Case Study: Coney Island

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Coney Island besides the Cyclone rollercoaster. Now with development of businesses and maybe even condos, Coney Island will be the next hotspot in Brooklyn. These pictures relate to a future discussion on gentrification. Gentrification is described as the process of renovating and improving a location so that it conforms to the middle-class, which can be seen in Coney Island. The reason why I picked this location out of the many neighborhoods changing in Brooklyn is because it is so close to my home and the neighborhood I'm from. The more Coney Island is developed the more our neighborhood will change. The target audience is no longer the locals but tourist from all over the world. Coney Island caters to the waves of tourist that come every

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