Dick Zigun helped bring back Coney Island by founding his nonprofit arts organization, which has the Coney Island Museum and Sideshows by the Seashore, and for years has put on lectures, films, and plays. Also, the organization launched the very popular Mermaid Parade. Let's hope they keep their rental space as Coney Island gentrifies. Meanwhile, take a visit to the museum, which is definitely a work in progress, but has enough photos, carnival classics (fun house mirrors, boardwalk chairs, etc.) to convey what used to be.
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