Nat Cole sure was right, darlings, but he never imagined a summer like this. Not only are the days in this picture long gone, I am afraid the day of amusements like Coney Island may be over for good. I mean, people might, like, have to educate themselves! Or God forbid, read a book!
This photo embodies so much that has been taken from us by this dreadful pandemic. And I am still blaming the bat and Gwyneth Paltrow!
I never rode the Parachute Jump in my life, though I have been photographed beneath it--about 30 years ago. I am sure some of those in my parents' generation rode it, but I can tell you, my parents sure didn't. My mother fainted on the Cyclone in the Thirties, so there is no way she would have done this!
You knew I had to get this one in, didn't you??????????????????????
Yikes what would your mother have thought of all the crazy rides they have now!!
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ReplyDeleteVictoria,
She would never have gone near them.
Had she lived into my mid adulthood,
she would have pleaded with me not
to go on them. But I never would have,
anyway,
The Parachute Jump seems fascinating on
film and in theory. The view I am sure is
spectacular. But not enough for me to go on.