In its golden age, Coney Island was a vast dream world comprising a number of parks, a magnet for New Yorkers seeking otherworldly entertainment. It was something of a permanent world's fair, with rides and curiosities from around the globe, including a small incubator baby farm for premies. Honky tonk eventually took over for one reason or another, and nothing much was left of the place but Nathan's and the Cyclone, both of which have the virtue of being, in their own ways, best of breed (although riding the Cyclone in a car alone will leave you bruised for weeks, while eating a Nathan's hot dog alone will probably cause no detectable physical damage). Talk came and went of rebuilding, of tearing down, of anything to bring it back. Lately it has been brought back a bit, with some new rides and a bit of cleaning up. Disneyland it isn't, but it's getting close to being Coney Island again.
Watching this video will make you want to go. Part of its magic is the juxtaposition of the unlikely music, which proves how important music can be in setting a mood. Even when the visuals are the diametric opposite of Debussy, it feels way more like Debussy than Luna Park:
Coney Island Love Letter.
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Coudal.com]
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