Coney Island: Lost and Found

by Charles Denson
Category: "U.S. History - Cultural"
Pages:287
Year of Publication:2002
Date Added:01/30/2021
Date Read:03/12/2021
Notes:A history of the Coney Island section of Brooklyn—the beach, the rides, the community, and the people. The author grew up in one of the projects on the west end of Coney Island during the late 50's and 60's.
My Rating: 6

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Review - Coney Island: Lost and Found

Read like it was written by someone who knew the area well and assumed his readers did also. Fairly interesting when covering the history and his own memories, less so when talking about the political and business dealings.
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