Denson gives us an insider's look at one of New York's best-known neighborhoods, weaving together memories of his childhood adventures with colorful stories of the area's past and interviews with local personalities, all brought to life by hundreds of photographs, detailed maps, and authentic memorabilia.
"Denson, who lives in California but grew up in Coney Island, combines local history, personal memoir and political science in a work which is part monograph and part scrapbook, bringing the history of Coney Island, both grand and gritty, up to the 21st century. The graphic richness alone - ancient photographs, 1950's ticket stubs, grainy 1960's snapshots and recent pictures of Coney Island's garish colors - make this a notable work. This is the king of Coney Island books." - Christopher Gray
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