Another Day, Another Atmosphere

Captured in the photo above is another famous landmark of the Coney Island boardwalk: Parachute Jump, also known as the “Eiffel Tower of Brooklyn” that has stopped running since 1968. Also shown in the photo are different people walking along the boardwalk on this sunny yet brisk autumn afternoon.

For our second visit to Coney Island, my group and I decided to meet on a Saturday afternoon where we had a feeling that there would be more people than the last time we went. To our expectations, despite the cold, there were more people around the streets, arcades, and boardwalk than our first visit on a Sunday morning. However, the atmosphere was still nothing like how it was in the summer. The shops along the alleyways opened up slowly one by one but the bumper cars and arcade games were running. While collecting footage for the project, the owner of the bumper car station invited us in to record rather than just standing outside and peering in through the gate. The music played loudly as a family drove around bumping into one another. We then decided to visit Nathan’s before reaching the boardwalk. The store was packed with people as they waited in lines to get the famous hot dogs and cheese fries. Music and laughter filled the air within the store. Afterwards, we walked along the alleyways that had various murals that showcased the main attractions of Coney Island. As we continued walking towards the boardwalk, we began seeing more parents with their kids running around and people walking around taking photos and recording videos. The sounds of children’s laughter and seagull’s screeches filled the air. It was yet another atmosphere to experience at a place that I thought I was all too familiar with until these past two site visits. With all the footage that we collected today, we will not only be focusing on the highlights of Coney Island such as the well-known landmarks and bright murals but also the calmer vibe that this place brings during the colder seasons.