Desktop Day: Goodnight Astroland

For this week's PC wallpapers, two images from what may have been the final night at Astroland in Coney Island. Instructions Left-click on the image first to open up the large version. Windows PC: Right-click on the large image and select 'set as desktop background'. You can also right-click and 'save as', then use your desktop properties settings to add the file you just saved and format it how you prefer. There's more info on customising your PC desktop here.

Mac: Macintosh instructions can be found here.

Break Dance

Scream if you wanna go faster.

Astroland: Up Goes the Band

During their farewell parade through Astroland on Sunday, the Hungry Marching Band performed inside the Astrotower. They played as it rose and rotated.

Coney Island: Last Day for Astroland

Sunday was set to be the last day ever for Astroland. Thor Equities are keen to flatten the site so they can get on with their plans to build time-shares. As Gowanus Lounge puts it: "Our sadness isn't so much that Astroland is going, but that it may be going long before its replacement comes along. Next year, if developer Joe Sitt uses the land as a bargaining chip to pressure the city or exacts revenge for a rejected plan or evicts the former owners because he couldn't squeeze an extra $500,000 in rent from site, the vacant land surrounded by a blue wall of plywood will sit as a dagger through the heart of one of the most diverse destinations in all of Brooklyn."

Save Coney Island Astroland: Posters for the Rally

Posters have been released for Sunday's midday rally to keep Astroland open. Here they are as letter sized PDFs for you to print out and take along. Just click on the thumbnail to open the PDF.

Astroland: Please Thor, One More Year

Help try and save this... It's hard to believe, but Astroland at Coney Island could close forever this Sunday, September 9th. Thor Equities have purchased the area for development and want to get on with turning it to dust. But...there's also a high-noon demonstration on Sunday for a last-minute reprieve. You can sign an online petition at www.saveastroland.com. Thank you G-Lounge for the tip. ...from this.