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OneBlueSky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 03:04 PM
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Wal-Mart Riding Wave to Coney Island . . .
I'm disgusted! . . . as a Brooklyn native, I can think of no greater sacrilege (except maybe demolishing Ebbets Field) than putting a Wal-Mart at Coney Island . . . right where the roller coaster once stood! . . . is nothing sacred? . . . arrrggggghhhh!!! . . .

http://www.nypost.com/realestate/14878.htm

December 31, 2003 -- WAL-MART may be considering building a store in Coney Island near the spot where the mighty hunderbolt roller coaster once stood, sources said.

Thunderbolt owner Horace Bullard won a lawsuit against the city stemming from the allegedly illegal demolition of the ride. The dilapidated roller coaster sat until the end of 2000 on a seven-acre seaside parcel adjacent to the glistening KeySpan Ballpark.

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http://www.nypost.com/realestate/14878.htm
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Democrats unite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 03:36 PM
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1. Wal Mart is right up there with Bush...
Pure evil.
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BigDaddyLove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 03:45 PM
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2. If not Walmart, then something.............
Last time I checked, Coney Island and surrounding environs was pretty dilapidated and dirty. Not saying that Walmart is the answer, but C.I. could sure use a facelift.
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