Fun Friday in Coney Island
On the beach at Coney Island–wading, sunning, napping amid NY's diverse tribes–couldn't be better. pic.twitter.com/biJ3hirRtY
— Philip Turner (@philipsturner) August 23, 2013
Kyle and I had a great time in Coney Island today. In addition to the photo I sent out with the above tweet, here are more highlights from my camera roll with about 20 shots of this supremely photogenic New York City attraction.
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- On the D train headed to Coney Island. It took about an hour from Columbus Circle in Manhattan. Finger at the bottom belongs to Kyle, pressing shutter on her own camera.
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- Our first view of the beach.
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- Calm surf, easy for kids to have fun and parents to relax.
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- A straight-on shot of the Wonder Wheel sign. Those colored squares represent the cars aloft hanging on the wheel, rocking and swaying in the air.
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- Wonder Wheel, Coney Island’s take on a Ferris Wheel.
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- A rider waves, waiting for things to start shakin’.
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- Would you ask this lady to foretell your future?
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- Seller inside the freak show ticket booth.
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- What more could you ask?
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- Snakeology.
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- Never too young to enjoy a nice cuppa.
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- New York’s diverse tribes enjoy Coney Island.
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- The Cyclone, dating from 1927, still takes passengers on scary rides.
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- The famous coaster is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Though riders are told to hold on tight, once aloft on the Cyclone they can’t help but wave their arms just before a big drop.
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- Burger Boy–sentinel and fast food mascot for many decades.
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- NY Mets farm team the Coney Island Cyclones play at MCU Ballpark, the only park I know named after a credit union.
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- Outside MCU Ballpark is a larger than life monument to Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese, teammates and friends on the Brooklyn Dodgers. It felt good to lean against their welcoming form.
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- Homeward bound on the N train, crossing over the Manhattan Bridge, facing the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan with the Woolworth Building tucked just under the bridge strut.
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