Tuesday, November 18, 2008

More Coney Island Stuff (Am I Obsessed? Maybe.)

The Municipal Art Society put together a group of professionals/visionaries to brainstorm ideas for the future of Coney Island. They met last week and presented its ideas to the public last night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. One of the images released from their plans is this:


Apparently robots are going to take over Coney Island. Robots and scary things that kind of look like half-aliens/half-elephant/half-what-is-that-thing-coming-out-of-its-side-and-is-that-a-yellow-eyeball?

The tall, twisty rides on the left side of the image look horrifying. Anyone who is afraid of clowns isn't going to come within two miles of Coney and anyone who isn't afraid of clowns will become so after visiting this place.

I did like this image of a new N train:


I am most excited about the idea for an EXPRESS train to Coney Island (perhaps from Times Square?). With this being the closest beach for New Yorkers by way of public transportation, there needs to be a faster and less patience-trying way of getting there. More Coney updates to come soon, I'm sure. Oh, and I'll try to pick other topics to talk about, as well.

2 comments:

Emmi said...

word on the express train. and thanks for posting the images. i wasn't about to read that decades-long thing you posted before. i like your words better :o)

Ariel said...

Ditto on the express train. It's about time. When Syd and I went, it took almost two hours from the UWS. Ridiculoussss.

But the proposed new Coney is terrifying. I'm not sure what to think... other than exactly what you said, that is.

YIKES CLOWNS!