photo op July 16, 2007

Good-bye, My Coney Island Baby

Photo: Getty Images

We have no idea why Getty Images decided this was the right weekend to mark Astroland’s final summer with a package of wistful photos of Coney Island. But we’re not complaining: They’re pretty. A few more after the jump.

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