Thursday, September 27, 2012


Freak Show 101 at Coney Island
from: thirteen.org
by Anika Anand and Ken Christensen
September 24, 2012



Coney Island has seen many changes since it opened its first sideshow in 1880. Theme parks have been developed, bulldozed and redeveloped; newer vendors have replaced old businesses; real estate has been bought and sold—the list goes on. But there are some places, and people, in Coney Island that are determined to keep the old traditions alive. The Coney Island Sideshow School, and Adam Rinn, are among them.

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