Bizarro Cartoons From Coney Island’s Death
Coney Island as we know it is will be gone soon. The real estate developers are closing in to do a 2 billion dollar makeover, turning it into a Six Flags-Las Vegas-Applebee’s-condo development. Basically, it’s going to suck. It’s a tragedy.
I went there this weekend with my camera to capture the old school Coney Island before it’s swept away by history. For those of you who’ve never been there, the amusement parks of Coney Island are the tackiest, weirdest, seediest, and greatest places on earth. An endless maze of bizarre games and rides.
I found there to be alot of mysterious cartoons, graphic design, and sculptures that I know the Frederator community would enjoy. Have a look:
made by the scientists at Zytronics
looks like a Jim Woodring painting, doesn’t it?
The hand was 3/D and you wrestled it!
Is she bleeding?
It’s like an awesome 80’s fantasy!
It’s “Alive”!
What kind of man are you?
Where does this stuff come from? Who made it, and when? What does it all mean? This is your last summer ever to see it all for yourself. Take one last trip to Coney Island, you won’t regret it.
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On May 30th, 2007 at 12:00 am
I still care about yr postings Dan.
i need to go check out Coney Island before they tear it down.
-JX!
On May 31st, 2007 at 12:00 am
At least the Cyclone roller coaster will still be there. It is owned by the city. Besides, if they got rid of that, it would cause a lot of trouble than this current development.