Tag: Tornado

Old Coney Island Impressions

Coney Island was back with new rides, glitzy, fancy and clean. They kept the boardwalk, the Cyclone, and the Wonder Wheel, but replaced the other rides and got rid of the polyglot food stands, losing much of the unique atmosphere of the place. They tidied it up. Cyclone at Coney Island Arched window at the … Continue reading Old Coney Island Impressions

TORNADO WARNINGS By ELLIN CURLEY

I live in southern Connecticut, an area usually immune from extreme weather events. We get an occasional hurricane, usually the tail end as a storm meanders up the Atlantic coast. Occasionally, it's a serious one -- like Hurricane Sandy in 2012 -- and it does real damage, but these have always been rare. We used … Continue reading TORNADO WARNINGS By ELLIN CURLEY

ARE WE IN OZ YET, DOROTHY? – BY ELLIN CURLEY

My ex husband, Larry, and I lived through a very atypical evening in Florida many years ago. We were visiting Larry’s mother, Dorothy, in Pompano Beach, Florida. She lived in a fifteen-story condo right across from the ocean and had a magnificent water view. One night, Larry and I decided to go to the movies. … Continue reading ARE WE IN OZ YET, DOROTHY? – BY ELLIN CURLEY

Old Coney Island Impressions

Coney Island was back with new rides, glitzy, fancy and clean. They kept the  boardwalk, the Cyclone, and the Wonder Wheel, but replaced the other rides and got rid the polyglot food stands, losing much of the unique atmosphere of the place . They tidied it up. My pictures are from July 2007, one of … Continue reading Old Coney Island Impressions