Coney Island Pictures

**Gulcrapek** · March 16th, 2003, 03:52 PM

It was a wonderful day today. Why not go out and enjoy the boardwalk and beach? I went to the lesser ventured part of Coney Island, the western part. I learned a lot about that area today, at least the part by the boardwalk. I had thought it was full of projects and abandoned buildings. Surprisngly, the west end turned out to be quite pleasant.

Jewish retirement home, nice recent building
http://community.webshots.com/sym/im...4ZPMMKz_ph.jpg

Second, older building in the same development. It's not as bluntly rectangular and bland from the beach side.
http://community.webshots.com/sym/im...7aiVKpW_ph.jpg

Fuzzy view of both from the beach
http://community.webshots.com/sym/im...6SuLFkd_ph.jpg

Apartment buildings by the west end
http://community.webshots.com/sym/im...0dQMcaQ_ph.jpg

Tall building at the border with Seagate
http://community.webshots.com/sym/im...1sjvZTT_ph.jpg

Projects closer to Brighton
http://community.webshots.com/sym/im...6IEgdGH_ph.jpg

End of the boardwalk
http://community.webshots.com/sym/im...8CXfnyZ_ph.jpg

View of Seagate
http://community.webshots.com/sym/im...8ukNYZs_ph.jpg

Wider view of Seagate
http://community.webshots.com/sym/im...2vAVldk_ph.jpg

Enjoy..

**billyblancoNYC** · March 17th, 2003, 10:48 AM

It's a real shame what happened to Coney. *It needs to step up, beachfront hotels and condos and a spanking new amusement park (better than Great Adventure) in *addition to the oldies-but-goodies that were around when Coney was the premiere resort in America. *

The city needs to stop making it a dumping ground and realize its potential.

**Kris** · March 17th, 2003, 07:24 PM

They're redoing the subway station, one of several projects preparing its renaissance. Nice photos.

**heypaul** · March 23rd, 2003, 08:34 AM

I couldn't open the pictures that were posted, but from the description I don't think the poster mentioned the ruins of the Lincoln Baths bungalow colony. *I am just drawn to their continued existence around West 30th Street and the Boardwalk. *Here's a picture I took of them a couple of months ago:
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(Edited by heypaul at 8:43 am on Mar. 23, 2003)

**Gulcrapek** · March 23rd, 2003, 11:47 AM

I saw them too, I was wondering what they were. The lots directly adjacent to them are for sale.

**heypaul** · March 23rd, 2003, 11:59 AM

I've been told that the property the bungalows are on is owned by the city.
Yes there are two lots to the west of the bungalows that are for sale.

If Coney interests you, there is a wonderful book that I've been plugging called "Coney Island: Lost and Found". *It was written by Charles Denson, who grew up in Coney Island in the mid 1950's and really got to know the place. *The book is not just a history of Coney Island, but a very personal account of his own life and experience.
It's been out a couple of months.

In a couple of minutes, I'm going to get on my bike and take a ride into Coney. *Although it's a little cooler than last week, it is sunny and I hope to visit with some of the ghosts of Coney Island.

**TraditionsCo** · August 17th, 2003, 06:34 PM

Hello.,
I am the owner of the Traditions Development Company. We are a real estate development and entertainment Company. Out of south GA.
I am new to this board. My company and I have been searching for properties on Coney Island for sometime. I am looking for just about any kind of property on the island. I am hoping to find some properties for restore..I am VERY interested in finding properties on the island that are for sale from the first golden era of coney such as bath *houses. Entertainment venues, ect.. I was hoping that maybe someone could point me in the right direction. Please email me at

ecclack@pineland.net

**Gulcrapek** · October 15th, 2003, 04:48 PM

Hmm. Anybody get back to you?

10/13

Towards New Jersey

Past a jetty

Seagulls

Fishing

View to Seagate from western end of the beach

To Breezy Point and beyond

**Gulcrapek** · May 23rd, 2004, 09:21 PM

Today while shooting for a school photo project I noticed permits and a site. A new 6 floor residential building on West 22nd St between Surf Ave and Highland View Ave (which, by the way, is a whopping one block long).

**billyblancoNYC** · May 24th, 2004, 02:26 AM

Originally Posted by TraditionsCo

Hello.,
I am the owner of the Traditions Development Company. We are a real estate development and entertainment Company. Out of south GA.
I am new to this board. My company and I have been searching for properties on Coney Island for sometime. I am looking for just about any kind of property on the island. I am hoping to find some properties for restore..I am VERY interested in finding properties on the island that are for sale from the first golden era of coney such as bath *houses. Entertainment venues, ect.. I was hoping that maybe someone could point me in the right direction. Please email me at

ecclack@pineland.net

I would really hold off on anything until the city comes up with its Master Plan for CI. It's due out in the coming months and this would dictate a lot of development in the area and what can and cannot be done.