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Capt_Nemo Son of A Beach Online Posts: 5011	Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof Reply #15 - Jan 06^th, 2009, 8:28pm video part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m__yhexMsIE Bruce
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Reply #16 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 9:23pm

If you noticed,they have a different crew there dismantling the rides. Maybe they are the crew from the Park that bought them. If you remember there was an article that someone posted awhile ago where she said that she wasn't going to pay for cranes to take apart the Tower so she was probably going to leave it there.So someone is paying for them. Undecided

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HOMIE FROM CONEY Son of A Beach Offline I love Coney Island Posts: 592 CONEY ISLAND BROOKLYN USA Gender:	Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof Reply #17 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 9:30pm so capt-nemo we now can call u the rocket man
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HOMIE FROM CONEY Son of A Beach Offline I love Coney Island Posts: 592 CONEY ISLAND BROOKLYN USA Gender:	Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof Reply #18 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 9:33pm now for sure astroland R.I.P.
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Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof
Reply #19 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 9:40pm

ConeyLover wrote on Jan 6^th, 2009, 9:23pm:

If you noticed,they have a different crew there dismantling the rides. Maybe they are the crew from the Park that bought them. If you remember there was an article that someone posted awhile ago where she said that she wasn't going to pay for cranes to take apart the Tower so she was probably going to leave it there.So someone is paying for them. Undecided

stop with the conspiracy theories. The crew working on taking down the rocket was a hired firm that deals with riggings and such. They had several trucks on site saying who they work for.

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Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof
Reply #20 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 9:45pm

DEL_AIR wrote on Jan 6^th, 2009, 4:23pm:

Anyone know the status of the rocket now that it's down?

The fact that they took it down in one piece could be a good sign.... Does anyone know if someone has taken it? Is it being sent off somewhere also in one piece? If it was going for scrap, wouldn't they just cut it apart up on the roof rather than rent a big crane to take it gently down?

Don't worry! The Rocket will not be scrapped! It will be moved to a storage facility very soon. One reason it was taken off the roof today was the crane was there.

As for the Rocket's new home, an announcement will be made when all of the pending details are finalized. The Coney Island History Project received interesting proposals from groups and individuals in NYC, NY State, neighboring states, and even an amusement park in Pakistan! But we really want to keep the Rocket in Coney Island. Let's hope and pray it happens..

Charles Denson, director of the Coney Island History Project says his group is currently in "serious negotiations" with a group that will move the rocket to a new Coney location. "It looks like it [might] be staying. It's a survivor, and it'll keep the Astroland name alive. It's a time capsule; everything inside is absolutely preserved."

http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2008/todays-news/as-coney-islands-rid...

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ConeyLover Sand in my Shoes Offline I Love Coney Island! Posts: 434 Gender:	Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof Reply #21 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 10:01pm enough already!!!! Just face the fact the Astroland is gone!!!!!!!! Let it rest in peace!!!!! I guess you have to get hit in the head with a brick before you face reality!!!!! Yes,it's sad but it's time to face reality and stop living in a fantasy world!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!
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ConeyLover Sand in my Shoes Offline I Love Coney Island! Posts: 434 Gender:	Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof Reply #22 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 10:04pm Like Homie said, Astroland R.I.P
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Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof
Reply #23 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 10:21pm

ConeyLover wrote on Jan 6^th, 2009, 10:01pm:

enough already!!!! Just face the fact the Astroland is gone!!!!!!!! Let it rest in peace!!!!! I guess you have to get hit in the head with a brick before you face reality!!!!! Yes,it's sad but it's time to face reality and stop living in a fantasy world!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!! Roll Eyes

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ConeyLover Sand in my Shoes Offline I Love Coney Island! Posts: 434 Gender:	Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof Reply #24 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 10:25pm Nothing to be positive about!!!!! BYE BYE Astroland. THE END!!!!!!!!
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Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof
Reply #25 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 10:30pm

All I'm saying is that repeatedly you show up on this board, naysaying and calling off any sense of hope or aspiration some of the long-term members here decide to embrace. It's insulting, discouraging, and downright low. Of course all of us have a right to say what we please on this board, but to be as cold as that serves no constructive purpose.

I see no reason not to allow people to have a sense of hope - simple as that.

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ConeyLover Sand in my Shoes Offline I Love Coney Island! Posts: 434 Gender:	Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof Reply #26 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 10:33pm If living in a fantasy world keeps you happy then keep fantasizing. If your happy,then that's all that matters!!!!
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ConeyLover Sand in my Shoes Offline I Love Coney Island! Posts: 434 Gender:	Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof Reply #27 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 10:35pm Well,go by Astroland and that will deffinitely wake you up!!!!
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ConeyLover Sand in my Shoes Offline I Love Coney Island! Posts: 434 Gender:	Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof Reply #28 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 10:36pm read the other posts,I'm not the only one that says it's over!!!!
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TheMediaLoft Aspiring Carny Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 110 Gender:	Re: Rocket removed from G&P Roof Reply #29 - Jan 6^th, 2009, 10:43pm Yes, we know, everyone reads the posts but it doesnt stop you from repeating yourself over and over again. We see whats going on, everyone knows whats happening - but why do you have such a desire to keep rubbing salt in such deep wounds? Can you offer anything else but "It's over". Anything new to add?
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