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Photo of the Day: Target the Coney Island Arcade Cat

Posted in Animals, Photography, tagged Bowery, cat, Coney Island, Coney Island Arcade, Target the Cat on March 26, 2012| 1 Comment »

Target the Coney Island Arcade Cat. March 23, 2012. Photo © Tricia Vita/me-myself-i via flickr

POW! Target the world-famous Coney Island Arcade Cat agreed to a photo session atop the freshly painted tables on the Bowery. His human is Manny, the owner of the arcade and the games. During the season, Target can be found lounging on the counter calling in customers.

Photo of the Day: Cherry Blossoms on Wonder Wheel Way

Posted in Photo of the Day, Photography, tagged cherry blossoms, Coney Island, Spring in Coney Island, springtime, Wonder Wheel Way on March 24, 2012| 4 Comments »

Young Cherry Blossom Tree on Wonder Wheel Way, Coney Island. March 23, 2012. Photo © Tricia Vita/me-myself-i via flickr

It’s time to sing “Sakura, Sakura, ya-yo-i no so-ra wa…,” the Japanese folk song about cherry blossoms waving in the breeze. Yesterday in Coney Island, we happened to notice the littlest cherry tree beginning to blossom on Wonder Wheel Way. The sapling was planted last spring, when this section of the new pedestrian street was built between Stillwell Avenue and West 12th Street. Deno’s Wonder Wheel, the Astrotower and Scream Zone’s Steeplechase Coaster are seen in the background. Designed to connect the Parachute Jump, Wonder Wheel and Cyclone, Wonder Wheel Way will eventually extend from West 12th to West 10th Street.

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In Just-Spring, the Wonder Wheel’s Cars Return

Posted in Amusement ride, Photography, tagged Charles Denson, Coney Island, Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, Ferris wheel, Wonder Wheel on March 19, 2012| 3 Comments »

The traditional sign of spring in Coney Island is the return of the Wonder Wheel’s cars to the 1920 landmark ride. It happened on Saturday– Here’s freshly-painted car number 2 going up, up and around for the first time this year.

The 16 red swinging passenger cars and 8 white stationary cars were taken down for the winter at the end of October. Deno’s Wonder Wheel and all of Coney Island’s rides and attractions will open for the season on Palm Sunday, April 1st. Thanks to Charles Denson of the Coney Island History Project for these photos.