Song to a Seagull (2007)

Upon hearing the tragic news that Coney Island's infamous Astroland amusement park had been sold to a serious developer and that it was expected to receive a billion-dollar, Vegas-style makeover in the coming year, like many I felt compelled to be there to say, simply, “goodbye.”

When the force of change presses upon us, we reach for and hold on to that which seems unmoving. And we find that farewells are never said simply, particularly when we must part with something close to our hearts.

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