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Coney-catching is Elizabethan slang for theft through trickery. It comes from the word "coney" (sometimes spelled conny), meaning a rabbit raised for the table and thus tame. [1] A coney-catcher was a thief or con man. [2]
Feltman's Beer Garden, Coney Island, New York: Menagerie, no jumpers, built, partially burned in the West Brighton fire of 1899, or possibly earlier because Feltman (the inventor of the hot dog) bought a second carousel from Looff in the 1890s. [4] 1880 Coney Island Carousel: Coney Island, New York 1884 Roger Williams Park Carousel: Providence ...
Nathan's Famous, Inc. is an American company that operates a chain of fast-food restaurants specializing in hot dogs.The original Nathan's restaurant stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
The origins of Motor City’s chili-topped hot dog are rooted in the culinary heritage of Greek immigrants.
Louis and Temple Abernathy took their first adventurous ride on horseback from Oklahoma to Sante Fe New Mexico and back, alone and at the ages of 9 and 5. Next was the horseback ride from Oklahoma to New York City. On a bet, they rode from Coney Island, New York, to San Francisco, California, at the ages of 11, and 7.
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Hykiem Coney (1982–2006), American anti-gang activist; Jeremy Coney (born 1952), New Zealand cricketer; Malachy Coney (fl. 1989–2011), Irish comic writer; Michael G. Coney (1932–2005), English science fiction writer; Sandra Coney (born 1944), New Zealand feminist and women's health campaigner; Te'Von Coney (born 1997), American football ...
Business went well at Coney Island, but in 1984 the Steven brothers decided that the name "Coney Island" was too restrictive since it could not be franchised. The company launched a citywide contest which resulted in the name Spangles. [2] [3] The first Topeka store opening made national news in restaurant trade publications in 2004. [4] "