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Topic: Last Days of Coney Island

	Movies - Last Days of Coney Island
		Last Days of Coney Island is a project being written, produced, directed and animated by filmmaker Ralph Bakshi
		He has stated that it would likely be his last film.
		The film will tell a tale of a NYPD detective, the prostitute he alternately loves and arrests, and the seedy characters that haunt the streets of New York City's run-down amusement district.
	listing-index.ebay.com /movies/Last_Days_of_Coney_Island.html (160 words)

	Coney Island
		Coney Island was one of the world's most popular amusement parks for a century, and it still goes strong today though the twists and turns of fate have retailored her course – and sorely tested her resolve – over the years.
		Still today, people who visited Coney Island in the 50s and 60s talk about their ride favorites, whether it be the Wildcat and Shooting Star roller coasters, the dodgems, the Whip, the Tumblebug, the Sky Ride or the Lost River tunnel of love.
		Coney Island is a state of mind – a feeling of relaxing and sharing with friends and family on a long summer's day, a place where grandparents can share memories with grandchildren.
	appalachianfestival.org /05heritage/oldconey.html (2647 words)

	The Coney Island that is and was (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1920, the subway was extended into the area, and its five-cent rides provided Coney with the nickname “the Nickel Empire.” The cheap fares also allowed lower-income families to take day-trips to the amusements, providing Coney Island with the culturally and social diverse atmosphere that it became known for.
		Coney Island was far from peaceful and undisturbed.
		Last November, the New York Post reported that a new pavilion was being planned for the area surrounding the Parachute Jump.
	neovox.cortland.edu /vox/vox_118/vox_118.html (1634 words)

	Coney Island: Brooklyn's Playground by the Sea
		The amusement area is open daily Memorial Day through Labor Day, although some attractions may be open earlier or later in the season, depending upon the weather.
		At 150 feet, the Wonder Wheel is the world’s tallest Ferris wheel and the centerpiece of the Coney Island amusement area.
		Other rides and attractions, some of which operate independently of Coney’s two major amusement parks include carousels, a water flume, spook houses, go karts, batting ranges, BB gun shooting galleries and a variety of carnival games where guys still win kewpie dolls for their sweethearts.
	pages.prodigy.net /mlemus/coney/coney2.htm (1088 words)

	Coney - Early History - (1881-1903) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		One of the wickedest areas of Coney Island, especially in the 1880's and 1890's, was "The Gut", a latter-day Sodom, located between W. 3rd and W. 5th in the approximate center of West Brighton.
		Coney Island's three big luxury hotels, the Manhattan Beach, Oriental and Brighton Beach were the epitome of a gracious and leisurely age, a unique expression of their era.
		Coney's three race tracks were essential to the development of Coney Island because they drew to the seaside horse racing fans of all walks of life.
	naid.sppsr.ucla.edu /coneyisland/articles/earlyhistory2.htm (3529 words)

	Coney Island segregation ended 40 years ago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It was a struggle that lasted the better part of a decade, coming as college students protested segregation nationwide, Congress passed laws to protect African-American voters and fls helped push back segregation in the South.
		What happened at Coney Island is part of the tapestry of race relations that began fraying just six years later with the riots in Avondale — first in 1967, again in 1968 — and the riots of last month.
		Coney Island was a touchstone, a place that presented itself as a symbol for all that was wholesome and family-oriented about Cincinnati.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2001/05/27/loc_coney_island.html (1409 words)

	In Coney Island's Future, Looking to Past Glory
		Such talk was about a Coney Island of the Mind that did not match the reality of a shrunken and forlorn stretch of boardwalk concession stands and down-at-the-heels amusement rides.
		In the early decades of the 20th century, Coney Island was America's funfair, with fantasylands like Luna Park and Steeplechase Park drawing families hungry for release from daily solemnities.
		Coney Island had always had its sordid alleyways, but gangs, drugs, prostitutes, graffiti and arson took the fun out of the area, and it became more of a pathetic eyesore than a cotton candy treat.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1385730/posts (1558 words)

	Coney Island in The NYC Insider: an insider's guide to New York City
		is the world’s tallest Ferris wheel and the centerpiece of the Coney Island amusement area.
		Coney Island’s bumper cars are the perfect way to vent your frustrations.
		The heart of Coney Island is at Surf Avenue and the Boardwalk in Brooklyn.
	www.theinsider.com /nyc/fun/coney.htm (1081 words)

	NYC Regional Geology
		Coney Island is the heavily developed ocean front of Brooklyn.
		Coney Island first prospered as a resort when Ocean Parkway was completed, connecting the beach with the East River ferry docks just before the Civil War.
		Coney Island became one of the most densely populated shore front areas in North America.
	3dparks.wr.usgs.gov /nyc/parks/loc72.htm (547 words)

	American Coney Island
		The American Coney Island is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, businesses in the downtown area (and perhaps in the entire city of Detroit) that is family-owned and operated.
		The American Coney Island was founded in 1917 by Constantine "Gust" Keros, who immigrated to Detroit from Greece in 1903.
		One of the reasons for the great popularity of the American's Coney Islands is the high-quality, specially-seasoned, natural casing hot dogs that have always been served at the American.
	www.americanconeyisland.com /history.htm (884 words)

	Coney Island USA Events-Tourist Information
		Coney Island is a New York City neighborhood that features an amusement area that includes 35 or more separate rides and attractions; it's not a centrally managed amusement park like Disneyland or Six Flags.
		DAYS AND TIMES OF Coney Island is a seasonal center operating roughly between Easter and Labor Day.
		Coney Island is the birthplace of the hot-dog, and there is no shortage of places to eat here.
	www.coneyislandusa.com /tourism.shtml (583 words)

	Pulling Coney Island's Sweet Tooth
		In the days when Coney Island was a summertime playground for millions of American families, Philip's, a little red- and-white candy stand on Surf Avenue, was impossible to bypass.
		He was there in the halcyon days, when a jaunt to Coney Island was as much a slice of Americana as going to the ballpark.
		For Dan Pisark, a Coney Island native who grew up feasting on chocolate malteds and feeding Philip's peanuts to the sea gulls, the loss is painful.
	www.indiefilmpage.com /coney/philips.html (1450 words)

	jamie @ the 2002 siren music festival
		Any tepidness on my part was erased during the last 20 minutes, however, as they burned through a number of crowd and personal favorites and then came out for a 2 song encore capped by a particularly riotous version of "Call the Doctor".
		It was long day, but we managed to make it and even meet up with everyone for the subway ride back to Brownstone Brooklyn.
		An ill-advised last minute switch from the F to the W train, however, resulted in a detour via bus in order to bridge the gap between the stops at Fort Hamilton Parkway on the W line and the 36th street stop R line.
	www.balgavy.com /jamie/jamie20020723.html (1959 words)

	Coney Island Development Corporation
		"Coney Island was the world's playground at the turn of the 20th Century and enjoyed many roles in the imaginations of New Yorkers and people from around the world.
		Coney Island is in the middle of a revival.
		Last year the CIDC was established by Mayor Bloomberg with a mandate to make Coney Island a year-round, world-class recreational oceanfront destination through business development, job creation, new housing, neighborhood improvement, and unique cultural events.
	www.thecidc.org /PressRelease111504.htm (718 words)

	Pop Stand: A Walking Tour of Coney Island
		It's summertime at Coney Island and the air is filled with the smells of sea and sand, hot dogs and funnel cakes, and...
		The city recently revealed plans for a massive redesign of the Coney Island boardwalk which would introduce a high-rise hotel and spa, a movie theatre and bowling alley, and a glass-covered neon-lit midway that the NY Daily News describes as "a cross between Las Vegas and Disney."
		Coney Island is actually a popular off-season destination for lots of NBA players.
	www.chriskula.com /2005/06/walking-tour-of-coney-island.html (886 words)

	The Stranger - Columns - Last Days - Last Days
		Due to an ongoing bout of queasiness, Last Days was unable to watch Dubya's smirking monkey head deliver the address with our own eyes, but published accounts report the president did his best to counteract his record-low approval ratings with solemn promises to do "what it takes" to rebuild New Orleans.
		Unlike the Bush address, the Roberts hearings were a political escapade Last Days could stomach watching—for 15 minutes at least, during which time we marveled at Roberts's preternatural ability to deflect any and all questions with humble abstractions and a permanently furrowed brow.
		The second: the sideshow at Coney Island, which was exactly as trashy, flashy, cheesy, and dull as you'd expect a 21st-century freak show to be.
	www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=23166 (1165 words)

	Spicy City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The show lasted for only one season, but became a cult classic among Bakshi fans.
		Episodes, however, became extremely hard to find, as they were never officially issued on VHS or DVD.
		This page was last modified 22:44, 9 December 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spicy_City (215 words)

	BrooklynPapers.com
		A soon-to-be-released plan for the redevelopment of Coney Island that is intended to restore the former seaside resort area to its place as the borough’s main attraction has sparked a real estate boom, say real estate agents and land owners.
		While most of the renewed interest in Coney Island is focused on the amusement district, the urgency to invest in the neighborhood has spilled to more residential areas as well.
		Earlier this month, he and other members of the Coney Island Chamber of Commerce met with the CIDC to stress that point, which, he said, was met with approval.
	www.brooklynpapers.com /html/issues/_vol28/28_11/28_11nets4.html (1110 words)

	coney3
		Coney is still one of Brooklyn's grand anarchic wonders, a honky tonk mix of carnival barkers, kiddie rides, hot dog and shellfish joints, the Cyclone roller coaster and Wonder Wheel, freak shows, a minor league ballpark, and acres of school bus parking.
		So much of Coney Island's historic legacy from its days as a premier seaside resort -- some of which, like the old Thunderbolt roller coaster -- were still there when I began visiting Coney Island for Forgotten NY in the late 1990s -- has disappeared since.
		It was opened by Coney Island native Ruby Jacobs (1922-2000): he operated Claret's Baths, one of Coney Island's dozens of bathhouses, in the 1960s and 70s, opening Ruby's Old Time Bar and Grill in 1985.
	www.forgotten-ny.com /NEIGHBORHOODS/coney3/coney3.html (1091 words)

	American International Health Alliance Portal - AIHA
		Coney Island Hospital (CIH) is a 465-bed acute care general hospital, which provides a full range of in-patient and ambulatory services.
		In September the Coney Island/Odessa and the Philadelphia/Kiev partnerships sponsored a dissemination conference in Kiev for representatives from the six West NIS partnerships.
		The hospital-wide reduction in the length of stay has been reduced from 12 days to 5 days and the average length of stay in the surgical department has declined from 14 to 10.5 days.
	www.aiha.com /index.jsp?sid=1&id=1004&pid=10 (2018 words)

	Coney Island [Transcript]: Radio Documentary by Sound Portraits
		On the walls hang a few ancient Coney Island photos which shake along with the rest of the office each time another subway train rumbles by on the elevated tracks just outside his window.
		ISAY: The Cyclone is the last working roller coaster on Coney Island, where the world's first roller coaster, "The Thompson Switchback Railway," was built in 1884.
		Each day at noon, the padlocked gates to the cyclone are swung open and anxious customers stream in to board the roller coaster's three ancient cars.
	www.soundportraits.org /on-air/coney_island/transcript.php3 (2490 words)

	outside.in - Coney Island
		This 4th of July remember to stop by the Coney Island History Project exhibit space under the Cyclone at Surf Avenue for an afternoon of Art and Storytelling Coney Island style.
		Last week, we skipped our Brooklyn Missed Connections feature because we were swamped by Mermaid Parade and Mermaid Parade Ball photos.
		Mermaids weep for Coney Island STATE SIDE: BY FOO YEE PING Known as the birthplace of the hotdog, Coney Island is at the crossroads now.
	outside.in /Coney_Island (2355 words)

	Coney - Luna Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Whether it was a calculated move or not by Tilyou to increase competition and business at Coney Island, he knew he couldn't keep the talented pair in his employ for long.
		His architectural style was meant to lure people with its novelty by day and to furnish a picturesque fairyland profile by night when it was illuminated with 250,000 electric lights.
		The most ambitious of all of Coney Island's spectacles for 1905 was Luna's "Fall of Port Arthur," which depicted the recent Russian-Japanese war.
	naid.sppsr.ucla.edu /coneyisland/articles/lunapark.htm (10417 words)

	Amazon.com: Coney Island: Books: Harvey Stein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Veteran photographer Harvey Stein sees Coney Island, New York, as an "oasis of decay, funkiness, hope and joy, uninhibited behavior, and visual stimulation." After an initial enchanting visit to the island as an adolescent, Stein has returned there countless times with his camera.
		For this book of photographs, he turns his lens on Coney Island's amusements--the neon-ringed Wonder Wheel and famous Cyclone roller coaster--and the boardwalk, where lovers cavort and an elderly man leans against a graffiti-littered wall, holding a reflector under his chin to catch the sun's rays.
		There is a time line in the front of the book that documents fascinating trivia about Coney Island such as the date of the frankfurter debut and the opening of its first roller coaster, but the photos are the star attractions.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393317870?v=glance (1460 words)

	The Bijou Beat
		I arrived in New York City in 1982 and didn't take that long ride on the F train until the early 90s: Steeplechase, the last of the Coney's great amusement parks, was closed and demolished in 1963.
		These and a small handful of other attractions continue to amaze and delight; still, one can't help but mourn what's missing, to pine for a living glimpse of Coney as it was in days gone by.
		Written and directed by the triumvirate of Ray Ashley, Morris Engel, and Ruth Orkin and made on a shoestring budget, this fl-and-white film details the adventures of young Joey, a seven-year-old who, while his mother is away tending to a sick relative, comes to believe that he has killed his older brother, Lennie (he hasn't).
	www.echonyc.com /~brett/35/bijou35_.html (1124 words)

	New York Daily News - Boroughs - Coney Island's springing to life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Coney Island's Astroland opens today, and if the weather cooperates, crowds will pour in from the newly renovated Stillwell Ave.
		Today is the first day of spring, but Astroland is opening because it is also Palm Sunday - the traditional start of the park's season - which falls two weeks earlier than it did last year.
		Coney Island can draw more than a million visitors its busiest days, said Community Board 13 head Chuck Reichenthal.
	www.nydailynews.com /boroughs/story/291540p-249627c.html (491 words)

	ipedia.com: New York City Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		At the start of the American Revolutionary War, the city was the scene of important early fighting at the Battle of Brooklyn, suffered a great fire in which much of it burned, and fell into British control for the remainder of the war, not to be regained by the Americans until 1783.
		Staten Island is hilly, and is the least populated borough of the boroughs in New York City.
		Coney Island, in the south of Brooklyn, has New York's roller coasters and amusement parks.
	www.ipedia.com /new_york_city_1.html (5201 words)

	Community Gazettes - District 47 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		My grandfather was the fire battalion chief for the Coney Island district, so my father and his brothers saw it happen.
		I was reading The Times one day in 1991 and I saw this article about a guy who was running a freak show in Coney, so I went down to meet him.
		He had come to Coney Island in the 80's, fallen in love with the place and decided to do theater there.
	gothamgazette.com /community/47/news/513 (1129 words)

	The American Experience \| Coney Island \| People & Events \| Luna Park Closes
		Nor did people have cross the world to get the Coney Island experience: the original had inspired imitators that, if not as grandiose as Luna Park or Dreamland, were not so very different from the Coney Island of the 1930s.
		After the first heady days, the Electric Eden was finding its equilibrium in the larger scheme of things.
		Post-war Coney Island suffered from a competitor that was perhaps even more formidable than the rest: the automobile.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/coney/peopleevents/pande11.html (508 words)

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