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[i]Astroland β with its looping rockets, moon-flight simulations, rider-drenching water coaster and 272-foot observation tower β was opened by the Alberts in 1962 on a 3.1-acre site at West 10th Street and Surf Avenue. Over the next 46 years, Astroland sponsored air shows, precision parachute-team jumps, rock concerts, film festivals and fireworks displays... By 1964, construction of most of the rides at Astroland was complete. There was the John Glenn Sky Ride, whose blue space capsules circled overhead, swooping between Surf Avenue and the Boardwalk. Another ride, Astroland Rocket, simulated a trip to the moon, using film images of space flight. The Deep Sea Diving Bells were submerged in a water tank among swirling dolphins. In the Water Flume, riders were drenched while strapped into imitation logs that sped through a trough. And there was the Astrotower, with its two-story circular observation car. The New York World Telegram & Sun dubbed it βThe big bagel in the sky.β Except for the Cyclone, which is now operated by another company under a contract with the city, only the Astrotower still stands.[/i]
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