Peaks Island
Peaks Island is actually part of the city of Portland Maine, three miles away. It consists of 720 acres and was once known as the Coney Island of Maine. Ferry boats have been landing there since 1880. The first photo is dated 1910.
Atlantic City Boardwalk
The first boardwalk in Atlantic City NJ was built in 1870 and was intended to keep sand out of the hotels along the beach. The golden age of Atlantic City was in the 1920s, as liquor flowed openly even though Prohibition was in effect. Later on the boardwalk began to fade but was saved by legalized gambling in the late 1970s. The first photo is undated.
Pikes Peak CO.
Pikes Peak sits at an elevation of 14,115 ft. It can be reached by the longest (nine miles) cog rail system in the world, which began service in 1891. Two years later, during a trip on the railway, Katharine Lee Bates was inspired to write “America the Beautiful.” Following a three year, 100 million dollar renovation, the railway opened again on May 27, 2021. The first photo is undated and the third was taken in 1892.
Daytona Beach FL.
In 1926 four towns in Florida merged to become Daytona Beach. Its wide, smooth, and compacted sand had been attracting car and motorcycle races since 1902. In its hay day, Daytona Beach was known as “The world’s most famous beach.” The first photo is undated.
Early Means of Transportation
Tourists traveled to their destinations by:
Trains
Planes
and Automobiles
