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It was also known as the Funny Face after the park's slogan "Steeplechase – Funny Place" or as Tillie, after the park's founder George C. Tilyou. It has also sometimes been named Steeplechase Jack. The mascot represented the area's wholesomeness and neoclassical architecture combined with its veneer of hidden sexuality.
Tillie is an amusement park "fun face", painted during the winter of 1955–1956. The name Tillie is likely a nod to George C. Tilyou, owner of Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York, which featured the Steeplechase Face, similar grinning face signage. [citation needed]
Steeplechase Park's icon was a "Funny Face" mascot, depicting a smiling man with several dozen teeth; it was nicknamed "the Tilly" after Tilyou's surname. The mascot, which became a symbol of Coney Island, represented the area's wholesomeness and neoclassical architecture combined with its veneer of hidden sexuality.
Steeplechase Park was an amusement park that operated in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, United States, from 1897 to 1964.Steeplechase Park was created by the entrepreneur George C. Tilyou as the first of the three large amusement parks built on Coney Island, the other two being Luna Park (1903) and Dreamland (1904).
Variations of the Coney Island "Funny Face" logo can be seen throughout the park. The logo, from the early days of George C. Tilyou's Steeplechase Park, was created about 100 years ago. [23] It has featured in TV shows such as Law & Order and Mr. Robot. [24]
Sea Lion Park's opening spurred the construction of George C. Tilyou's Steeplechase Park, which opened in 1897. [66]: 12 [52]: 249 [71] The Coney Island "Funny Face" logo, which is still extant, dates to the early days of Steeplechase Park. [72]
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Illustration of Steeplechase Park, with the Pavilion of Fun's "Funny Face" mascot in the middle of its facade. On July 1, 1965, Trump purchased Coney Island's recently closed Steeplechase Park for $2.3 million, intending to build luxury apartments.