Ride Inspector collection-night reporting the festivities of the

reporting the festivities of the seventh annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York

photographed this group of Beatlemaniacs in hysterics across the street from The Plaza Hotel

The statue was the result of a collaboration between French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi

atop Mount Suribachi on the island

horse-drawn wagons

Ride Inspector collection-night reporting the festivities of theIt was a tough job, but someone had to do it. For many years, inspector kept "an official municipal eye" on Coney Island, documenting safety concerns across 120 rides. When our photographer Neal Boenzi took this picture in 1959, the inspector, then 62, was beginning his 20th year on the job and he "still enjoys the rides as much as any boy." The inspector had formed strong opinions. The Cyclone and the parachute jump at Steeplechase Park were his