Photoblog - end of summer roundup

Waterboard "ride" at Coney Island, apparently causing controversy which I didn't know when I snapped this shot.



Stormy Coney Island:



One is the loneliest number:



Boardwalk & parachute drop:



Me and my shadow, Coney Island boardwalk:



Ocean Parkway, Gravesend:



Lola Staar's Roller Rink, parachute drop in the distance:



Exquisite detail on the structure that is Lola Staar's Roller Rink now:



Roller skating on a Sunday afternoon at Lola's:



Busy boardwalk by Astroland, wonder what it will look like next year???



View from East River State Park, Williamsburg:



View of Manhattan, East River State Park:



Noble & Lorimer, Greenpoint:



Setting up the night before for the 88 drummers show on 8/8/08, East River State Park:



McCarren Park Farmer's Market picks (thanks to Bitchcakes for the purple pepper, it was yummy!):



Manhattan from Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens:



Gantry Plaza State Park, LIC:



Gantry Plaza State Park, LIC:



Gantry Plaza State Park, LIC:



Pepsi-Cola sign from the back, had to get this, I can see it from the window near my desk in Manhattan, way up on the 43rd floor:



Striking summer clouds from East River State Park, Williamsburg:



You can barely see him through the spectators, but it's Willie Mays, All-Star Parade, 6th Ave (and right nearby the building I work):



Shopcat, Spoonbill & Sugartown, Williamsburg:



Pink floral car parked next to the pink hibiscus on Guernsey, Greenpoint:

Photoblog - Saturday night at Coney Island

I figured I should get in some quality Coney time before the impending destruction metamorphosis. Headed down where as referenced by a previous post, I found out the Retro 50 Diner was RIP. If I wasn't so lazy about commuting into Manhattan for work, I wouldn't mind living back in south Brooklyn. The commute from Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst to Manhattan was killer though for someone like me who can't ever get up on time.

Some photos of the Coney jaunt --

Chicken Coop:

























Coney as seen from the boardwalk near Keyspan:


Sideshows by the seashore:


My favorite Brooklyn landmark, the parachute drop, as also seen on the cover of local Brooklyn boys Type O Negative's compilation "Least Worst":


See?

Street view, Wonder Wheel:


Keyspan Park:

RIP Retro 50 Diner, Coney Island

Went there last night to find it shut down *just* recently. While it was not quite a mecca of fine dining, I've gone there with many friends over the years, sometimes we ate while the sun came up after a long, fun night out, so I am really going to miss it.