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The Steeplechase Face was the mascot of the historic Steeplechase Park, the first [1] of three amusement parks in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. [2] It remains a nostalgic symbol of Coney Island and of amusement areas influenced by it. [ 3 ]
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.
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).
Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma hit his head on the track after tripping over a hurdle in the 3,000-meter men's steeplechase final. (BEN Stansall/AFP via Getty Images) (BEN STANSALL via Getty Images)
Title: Steeplechase Park at night, Coney Island, N. Y. Created/Published: Acacia Card Company, 258 Broadway, New York 7, N.Y. Date issued: 1930 - 1945 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Genre: Postcards Subjects: Amusement parks; Amusement rides Notes: Title from item.
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