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Brighton Beach and Little Odessa, New York
Posted on Thursday, Nov 24, 2011 | No CommentsA short walk along the boardwalk from Coney Island lies Brighton Beach, known locally as ‘Little Odessa’ due to the high level of immigration from Odessa in Ukraine. -
![I’ve always been drawn to Coney Island, a faded seaside resort in southern Brooklyn facing the breezy Atlantic Ocean. Once a thriving retreat for New Yorkers, the area has been slowly decaying […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/coney-island-new-york-33-115x115.jpg "Coney Island in winter: New York photo feature")
Coney Island in winter: New York photo feature
Posted on Thursday, Nov 24, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve always been drawn to Coney Island, a faded seaside resort in southern Brooklyn facing the breezy Atlantic Ocean. Once a thriving retreat for New Yorkers, the area has been slowly decaying […] -
![Here’s the remains of the famous Parachute Drop in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Standing 262 feet (80 m) tall and weighing 170 tons, the amusement ride was once known as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/coney-island-sneakers-115x115.jpg "Remembering the wonderfully precarious Coney Island Parachute Jump")
Remembering the wonderfully precarious Coney Island Parachute Jump
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011 | 1 CommentHere’s the remains of the famous Parachute Drop in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Standing 262 feet (80 m) tall and weighing 170 tons, the amusement ride was once known as […] -
![The first of a chain of US fast food restaurants specialising in hot dogs, the original Nathan’s restaurant stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island. Al […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nathans-delicatessen-coney-island-01-115x115.jpg "Hot dogs at Nathan’s Delicatessen, Coney Island, New York, USA")
Hot dogs at Nathan’s Delicatessen, Coney Island, New York, USA
Posted on Thursday, Apr 28, 2011 | No CommentsThe first of a chain of US fast food restaurants specialising in hot dogs, the original Nathan’s restaurant stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island. Al […] -
![Dug up from my photo archives is this series of photos of the faded seaside town of Coney Island, Brooklyn, which I visited in 1986 and 1999. I was terrified […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/coney-island-2002-09-115x115.jpg "Coney Island archive photos: 1986 and 1999")
Coney Island archive photos: 1986 and 1999
Posted on Friday, Aug 6, 2010 | 2 CommentsDug up from my photo archives is this series of photos of the faded seaside town of Coney Island, Brooklyn, which I visited in 1986 and 1999. I was terrified […]