Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York (part 2)
More photos from a deserted seaside resort in winter
(©urban75, December 2010/June 2011)
Sadly, things in Coney Island are changing fast. In November 2010, nine out of eleven long term business tenants on the Coney Island Boardwalk were threatened with eviction - despite some having been there over 70 years.
Check out the Save Coney Island website for updates, and to sign the petition asking for many of Coney Island's
remaining historic buildings to be saved from demolition.
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-36.jpg)
Remains of the 'Shoot the Freak' sideshow which featured 'live human targets.'
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Artwork on the food store shutters.
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-43.jpg)
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Mermaid artwork.
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-46.jpg)
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-47.jpg)
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-48.jpg)
Remains of the famous Parachute Drop, which stands 262 feet (80 m) tall and weighs 170 tons.
Once known as the 'Eiffel Tower of Brooklyn,' it was built for the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, and moved to its current location (then known as Steeplechase Park amusement park) in 1941.
The ride ceased operations in 1968.
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-53.jpg)
Parachute Drop and sneakers.
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-50.jpg)
Beach view.
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-51.jpg)
Dreamland roller rink, which is now vacant.
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-52.jpg)
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![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-55.jpg)
On the boardwalk. On the left they're installing some really horrible concrete replacements for the traditional wooden slats.
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-56.jpg)
Empty housing plots around the beach.
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-57.jpg)
Coney Island projects.
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Gyro Corner and Clam Bar.
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-70.jpg)
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Clam Bar graphic.
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-72.jpg)
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-73.jpg)
Hey! Get it! Get it!
![Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach](images/coney-island-new-york-74.jpg)
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A shrimp in a top hat. And why not?
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