Boardwalk

Ugliest Building in New York?

author: Peter : Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, October 11th, 2007

School Busses

author: Peter : Brooklyn, NY
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Santa Cruz Boardwalk Rides

author: steelisreal : Santa Cruz, CA
Monday, October 10th, 2005

Santa Cruz Boardwalk

author: steelisreal : Santa Cruz, CA
Monday, October 10th, 2005

Santa Cruz Boardwalk Rollercoaster

author: steelisreal : Santa Cruz, CA
Monday, October 10th, 2005

Coney Island Low

author: Peter : Brooklyn, NY
Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

Child's Restaurant, Coney Island

author: Peter : Brooklyn, NY

After decades of sitting empty, decaying on the Coney Island boardwalk, Child's Restaurant is finally getting renovated! The building, pictured in this post from two years ago, was once one of a small chain of New York restaurants, and has sat, largely abandoned and graffiti-covered for many years. In 2003, it was designated a Historic Landmark, due in no small part, I'm sure, to its lovely terracotta reliefs and architecture. It is now undergoing...

Ugliest Building in New York?

author: Peter : Brooklyn, NY

On a recent walking tour of Coney Island, Francis Morrone (www.francismorrone.com) described the Abe Stark Sports Center as one of the Ugliest Buildings in New York. I can't say that I disagree. From the utilitarian 1960s-era bomb-shelter aesthetic to the general apparent lack up maintenance, as well as the impassable fencing and steel pull-down doors, this structure seems to have many prerequisites for such a classification. Not to mention the element...

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