The masterminds behind Coney Island's Luna Park ... The great strength of Steeplechase Park, known round the world for its trademark "funny face" logo, lay in its power to involve visitors.

Coney Island is a twentieth-century icon of American fun, and the birthplace of the large-scale amusement park. George Tilyou's grinning "funny face" logo for Steeplechase Park, the giant tower at ...