Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Parachute Jump/archive1

TFA blurb review
The Parachute Jump is a defunct amusement ride on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, it consists of a 250 ft, 170 ST open-frame, steel parachute tower. The ride has twelve cantilever steel arms radiating from the top of the tower. When it was in operation, riders were belted into a suspended two-person canvas seat, lifted to the top, and dropped; a parachute and shock absorbers slowed their descent. The jump was the tallest structure built for the 1939 New York World's Fair at Flushing Meadows. In 1941 it was moved to its current location. The ride ceased operations in the 1960s when the Steeplechase amusement park shut down, and it remains the only extant portion of the park. In 2006 the frame was fitted with a light-show system. The structure is protected as a New York City designated landmark.

Just a suggested blurb ... thoughts and edits are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 19:15, 17 January 2020 (UTC)