photo via me-myself-i, flickr We heard all about the East Coast-West Coast rivalry between Dick Zigun’s Coney Island Circus Sideshow and John Strong’s Circus Sideshow. Almost everyone, including the sideshow operators, agrees the publicity is good for Coney Island. But we’d heard nothing at all about the Squidling Brothers Circus Sideshow coming to Coney to [...]
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Astroland Star from Coney Island’s Space-Age Theme Park Donated to the Smithsonian
Posted in Artifacts, tagged Astroland, Coney Island, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian, star on May 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
photo via me-myself-i, flickr After Astroland closed last year, the iconic front gate with its two spinning stars was dismantled and put in storage along with the park’s rides. Next week one lucky star will travel to its new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. The museum announced today that [...]
Coney Island Is Alive and Kicking in 2009 Photo of the Day: New Sideshow Banners on CIUSA Building
Posted in art, sideshow, tagged Coney Island, Coney Island USA, freak, Marie Roberts, Mat Fraser, sideshow, ten-in-one, The Lizard Man on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
photo via me-myself-i, flickr This season at Coney Island USA’s ten-in-one circus sideshow, “Special Guest Freaks” will join the resident sword swallower, fire eater, snake charmer, escape artist and human blockhead. The new banner advertisements painted by artist-in-residence Marie Roberts are already decorating CIUSA’s building on 12th Street and Surf Avenue. The guest freaks include [...]
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