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Next summer will be the last summer of Astroland as we know it. Astroland owner, Carol Hill Albert, whose family has owned the amusement park since it opened in 1962, sold the Astroland site to developer Joseph Sitt’s Thor Equities yesterday for an unspecified amount.
“It’s not something we’re happy about; it’s sad,” said Albert, whose family has owned the legendary park since 1962. “It was the only logical alternative to going out of business altogether.”
The only thing that will remain of Astroland as New Yorkers know it after the 2007 season is the Cyclone. Even the Astrotower a landmark on Coney Island since it was built as an attraction for the World’s Fair in 1963.
The plan is to “nice” up Coney Island replete with Luxury Condos and tree-lined pedestrian malls filled with boutiques and coffee shops.
“I can’t believe they’re going to close this place down,” said Will Paraison, 28, of Canarsie. “When you say Brooklyn, everyone knows Coney Island and Astroland. It’s one of Brooklyn’s symbols.”
“It’s not going to be Coney Island the way I know Coney Island,” said Florence Yorrie, 42, who lives nearby. “They’re going to make it nice.”
Astroland’s swan song [Daily News]
Photos courtesy of Tim Darach and robster75
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