 In the 1890s, a private boardwalk was built to connect the hotels and bungalows in Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach; this walk extended for nearly .George C. Tilyou, who operated various amusements in Coney Island and later consolidated them into his Steeplechase Park, built boardwalks in his resorts at both Coney Island and Rockaway Beach.Numerous privately owned piers also jutted into the water at West 5th, West 8th, and West 17th Streets.