Ray Adams shot me again in Luna Park and I’m really happy with the results, WDYT?
Tag Archives: Amusement parks
3D Printed Luna Park’s Latest Addition is the Helter Skelter!
It’s been months in the making but I was able to update the installation at the Coney Island Museum today with the Helter Skelter Building. I plan to have a reception event at the museum on Memorial Day, so stay tuned! 
New Luna Park Photos By Raymond Adams
Raymond Adams (http://www.raymondadams.net/) is a photographer friend who I met out in Coney Island. He’s been shooting in the neighborhood for while now and was a Kickstarter backer of Coney Island Scan-A-Rama. He recently came out to meet me in Coney and shot some nice portraits of me in the installation of Luna Park at the Coney Island Museum. Thanks Ray!
The Helter Skelter
Its not just a Beatles song… the Helter Skelter was a slide ride at Thompson & Dundy’s Luna Park in Coney Island from about 1907-1915. Its the next part of the model I will be 3D printing to tie together the two pieces of boardwalk I have already completed. I’m starting to grapple with how much the park changed year to year and how the main court of the model will be laid out. Its also curious how many color variations existed amongst postcards that were made as the Helter Skelter is one of the most popular of all postcards of Luna Park . Theres a bit more work to do, but I can’t wait to start printing it!
Image from Shorpy
A Blast from the Past… 1990’s Coney Island
The world is all abuzz about sideshows and freak shows this week with the debut of American Horror Story: Freak Show so I thought I’d follow up by posting some images I just came across from my first season in the Coney Island Sideshow. Recognize anyone?
Christine Hell, straight from Hell and positively fire proof!
Ladies, I’ll show you now how I shave my legs!
Christine Hell and Casper. the albino python
A young Todd Robbins
Cutting his teeth on a lightbulb every hour
Michael Wilson, the Illustrated Man
Showing off his Ma Kali backpiece
Getting tattoos is like eating potato chips, you can’t have just one!
Ladies, if your sick of your man’s tongue waggin’ telling you what to do, here’s a sure fire way to do something about it!
Its Hammer Time!
Tongue impalement!
Helon Melon- She’s so big and so fat it takes four men to hug her and a boxcar to lug ‘er!
Helon resting backstage in her Dolly Dimples dress
Yours truly as a young magician!
Dick Zigun and “Pookie” Valerie Haller
The first sword swallower I ever saw- Todd Knight, who later punctured his stomach after a fight with his girlfriend!
Todd Knight
The Thunderbolt Rollercoaster
The Parachute Jump
Boardwalk Fortune Teller
The B&B Carousel before it was destroyed by renovations.
Sunset over Coney Island
Man against the arm wrestling machine
The Wonder Wheel
Laurel and Hardy at Spook-a-Rama
Neon Funny Face sign I designed for Coney Island USA and made with Chris Clark
