From its humble beginnings as a picnic grove up through the 1920s when it became a full fledged amusement park until the late 1960s, Coney Island was a major entertainment destination for people living around Cincinnati. Constant flooding convinced the owners to build a new park on high land and settled a spot 25 miles north of the city in Mason, OH. Since many of the rides from Coney were going to be used in the new Kings Island park, the old place officially closed in September, 1971. But it wasn't closed for good. It still exists today centered around Sunlight Pool, the largest recirculating pool in North America. Coney now sits next to a major outdoor music venue, Riverbend, and a little further up the road is Belterra Park Casino and race track. Coney uses its expansive land to host events such as the Cruise-A-Palooza car show which is one of the area's more popular events. It draws a number of great automobiles each year such as this customized Ford pick up truck, a 1969 Cadillac convertible, a 1966 Thunderbird, a pair of Plymouth Super Bees, a 1970 Chevelle SS, a Ford Starliner, and a Chevy Nova station wagon.
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