“Oceanside amusement parks such as Coney Island catered to thrill seekers of the day. Hair-raising rides and games of ring toss with Kewpie-doll prizes were new “leisure time” activities — the phrase was coined in 1907 — that beckoned after the workday began to grow shorter.”
Carol Strickland, Civilization magazine, May/June 1995
Carol Strickland, Civilization magazine, May/June 1995