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Photo of the Day: A Sea of Runners in Coney Island

Posted in Events, Photo of the Day, Photography, tagged Brooklyn, Brooklyn Half Marathon, Bruce Handy, local, marathon, road race, running, sports on May 21, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Nope, this is not the warm up for Nathan’s Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest, though it’s the same corner. Stillwell Avenue was a sea of runners after Saturday’s Brooklyn Half Marathon, which is turning into a huge crowd-pleaser for Coney Island. New York Road Runners called it “The Race to the World’s Most [...]

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Photo of the Day: Test Spin on the MegaWhirl

Posted in Amusement ride, Photography, tagged Coney Island, Eric Kowalsky, Gordon Rides, Larson International, MegaWhirl, prototype ride, Steeplechase Park, Stillwell Avenue on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Last week ATZ posted photos of the MegaWhirl ride, a prototype from Gordon Rides and Larson International, being assembled on Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island. It was only a matter of time before somebody went for the ride’s first spin outside of the factory floor. Coney photographer Eric Kowalsky sent us these photos of workers [...]

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SkyCoaster Under Construction in Coney Island

Posted in amusement park, Amusement ride, Photo of the Day, Photography, tagged Bruce Handy, Central Amusement International, Coney Island, Scream Zone, SkyCoaster, Speed Zone, Zamperla on May 12, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Zamperla’s plans for Go Karts and a SkyCoaster on City-owned “Parcel C” in Coney Island were unveiled last November and on Friday the launch tower of the new thrill ride was put into place with a crane. Coney photographer Bruce Handy’s stunning photos juxtapose the SkyCoaster with the great-granddaddy of vertical thrill rides– the 250-foot [...]

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