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Photo of the Day: Let It Snow! in Coney Island

Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged A little snow for the holidays, Bruce Handy, Coney Island Boardwalk, photograph, real snow, virtual snow on December 4, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The first snow of the season has yet to arrive in Coney Island, but the weather forecast says 70% chance of snow on Saturday night. Coney Island resident and ATZ contributing photographer Bruce Handy/pablo57 sent us this exquisite image of a snowy day on the Boardwalk in January: “One of my favorite photos from last season. Ranked number 4 in my top 100.” It’s one of our faves, too.

Coney Island, January 18, 2009: Blissful Light on Dusted Lamp Post. Photo © Bruce Handy/Pablo 57 via flickr

Have you noticed it’s already snowing on our blog? One of the “extras” for the holiday season on WordPress.com is animated snow. Our blog host has been doing this for the past two years. Amusing the Zillion debuted in April, so this is our first virtual snow. We’re enjoying it! Apologies in advance if anyone is inconvenienced. According to the instructions for “allowing” the snow, it can slow down the load time and eat up a lot of CPU on slower computers. There’s also a link for “preventing” the snow, if you choose. The snow is expected to end on January 4.

Gone on Vacation

Posted in Photo of the Day on July 31, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Boardwalk Souvenir Store. Photo © Tricia Vita/me-myself-i via flickr

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Coney Island Rides: Tug Boat and Carousel in McCullough’s Kiddie Park

Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged carousel, Coney Island, Kiddie Park, kiddie ride, McCullough's Kiddie Park, rides, tug boat, Zamperla on June 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »

McCullough's Kiddie Park on Bowery @ 12th Street has 12 rides including this cute tug boat and classic carousel. Photo © Tricia Vita/me-myself-i via flickr

photo via me-myself-i, flickr

Coney Island’s much photographed Bumblebee ride and the kiddie rides surrounding it are part of McCullough’s Kiddie Park. Located on the Bowery at 12th Street, the park has 12 kiddie rides and is open for the 2009 season. The rides are the Bumblebeez, Ferris Wheel, Carousel, Swings, Motorcycles, Yellow Submarine, Dizzy Dragons, Himalaya, Ladybug, Frog Hopper, Circus Train and Tug Boat. The McCullough family is related to the Tilyous and has owned and operated rides in Coney Island for many years and we hope many years to come!

Although Astroland closed in 2008, Coney Island still has 52 rides up and running in the 2009 season.