Mike "Thunderbolt" Norton opens a hotel at Norton's Point, on the eastern end of Coney Island, which caters to a corrupt clientele. The Elephant Hotel opens at Coney Island. It becomes associated ...

The towering Ferris wheel is the center of the park, and has been in Coney Island for longer than Deno ... including the iconic Thunderbolt. Today, Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park — still owned ...