Tornado (formerly known as Bobs) was a roller coaster located at Coney Island along Bowery Street in

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. 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 The Cyclone, also the Coney Island Cyclone, is a wooden roller coaster at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. Designed by Vernon Keenan, it opened to the public on June 26, 1927. The roller coaster is on a plot of land at the ...

, 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.

References

*''The American Roller Coaster'', Scott Rutherford, Andover Junction Publishing, 2000

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Tornado and the others.The Tornado.
Coney Island Former roller coasters in New York (state) Demolished buildings and structures in Brooklyn {{amusement-ride-stub

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