Tornado (formerly known as Bobs) was a roller coaster located at Coney Island along Bowery Street in Brooklyn, New York City. Designed by Fred Church and built by the L. A. Thompson Company, the roller coaster cost $250,000 to build and opened in 1926. Much like the neighboring Coney Island Cyclone, it was a hybrid design consisting of a wooden track and steel structure. The coaster's track wrapped around a tower atop which the ride's name was attached. The land under the coaster was narrow, only 70 feet wide at its widest.[1]
tornado, coney, island, tornado, formerly, known, bobs, roller, coaster, located, coney, island, along, bowery, street, brooklyn, york, city, designed, fred, church, built, thompson, company, roller, coaster, cost, build, opened, 1926, much, like, neighboring,. Tornado formerly known as Bobs was a roller coaster located at Coney Island along Bowery Street in Brooklyn New York City Designed by Fred Church and built by the L A Thompson Company the roller coaster cost 250 000 to build and opened in 1926 Much like the neighboring Coney Island Cyclone it was a hybrid design consisting of a wooden track and steel structure The coaster s track wrapped around a tower atop which the ride s name was attached The land under the coaster was narrow only 70 feet wide at its widest 1 TornadoTornado in the 1950sConey IslandLocationConey IslandCoordinates40 34 26 N 73 58 44 W 40 574 N 73 979 W 40 574 73 979 Coordinates 40 34 26 N 73 58 44 W 40 574 N 73 979 W 40 574 73 979StatusRemovedOpening date1926 1926 Closing date1977 1977 Cost 250 000General statisticsTypeWoodTrack layoutTwisterHeight71 ft 22 m Length2 970 ft 910 m Inversions0BuildersFrank DarlingFrank PriorFred ChurchLaMarcus A ThompsonTornado at RCDBIn 1977 much of the coaster was destroyed by arson 2 The coaster was completely demolished in April 1978 See also Edit Illustrated postcard depicting Tornado in the 1940s Thunderbolt 1925 roller coaster References Edit Marden Duane Tornado Roller Coaster DataBase Retrieved September 1 2019 3 Women Killed in Brooklyn Fires The New York Times December 11 1977 Retrieved January 20 2019 The American Roller Coaster Scott Rutherford Andover Junction Publishing 2000External links EditTornado and the others The Tornado This article about an amusement ride or roller coaster is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tornado Coney Island amp oldid 1083114328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
