Posted in Photo of the Day, Photography, tagged beach, Coney Island on July 30, 2011| 2 Comments »
At the Beach, Coney Island. July 23, 2011. Photo © me-myself-i/Tricia Vita via flickr
Today: Sunny and hot. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph…becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Posted in In Memoriam, Photo Album, Photography, tagged Andy Badalmenti, Charles Denson, Coney Island, Lou Dembrow, mounted police, NYPD, tribute on July 29, 2011| 4 Comments »
Coney Island Floral Tribute to Andy Badalamenti. July 27, 2011. Photo © Lou Dembrow
At the wake for Coney Island ride maestro Andy Badalamenti, our eyes were drawn to this special floral tribute featuring photos of Coney Island’s Cyclone, Wonder Wheel, Parachute Jump and Polar Express. It was sad to say goodbye to Andy, whose casket was adorned with touching photos and mementos from the past. If there’s a midway in heaven, we’re sure he already has “the ex” on the Himalaya. Thanks to photographer Lou Dembrow for this photo and the one below taken on closing day of Jimmy Prince’s Major Meats, Coney Island’s oldest butcher shop, which shuttered after 60 years in 2009.
Andy Badalamenti with Major Meats sign on closing day at Jimmy Prince's Mermaid Avenue shop. February 28, 2009. Photo © Lou Dembrow
The exquisite floral tributes at the wake also included a rosary with beads made of rosebuds and a horseshoe from Andy’s friends in the NYPD mounted police unit. An honor guard of mounted police kept watch outside the funeral home and an officer stood at attention by the casket. Andy worked for the past 11 years in the stables at Brighton Beach.
Historian and Coney Island History Project director Charles Denson’s moving photographic tribute features many photos with his friend’s beloved horses and cat. Watch for the photo of Andy riding the Steeplechase horse into the clouds as Pavarotti sings the aria “Nessun dorma” from the final act of Puccini’s Turandot.
July 27, 2011: Coney Island Lost A Good Friend: RIP Andy Badalamenti
Posted in circus, Photography, tagged Altier Archers, Circus Vidbel, Coney Island, Kevin C Downs, Nino Murillo, Zamperla Zoppe on July 13, 2011| 8 Comments »
Ambra Zerbini, Zamperla-Zoppe Riders, Coney Island July 12, 2011. Photo © Kevin C Downs
After a first look at Circus Vidbel on Saturday, photographer Kevin Downs returned over the next few days and took these beautiful portraits of the performers against the backdrop of the Big Top. The photographs have a timeless quality that evokes the classic portraiture of the Golden Age of the Circus. You can see the complete set, including a few candids, on flickr.
Zamperla-Zoppe Riders with Guido, Coney Island. July 12, 2011. Photo © Kevin C Downs
The Altier Archers, Peggy Mills and Nino Murillo. Coney Island, July 11, 2011. Photo © Kevin C Downs
Nino Murillo, Archer. Circus Vidbel, Coney Island. July 10, 2011. Photo © Kevin C Downs
Susan Vidbel-Ashton, Aerialist and Owner, Circus Vidbel. Coney Island, July 12, 2011. Photo © Kevin C Downs
Circus Vidbel’s Big Top is set up at 3100 Stillwell Avenue, just off the Boardwalk in Coney Island. Shows are Tuesday through Sunday. Tickets are $10.00 and are on sale at the ticketbooth one hour before showtime. For more info visit the Coney Island Fun Guide.
Catch the show this weekend! The circus will be here only through Sunday, July 17th and then will be hitting the road again. Discounted tickets are now available online
http://coneyisland.eventbrite.com/
July 10, 2011: Photo Album: Vidbel Old Tyme Circus Opens in Coney Island
June 21, 2011: Zamperla-Zoppe Riders Coming to Zamperla’s Coney Island
May 11, 2011: Coney Island 2011: Summer Photography Workshop
September 2, 2009: Coney Island Baby: Cyclone, the Mini Donkey at the Ringling Circus
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