“Quite possibly one of my favorite places on earth, Coney Island is a relic from a distant past that somehow still manages to cling to life. Photos taken during a visit to NYC in June 2002.”
From Coney Island 11224, posted by David Cole on 12/26/2008 (27 items)
- Approaching Coney Island on the subway, on the lower level of the double-deck el alon…
- Denny’s Ice Cream on Surf Avenue.
- Sideshows by the Seashore
- A deserted side street, with the defunct Parachute Drop off in the distance.
- A sign proclaiming thrills to be had at the Wonder Wheel. Unlike your garden-variety …
- One almost expects tumbleweed to drift past.
- Inedible.
- Unlike the friendly German shepherd across the street, there was little question of t…
- It’s not very tall, but it looms above everything else that surrounds it.
- It’s one of the more anonymous rides compared to the Cyclone or the Wonder Wheel, but…
- A neon sign pointing the way toward the Wonder Wheel. Sadly, they just don’t make sig…
- The Ghost Hole
- Sufferin’ Suckertash
- I could do a whole photo essay just on Coney Island’s signs. Maybe someday I will. Tr…
- Yes, an actual operating freak show. Only at Coney Island. Come to think of it, Coney…
- You can almost hear the ghosts of deceased hucksters yelling at you. If they’re not o…
- I love the colorful storefronts at Coney Island, as well as the colorful people. A wi…
- Another view from outside the fence. Dante’s Inferno in the background is worth some …
- Now in its 75th year, the famous Cyclone is the granddaddy of all roller coasters, an…
- Like a cookie jar on a shelf above a child’s reach, Astroland sits behind a chain-lin…
- A big rocket and a little hamburger-wielding man herald your arrival at Astroland, ho…
- One of several notable Coney Island landmarks, the Wonder Wheel looms above the amuse…
- Signs of life on the boardwalk, as a solitary vendor opens shop for the day.
- The Coney Island boardwalk on a chilly and rainy June morning, looking out to a gray …
- A German shepherd keeping eye on Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park. He seemed too docile to b…
- Shuttered stalls along the midway in Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park. Twelve hours later, th…
- No visit to Coney Island is complete without hot dogs and lemonade at Nathan’s. Now c…
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