Okay so it will cost money, so does everything. He wasn't as crazy about it being a Seabee during the war and used to be planted on the ground or on the water. [20][21] Accordingly, Stanley Switlik and George P. Putnam built a 115-foot-tall (35m) tower on Switlik's farm in Ocean County, New Jersey. Standing 250 feet tall and weighing 170 tons, City landmark the Parachute Jump is an impossible-to-miss part of the Coney Island skylineespecially when. Acting as cool as possible, we pulled off nonchalance like pros. Vintage color footage of kids and families on various rides, includin. [95] The city voted in 1968 to acquire the site for $4million (equivalent to $31million in 2021). [39], Several incidents occurred within the first few months of the Parachute Jump's opening. Its a shame Bloomberg wasted everyones time with the Westside Highway stadium and other Olympic boondoggle accoutrements, instead of actually developing to the needs of a thriving city. lighting designer Leni Schwendinger, to re-light the dormant Boardwalk ride, promoting it as a beacon to draw eyes toward Coney Island. A girlie show I never saw, always a few cops The Parachute Jump stopped operating as part of Steeplechase Park upon the latter's closure in 1964. Never went to a single beach in the Bronx. I agree strongly that it help revive Coney Island as a tourist attraction. Some quick stops at the Coney Island attractions - Rides on the Parachute Jump, The Whip, The Magic Carpet (I think.) bringing the parachute jump up to modern safety standards, is possible, but will cost money. And yet no one I knew was [104][105], After it was abandoned, the Jump became a haunt for teenagers and young adults to climb,[91] while the base became covered with graffiti. [115] The local community board recommended that the Parachute Jump be demolished if it could not be fixed, but NYC Parks commissioner Henry Stern said in January 1984 that his department had "decided to let it stand[116], Stern dismissed the possibility of making the Parachute Jump operational again, calling it a "totally useless structure" and saying that even the Eiffel Tower had a restaurant. [81][82] On the site of Steeplechase Park, Trump proposed building a 160-foot-high (49m) enclosed dome with recreational facilities and a convention center. This is the Coney Island Parachute Jump lit up on a great summer night when I was at the Coney Island Cyclones Game. In February 2008, the city began planning a second phase of lights. Parachute Jump | Coney Island History Project exists to restore it as a parachute jump attraction.. In no way will anybody ever see Coney Island again. Btw: The illumination looks great and imho it is a nice addition to the beach area. jump could possibly be made to work again. Each parachute had a seat for two hanging beneath it; riders were lifted by a cable to the top of the tower, then dropped, floating gently to the ground. The Parachute Jump is a defunct amusement ride and a landmark in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, along the Riegelmann Boardwalk at Coney Island. [32] Life Savers sponsored the ride, investing $15,000 (equivalent to $292,000 in 2021) and decorated its tower with brightly lit, candy-shaped rings. There had been serious discusions of making the ride operable again but the structural changes that would be necesary to meet modern safety standards would probably not be possible, not to mention the high cost of operation. Memories! [94] For a time Trump rented out the base area as a concession and it was encircled by a small go-kart track.