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Current mood:  calm Category: Life
It's official!!! the Rockaways are almost at their end; this former working class beach paradise that was neglected for decades is finally seeing the destruction of what made the Rockaways the most awesome shoreline in the world after Coney Island of course. From the weathered victorian homes of a grander era to the forlon bungalow colonies that are to be found on many Rockaway strolls it breaks my heart to watch the wholesale destruction of this true blue collar beach resort. Maybe the former hotels andRockaway Playland did not survive into our generation but at least I am glad that I am old enough to have enjoyed the surf shops and Irish Bars that continue to dot the community. More amazing is still vast acerage of empty beachfront land that sits were the former bungalow colonies of Edgemere once stood that were destroyed during the Urban Renewal craze of the 1960s, and left to rot until recently altough mother nature reclaimed much of it and a ride on the A to Far Rockaway gives one a glimpse of what a barrier island coast may have looked like before the (WHITE MAN ARRIVED). From the refeshing breeze to occasionally boogie boarding and not well I might add...lol, to walking the splintered but classic boardwalk Americas longest by the way to exploring side streets and long forgotten bungalow colonies with my camera in tow as seagulls screech above me and children play and lifeguards whistles pierce the soft sounds of the rolling Atlantic Surf, I know for me the Rockaways magic will continue to cast a spell on me even as greedy developers shoehorn condiminiums and multi family homes of shoddy construction in what seems like every available space now. At least memories cannot be dstroyed and as you nurse a Guinness at Connely's on Beach 85th just remember what Joey Ramone said in 1977 and you gotta hitch a ride to Rockin Rockaway Beach now more than ever!
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Ramones
By The Ramones
Release date: 19 June, 2001 |
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