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Photo of the Day: Mangels Pony Cart Ride

Posted in Amusement ride, Photo of the Day, Photography, tagged childhood memories, Deno's Kiddie Park, Fourth of July, Pony Cart, William F Mangels on July 4, 2012| 7 Comments »

Mangels Pony Cart Ride at Deno’s Kiddie Park, Coney Island. August 29, 2008. Photo © Tricia Vita/me-myself-i via flickr

Fourth of July calls up memories of riding a Mangels pony cart on the carny kids float in a smalltown parade. When Colbert’s Fiesta played Manomet, Massachusetts for the Fourth, the carnival once made a float bedecked with Pony Carts from the Mangels Pony Cart Ride. The little carny kids, including me, got to ride in the carts on the float, wearing our Sunday best. I remember being awestruck by the teenage girls who suddenly looked like fairy princesses in their prom gowns and tiaras. We flung candy and carnival prizes to the crowd.

This classic pony cart ride at Deno’s Kiddie Park was manufactured a few blocks away at the Mangels Factory on 8th Street in Coney Island, which is now the Deptartment of Motor Vehicles Building. William F. Mangels also invented the Whip, which we had on the carnival too. Happy Memories and Happy Fourth of July!

Photo of the Day: Queen Mermaid Annabella Sciorra Opening the Ocean

Posted in Photo of the Day, Photography, tagged Annabella Sciorra, beach, ceremony, Coney Island, East Coast Images, Mermaid Parade, Queen Mermaid on June 30, 2012| 1 Comment »

With temps in the mid-90s, today is a perfect beach day. If you haven’t taken a dip in the ocean yet at Coney Island’s Beach, what are you waiting for? The City’s Parks Department officially opened Coney’s beach for the season on Memorial Day Weekend, but the ceremonial Opening of the Ocean took place at last Saturday’s Mermaid Parade. In this photo by East Coast Images, Queen Mermaid and Brooklyn-born actress Annabella Sciorra uses a giant pair of scissors to cut the ribbon representing the seasons. More East Coast Images of the 30th Annual Mermaid here.

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Photo of the Day: Coney Island Pina Colada Girl

Posted in Food & Drink, Photo of the Day, Photography, tagged Coney Island, egg cream, pina colada on June 24, 2012| 1 Comment »

If you’re thirsty for a pina colada, look no further than Desree’s Hawaiian hut. Free refills! Coney Island’s Pina Colada Girl is one of the Jones Walk evictees who was lucky enough to lease a new spot. Mermaid Parade Day found her on Surf Avenue. One of the signs on her booth stopped us in our tracks– EGG CREAMS! We’ll be back.