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Photo of the Day: Where the Bank of Coney Island Used to Be

Posted in Photo of the Day, Photography, tagged Coney Island in the snow, Jim McDonnell, Surf Avenue on January 17, 2011| 5 Comments »

Formerly the Bank Building. January 12, 2011. Photo © Jim McDonnell via smugmug

We’d like to say: Watch this corner for coming attractions! We certainly hope it doesn’t become a flea market or remain an empty lot. The snow-covered expanse at the corner of Surf Avenue and 12th Street is where the Bank of Coney Island building stood for nearly 90 years. The building had remained vacant since real estate speculator Joe Sitt of Thor Equities bought it in 2005 for $3 million. The bank was demolished in November.

Thanks to photographer Jim McDonnell for another excellent pic from his first walk of the new year in snowy Coney Island.

Photo of the Day: View from Stillwell Terminal of Surf Ave

Posted in Demolition, Photo of the Day, tagged Coney Island, Henderson Building on January 14, 2011| 4 Comments »

New View from Stillwell Terminal of the Island. January 13, 2011. Photo © Anonymous Poet via Amusing the Zillion

The view as you come out of Stillwell Terminal beneath the letters that spell Coney Island is rapidly changing. Earlier today, Anonymous Poet sent us this striking image of the Henderson demolition along with the message: “I was awed by the almost art nouveauy beauty of those big metal supports.” The Bowery side of the building is all that remains of the once grand and soon-to-be-gone Henderson Music Hall.

Photo of the Day: Coney Island Kiddie Park Snowed In

Posted in Amusement ride, Photo of the Day, tagged Jim McDonnell, Jimmy McCullough, Kiddie Park, Photography, snow on January 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Photographer Jim McDonnell got back from a walk in snowy Coney Island and sent us a link to his first photos of the 2011 season. Among our faves is this snowed-in kiddie park at Bowery and 12th Street. Seeing the grinning Bumblebeez always puts us in a happy mood.

Although Jimmy McCullough’s Kiddie Park doesn’t get photographed as often as its larger neighbors, Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park and Luna Park, it has 12 kiddie rides packed into a surprisingly small area. McCullough is a cousin to the Tilyous and has owned and operated rides, including the B & B Carousell, in Coney Island for many years.