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Remnant of Under Boardwalk Bar Found in Coney Island

Posted in Food, Food & Drink, history, tagged , , , , , on January 31, 2012 | 12 Comments »

The renovation of stores on the Coney Island Boardwalk has already uncovered the ghost lettering of an arcade and signage for Club Atlantis. The latest discovery is a remnant of one of the rathskellers that thrived under the Boardwalk in the 1940s and ’50s. The menu for the long-lost bar was found on a basement [...]

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Lost Delights of Coney Island: Frozen Custard

Posted in art, Food, Photography, tagged , , , , on January 28, 2012 | 2 Comments »

When Reginald Marsh photographed Coney Island as the subject for his artwork in the late 1930s and the ’40s, one could still buy frozen custard for a nickel. The dessert made its debut in 1919 when the Kohr brothers, Archie and Elton, opened a stand on the Coney Island Boardwalk. The nickel treat was a [...]

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COW-nival Fun but No Cow Pie Bingo at Chelsea Market

Posted in Animals, Events, Food, tagged , , , , on December 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Banneresque paintings of a two-headed cow and a weight-lifting cow grabbed our attention as we passed by Chelsea Market’s 10th Avenue entrance on Saturday. “COW-nival…Meet the Cows…Learn about Farming…Color the Giant Cow…Cow Pie Bingo and Cornhole.” The fun and games for kids are sponsored by Ronnybrook Farm Dairy, which sells the yummiest chocolate milk, and [...]

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