Tornado (Coney Island)

Tornado
Tornado in the 1950s
Coney Island
Location	Coney Island
Coordinates	40.574°N 73.979°W / 40.574; -73.979
Status	Removed
Opening date	1926 (1926)
Closing date	1977 (1977)
Cost	$250,000
General statistics
Type	Wood
Track layout	Twister
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Length	2,970 ft (910 m)
Inversions	0
Builders	Frank Darling Frank Prior Fred Church LaMarcus A. Thompson
Tornado at RCDB

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.

In 1977, much of the coaster was destroyed by arson. The coaster was completely demolished in April 1978.

See also

Illustrated postcard depicting Tornado in the 1940s

• Thunderbolt (1925 roller coaster)

References

• The American Roller Coaster, Scott Rutherford, Andover Junction Publishing, 2000

External links

• Tornado and the others.
• The Tornado.