I spent yesterday at Coney Island. It was beautiful to have a sea breeze and walk along the sand… and have a Nathan’s Chili Cheese Hot Dog! Although, as you will see from my photos, Coney Island is ready for some kind of facelift – or just a clean up in general.
It seems a redevelopment is in the works as Astroland is closing at the end of this summer. Sadly, reading about what is planned, it seems like a very ‘St Kilda Triangle’ development. Rather than revitalising what is already there and working with the history of the area, the development seems to focus on building huge hotels and shops.
It was fun thinking about how Coney Island was in its heyday.
The boardwalk area was lovely, but the rest of Coney Island was run down, almost depressing, and left me with a sad feeling about how it would, more than likely, never return to the days of grandeur. But then there is Nathan’s… the Hot Dog was yum. Messy. But yum.