Last month, I participated in a historical tour of Surf Avenue with the Save Coney Island organization. You can read more about that tour here, but this post is about a surprise we encountered along the way! Near the end of the tour, we encountered an artist working on the beautiful murals which decorate the [...]
July 23, 2010
Earlier this week, I spied a few lovely photos from Coney Island on the stream of FTLOB photographer Joel Zimmer and admired the beautiful light. I asked him if I could share a few here, and he obliged. Check out the shots below, which were taken on the eve of this year’s Siren Festival! They’re [...]
July 8, 2010
On June 26th, FTLOB photographer Ed Brydon trekked out to Coney Island to support Hands Across the Sand, an organization which coordinates international demonstrations against offshore drilling. According to their mission statement, their aims are simple: to “oppose offshore oil drilling and champion clean energy and renewables… [to draw] human lines in the sand against [...]
June 24, 2010
And we’re back with the third round of photos from this year’s Mermaid Parade at Coney Island! Though yesterday’s round-up of photos was monochromatic, today’s edition features loads of fun super-saturated shots which really capture the joyful mood of the parade. Make sure to check out the latest in the Flickr pool, or check back [...]
June 23, 2010
Welcome to the second installment of photos from this year’s Mermaid Parade at Coney Island! Like I mentioned yesterday, we’ll be featuring great shots all week thanks to all the photographers who are contributing their fantastic work to our Flickr pool. Today’s round-up may be monochromatic, but what it lacks in color, it more than [...]
June 22, 2010
This past weekend, a whole host of fanciful creatures performed for approximately one zillion spectators at this year’s Mermaid Parade. Always well-covered by photographers drawn to its bright costumes and zany characters, the annual Coney Island spectacle was even more massive than than I remember this year, aided by beautiful weather and balmy skies. Lots [...]
June 18, 2010
Last week, a friend-and-historian gave me the heads-up about a tour happening on Sunday morning. The walk, led by volunteer-run not-for-profit Save Coney Island, was designed to stroll down Surf Avenue and take an in-depth look at the historic buildings which line the boardwalk. Several of these buildings are currently in limbo, threatened with demolition [...]
June 16, 2010
This weekend as I was browsing through our ever-growing Flickr pool, I stumbled upon the medium-format work of Triebensee. The way he sees life through his Hasselblad is really touching; and his series on the Steeplechase Pier at Coney Island is just wonderful. I immediately reached out to find out what he thinks is so [...]
June 14, 2010
Unless you have school-age kids who had the day off, you might not have even realized that last week we celebrated Brooklyn-Queens Day last Thursday. Originally founded in 1829, the holiday historically hosted a huge parade, seen at right in the photograph which FTLOB contributor Peter Puleo dug up, which features the procession of revelers [...]
June 14, 2010
Now that June is here, we are excited to announce the details of the next For the Love of Brooklyn meet-up! If you’ve never made it out to Coney Island for the annual Mermaid Parade – this is your chance! Come one, come all, and prepare to be amazed by the costumes and floats that [...]
July 28, 2010