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918. Coney Island.
Coney Island. Perspective View of the Hotel Brighton. The hotel was built in 1878 and ten years later had to be moved due to beach erosion. The move began in April 3, 1888 and lasted 10 days. The owner contracted with the Brooklyn & Brighton Beach Rail Road Company to lay 24 tracks under the 174-room, 3-story hotel and load it on 112 cars for movement 600 feet further inland.
Coney Island. Showing the distance the Hotel Brighton had been moved in two days. The hotel was built in 1878 and ten years later had to be moved due to beach erosion. The move began in April 3, 1888 and lasted 10 days. The owner contracted with the Brooklyn & Brighton Beach Rail Road Company to lay 24 tracks under the 174-room, 3-story hotel and load it on 112 cars for movement 600 feet further inland.