Coney Island - news, updates and archive photos

[editor]

I've posted up some photos from my trips to the faded seaside town of Coney Island, Brooklyn, which I visited in 1986 and 1999.

I was terrified when I first went there – until I realised it was just like Barry Island in Wales!

The old Thunderbolt ride – which had a house built in to it! It's now been flattened

Yes- that’s me posing there!

Loads more Coney Island photos here

 

[Reno]

Nice !

When I was in NYC a few weeks ago I went on both the Cyclone rollercoaster and the Wonder Wheel for the first time. The Wonder Wheel was lovely, especially in the swinging cabins, though it is odd sitting on a fun ride with a view of the most scary looking projects possible. The Cyclone was the most horrible rollercoaster I've ever been on, so rickety I was convinced I'd spend the next couple of months in a neck brace.

I believe its all going to get gentrified beyond recognition over the next few years.

 

[editor]

I've just posted up a small feature about the precious Parachute Jump ride:

http://www.urban75.org/blog/remembering-the-wonderfully-precarious-coney-island-parachute-jump/

 

[hammerntongues]

Can`t help hearing The Warriors theme tune when seeing those ...............

 

[editor]

I've just posted up a big 100 photo feature on Coney Island

http://www.urban75.org/blog/coney-island-in-winter-new-york-photo-feature/

 

[editor]

And here's a mini Ukraine n New York:
http://www.urban75.org/blog/brighton-beach-and-little-odessa-new-york/

 

[sim667]

I want to go to coney island quite a lot, but has it been flattened now?

The place they use in baz luhrmans romeo and juliet is that coney island? Is it in spotless sunshine for the eternal mind (or is that montawk) or requiem for a dream?

 

[editor]

Some photos from a recent visit

Return to Coney Island – winter scenes, Luna Park, architecture and empty beaches -

I've been visiting Coney Island in Brooklyn since 1986, and I've watched the seaside resort slowly get back on its feet after years of under investment. Here's how it looked this winter: The subway station is a short walk from the beach. Opened in 1927, the iconic Cyclone wooden rollercoaster...

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