This site is part of a project-in-lieu-of-thesis presented to the graduate school of the University of Florida in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Mass Communication. Each of these photos will lead you to a Soundslide about a particular aspect of Coney Island. Just click on one of them and a new window will open.  

 
Coney Island used to be the “playground of the world” - the first and most famous amusement park ever. Today the whole area is in the middle of a struggle between developers, historic associations, neighborhoods and the New York city council with different ideas about what the future should be...