Photos: Coney Island
Abraham Chorekchen, 83, visits Coney Island daily to see the boardwalk work. “The old boardwalk gives some kind of relaxed mood on the beach,” he says. “Like having a backyard porch.”
(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)Many locals runners are unhappy with the boardwalk refurbishment because the boards are softer to run on than concrete or fake wood.
(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)Pieces of Coney Island’s boardwalk are piled up at left as crews prepare to replace them.
(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)An old staircase leads to nowhere as workers refurbish parts of the Coney Island boardwalk.
(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)Fanya enjoys Coney Island’s famous wooden boardwalk with her human companion, not pictured.
(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)Signs of age are visible on the Coney Island boardwalk, which opened in 1923 and was expanded in the 1940s.
(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)Humans and cats alike find the old boardwalk at Coney Island relaxing.
(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)New York City Councilman Mark Treyger, left, joined a January protest against plans to replace the Coney Island boardwalk.
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