Coney Island Cornerstones on Surf Avenue Face Demolition
Michael Immerso
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Posted 05.25.2011
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New York
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By allowing Surf Avenue's historic buildings to be razed, the city risks treating Coney Island as a brand name rather than a place. That's like Texas tearing down the Alamo to build an Alamo theme park.
