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Fun little tidbit to close out the week. The Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum today acquired an 8-foot-high lighted star from New York's Coney Island’s now closed space-age theme park, Astroland. They sent over the above image of them receiving the actual star this afternoon, which shows Curator Margaret Weitekamp and Exhibit Designer Rebekah Brokway supervising their staff as they measure the Star. The Astroland Star will be on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center in 2011. You can see the sign where the star used to be on Coney Island here.
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Screw the star. What about the roller coaster?
The Cyclone continues to operate, thank gawd.
So it takes two years to get this thing on display? Did they have to order the special pixie dust all the way from Neverland?
It'll be part of a planned exhibit of space-themed pop culture items. There will also be some Star Trek stuff, etc.
When New Yorkers say Save Coney Island I doubt if they mean accessioning it one object at a time.
Ahh, Coney Island. Spent some good times there. must have been experienced in all its seediness to appreciate.