"I remember Woodstock in 1969, when a half a million, half naked people gathered peacefully in a small space to have a good time. The media made a big deal out of it, but I wasn’t impressed. After all, that happened every weekend in Coney Island." - Charles Denson
City and Developer Spar Over Coney Island Visions - NYTimes.com
“Coney Island was once known as the world’s largest playground, where millions of working- and middle-class New Yorkers prowled an anarchic, pulsating bazaar of bathhouses, freak shows, dance halls, carousels, roller coasters, chop suey parlors, hotels, hot dog stands and game booths tightly packed across two miles of beachfront.”
