coney postcards

This is the view you get from the swinging car of the Wonder Wheel when you're on your way back down. It used to be a lot more interesting, though. That vacant lot in the center-right used to be home to the Jumbo Jet, a great Schwarzkopf Jetstar coaster. Sadly, it is no more.

In the distance, just off to the left, you can see the half-rebuilt Parachute Jump tower, and to its right the new Keyspan Park. Between the two stood the old Thunderbolt roller coaster, demolished in 2000 so that Rudy's ballpark wouldn't have to see such an "eyesore" nearby. As much as the ballpark is helping bring people back to Coney Island, I wonder why a compromise or restoration idea couldn't have been found.

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