Last October, Sherwin Akbarzadeh’s experimental film “I Had A Dream I Went to Coney Island” came all the way from Australia to premiere in Brooklyn at the 2009 Coney Island Film Festival. Now this evocative eight millimeter movie is up on YouTube as a submission for Berlin’s Road Junky Film Festival. You’ll catch a glimpse [...]
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Super 8 Movie: I Had A Dream I Went To Coney Island
Posted in film, tagged Coney Island Film Festival, eight millimeter, experimental film, Road Junky Film Festival, Super 8 on March 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Photo of the Day: First Ride of the Season on Coney Island’s Cyclone!
Posted in Amusement ride, Photo of the Day, tagged American Coaster Enthusiasts, Angie Pontani, Coney Island's opening day, Cyclone, Miss Cyclone, roller coaster, Todd Dobrin on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Riding in the first car on the very first roller coaster ride of Coney Island’s 2010 season, Miss Cyclone Angie Pontani and Community Board 13 Member Todd Dobrin put their hands up and cheer! American Coaster Enthusiasts members and Cyclone fans Colleen Whyte and Bill Galvin are right behind them. Whyte and Galvin have ridden [...]
Target the Coney Island Arcade Cat Is On Twitter!
Posted in Animals, Coney Island, tagged amusement rides, cats on twitter, Coney Island Arcade, Coney Island History Project, Cyclone, OPening Day, Target the Cat, Wonder Wheel on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Coney Island’s 40 rides and diverse attractions start up again for the 2010 season in just one day! Since we work in Coney, it’s been so hectic getting ready for opening day that we haven’t had a minute to blog. Not so with Target the Coney Island Arcade Cat… Our favorite cat has started microblogging [...]
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