Lots to read over at Mindful Walker about Coney Island. Here's an excerpt from her post, Coney Island's Off-Season Vibe:
Scrawled on the cornice of a dilapidated building on Coney Island’s
Surf Avenue is “Shore Hotel. Nature’s Paradise By the Sea.” But
paradise this isn’t. On Coney Island’s main thoroughfare, it sits in
the midst of a mish-mash of garish-colored patches of buildings,
“Stores for Lease” signs, boarded-up windows, and neon that heralds
“Eldorado Auto Skooter,” “Clam Bar,” and “Nathan’s Famous.”
Surf Avenue is “Shore Hotel. Nature’s Paradise By the Sea.” But
paradise this isn’t. On Coney Island’s main thoroughfare, it sits in
the midst of a mish-mash of garish-colored patches of buildings,
“Stores for Lease” signs, boarded-up windows, and neon that heralds
“Eldorado Auto Skooter,” “Clam Bar,” and “Nathan’s Famous.”