Nathan's Famous, Inc. is an American company that operates a chain of fast-food restaurants specializing in hot dogs. The original Nathan's restaurant stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The company's headquarters are at One Jericho Plaza in Jericho, New York, part of Oyster Bay, New York.
The original Coney Island branch of Nathan's Famous
Crowding customers in 1947
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest countdown clock
Coney Island is a peninsular neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Brighton Beach to its east, Lower New York Bay to the south and west, and Gravesend to the north and includes the subsection of Sea Gate on its west. More broadly, the Coney Island peninsula consists of Coney Island proper, Brighton Beach, and Manhattan Beach. This was formerly the westernmost of the Outer Barrier islands on the southern shore of Long Island, but in the early 20th century it became a peninsula, connected to the rest of Long Island by land fill.
Coney Island beach, amusement parks, and high-rises, as seen from the pier in June 2016
Viewed from the air; the Coney Island neighborhood occupies the western end of the Coney Island peninsula.
Railroad station in Coney Island, Brooklyn, c. 1872–1887
One of the large parks, Luna Park, Main Lagoon, 1907