NickDG 23 #1 December 6, 2004 Some smart east coast BASE jumpers should start submitting proposals . . . I fondly remember my father and I riding this many times in 1960. BTW, it's 250-feet, I believe. There is a history of the tower here: http://bayridge.com/jump.htm NickD BASE 194 The Parachute Pavilion: 2005/02/05 http://archinect.com/events/detail.php?id=E869 An Open Design Competition for Coney Island will encourage talented designers worldwide to generate innovative proposals for a project that contributes to a 21st-Century vision for Coney Island. In concert with the Coney Island Development Corporation?s (CIDC) planning initiatives, Van Alen Institute (VAI) will direct a competition for a project ambitious in program and design on a significant site in Coney Island amusement district, and in the shadow of the famed Parachute Jump, an iconic reminder of Coney Island history that is now a designated landmark. The design will play a key role in the ongoing revival of Coney Island, with implications for urban recreation in New York City waterfront communities and beyond. The Parachute Pavilion is planned to be an all-season activity generator, drawing the public onto the boardwalk, the beach and Surf Avenue and to a new recreational destination. Throughout history, pavilions have acted as catalysts for animating parks, waterfronts, and urban districts, by accommodating a myriad of recreational and commercial activities as well as being paradigms of design excellence. This competition will invite designers to stretch the limits of what a pavilion can be, both formally and programmatically, connecting it to both the history and future of Coney Island. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #2 December 7, 2004 Any pictures?If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #3 December 7, 2004 http://www.urban75.org/photos/newyork/ny100.html http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/Coney/coney.html Also, you can Google for many more . . . http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=coney+island+parachute+jump I would love to BASE jump this tower, as it would be so full circle for me . . . NickD BASE 194 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
