APRIL 23, 1963—A NINE-ALARM FIRE DESTROYS A THREE-BLOCK LONG SECTION OF THE BOARDWALK AT CONEY ISLAND—ONE OF THE NATION’S MOST POPULAR SEASIDE RESORTS. FLAMES LEAPED AS HIGH AS 100 FEET INTO THE NIGHT. OVER 100 CONCESSION STANDS WERE DESTROYED.
FLASHBACK: 9-ALARM FIRE DESTROYS SECTION OF CONEY ISLAND BOARDWALK…(APRIL 23, 1963)