Coney Island subscriber-mothers-day Parents let their children stay

Parents let their children stay home from school to see the sight

the harbor staged "one of the most exciting demonstrations in its long history

Two years later

but some of their descendants are fighting to get back in as the area has been revitalized

"the first Allied landing made on the shores of western Europe

Coney Island subscriber-mothers-day Parents let their children stayBeach goers converge on Coney Island, the famed amusement area in Brooklyn. In the 1940s and 1950s, it was not unusual for more thanone million people to hit the beach at Coney Island on a hot summer day. After the sun and surf, many would then visit the Parachute Jump and Steeplechase Park, which stand in the background. This photo was taken by Allyn Baum, a staff photographer for The New York Times from 1957 to 1967. He also contributed articles on