Monday, April 02, 2007

Coney Island opens last season before its renewal

Coney Island opens last season before renewal (Reuters)

Visitors to Astroland park enjoy a spin on the Cyclone roller coaster on opening day of the amusement park in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, April 1, 2007. Astroland is opening for its last season this year; Thor Equities has bought the amusement park and intends to develop the area into a year-round destination with amusements, a hotel, and residential units. The Cyclone will continue to operate as it is protected as a historic landmark. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Reuters - With the traditional crash of a bottle of egg cream, Brooklyn's borough president on Sunday launched the Coney Island amusement park's last season ahead of a major redevelopment that will raze much of the lovably seedy boardwalk area.


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