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Originally Posted by NYguy
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
An early sketch of Sitt's Coney Island resort, complete with landing pad for blimps.
An early conceptual rendering of the shopping, entertainment, and hotel complex real-estate mogul Joe Sitt wants to build in Coney Island. (Photo credit: Joshua Lutz)
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And the visions change again....(NY Post)
NEW-WAVE CONEY
BEACH BUM TO SURF CITY
By RICH CALDER
October 31, 2006
Here's a sneak peek at Coney Island's glamorous future.
Architectural renderings obtained by The Post show a grand vision of the famed summer amusement area's rundown streets being transformed into a glitzy year-round playground and public attraction.
In one image, Stillwell Avenue becomes a fantasy-filled boulevard marked by larger-than-life street furniture, such as a mermaid swimming in a martini glass and a gigantic tattooed elephant.
The landmark Cyclone roller coaster can still be seen from down Bowery Street - which itself is reinvented as a permanent festival and sideshow area.
Thor Equities has purchased 10 acres of boardwalk land in the hope of building a $1.5 billion entertainment destination.
The project is awaiting city approval, but the company hopes to break ground in 18 months and wrap up in about five years.
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CITY BOOST FOR A 'GLITZY' CONEY
By RICH CALDER
November 1, 2006
City officials who control the future of Coney Island say the latest renderings for a $1.5 billion, Vegas-glitz amusement area around the boardwalk are right on track.
Joshua Sirefman, interim president of the city's Economic Development Corp., said developer Thor Equities' latest proposal shows "the right kind of energy that we've always talked about for Coney Island."
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curbed.com
The Coney Island Vision We Couldn't Make Up
Now that mall-builder Thor Equities is making some moves on its Coney Island properties, we'd really love to know what the latest plans for the area look like. We've been through so many renderings and announcements, we have no clue what the thing will actually look like in 10 years, besides being some sort of dystopian pleasuredome. And did somebody say dystopian pleasuredome?! Because
the Post got their hands on a couple of the latest images, and if they are to be believed, we will all soon be entertained by giant phalluses of light beamed into the cosmos and, uh, "a fantasy-filled boulevard marked by larger-than-life street furniture, such as a mermaid swimming in a martini glass and a gigantic tattooed elephant." Oh, and dudes dressed as Batman and paintings of witches with pumpkins for asses. Get into it