, 1907] |
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