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Coney Island on Track for Ritzy Makeover

Fans grumble at cyclone-speed gentrification

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 11, 2007 6:54 AM CDT

(Newser) – Landmark Brooklyn amusement park Coney Island is set to undergo a major makeover as an upscale techno-theme park with ritzy retail space and timeshare towers, the Washington Post reports. Thor Equities bought much of the six-block thrill park and officials hope to launch the $1....   Read full story »

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