Truemors
Not too far into the future folks will see images like this and say:....(sigh) remember when Coney Island still looked like that....? ......Coney is in its last days of looking like this.
Even as poor families struggle to pay for the high cost of fast food venders and amusement park rides and trickets for their kids, deep pocketed developers have bought large parcels of this area and hope to parlay their investments into millions more. While Brooklynites are rightfully protesting and have kept the powers that be somewhat in check, Coney will never be the same....... Coney Island, NY, 05-07 This year's Mermaid parade was a beautiful and brave demonstration of what community's can do to bring art and political action together to educate fellow citizens.
Look at what happened to Times Square...... It's become a "Disney-fied" corporate theme park that celebrates property rights and promotes a consumerist culture relatively unconcerned with authentic local color and community. You know, the worn seedy charm and romance of being someplace that still seems friendly and affordable......... You still with me....?
For Mermaid Parade and other Coney Island images see <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artedelares/sets/72157600584117640/">www.flickr.com/photos/artedelares/sets/72157600584117640/</a> and "http://www.flickr.com/photos/artedelares/sets/888721/">www.flickr.com/photos/artedelares/sets/888721/</a>
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