Coney Island News & Weekend Walking Tour
Coney Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal
Coney Island historian Michael Immerso published an op-ed last Thursday. In it, he explains the significance of New York State’s determination of eligibility awarded to the Coney Island Historic District and discusses the importance of preserving and reusing Coney Island’s historic structures in order to redevelop the area as a historic amusement destination.
You can read the full op-ed here.
Walking Tour on Sunday (w/ Charles Denson!)
Don’t miss the chance to join us in our walking tour of historic Coney Island! We are offering our free walking tours every Sunday through the end of September.
*** This Sunday we will be joined by Coney Island historian and life-long resident Charles Denson, author of “Coney Island: Lost and Found”. ***
The guided tour will cover all the historic buildings along Surf Avenue, as well as some of Coney’s existing landmarks. We will have historic pictures so you can see what the buildings once were; and a few renderings illustrating how these buildings could be creatively restored and reused.
WHERE – In front of the Shore Theater, on the corner of Surf and Stillwell Aves
WHEN – Sunday, August 29th at 11:00 am (and every Sunday thereafter through the end of Sept, rain or shine.)
FREE! (but suggested donation of $10 appreciated)
All comers get a free Save Coney Island button and a copy of our brand new Save Coney Island map! (a special thanks to everyone who donated and made the printing of this trial run possible!!)
As always, thanks for your support!
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