Vernacular Signage for Williams Candy, Coney Island. December 6, 2012. Photo © Tricia Vita via flickr
Williams Candy on Surf Avenue next to Nathan’s was one of the first Coney Island businesses to reopen after Sandy. The Mom-and-Pop candy shop owned by Peter Agrapides is open year-round and also has a mail order business. Winter hours are 11 am till 5 pm. When we went by on November 17th, they had cotton candy, candy apples and all of our favorite marshmallow-on-a-stick treats in the window. Try the one with the chocolate sprinkles!
But you’ll have to go next door to the dining room of Pete’s Clam Stop to find the candy treats. This week Williams Candy began a month-long, post-Sandy renovation. The interior was gutted and everything will be brand-new at 1318 Surf Avenue in time for Coney Island’s Opening Day, which is March 24th this year.
Williams Candy on Surf Avenue in Coney Island. November 17, 2012. Photo © Tricia Vita
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So glad they are staying and renovating. They should also put up a sign at the train station to remind the people to skip It’s Sugar and come down the block to them. It is such a great shop.
William’s confection filled window was one of the only places left that continued to give me that familiar childhood Coney Island rush. The original charm of the old Williams is irreplaceable ….but I am very HAPPY to hear that the are reopening!