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A Renovated Coney Island??
Well, I'm surprised I read this first in a UK newspaper, but, apparently, there are some big changes headed for Brooklyn's Coney Island. Most Americans probably know the park more for its past than its present: either its heyday 60 or so years ago, or its cameo in the movie The Warriors. But its future might be looking up--depending on who you ask.
A developer named Thor Equities has bought up large chunks of the area and is cleaning house. Apparently, the famous 80-year-old, Cyclone wooden roller coaster will stay, but much of the kitsch, old shops, junk vendors, and t-shirt shops will be torn down. Astroland will probably close. And, in its place? Twenty-one new theme park rides, costing $250m, to be opened by 2011.
And that's not all: expect a Vegas-style megahotel, an indoor water park, and new luxury apartment developments as part of the project.
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Professor Solomon Apr 24th 2007 5:25AM
My book "Coney Island" is a history and profile of the amusement center (which is about to be leveled for luxury condos and such). The book is available as a free PDF download.
For reviews, go to:
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/04/03/professor_solomons_c.html
http://coneyislandreport.blogspot.com/2007/03/coney-island-by-professor-solomon.html
To download the book, go to:
http://www.professorsolomon.com/cibookpage.html
Professor Solomon
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