This is a really nice man named Roy Sargeant who works for the Sanitation Department but whose first job was at Astroland in the 1980s. Roy showed us around the ruins on the day lease ran out. Give him a quick view. Oh, and Roy, thanks for helping us out on Saturday.
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AstroMania Monday: Meet Roy Sargeant, Former Astroland Employee
February 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
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AstroMania Monday: Dude Says Nice Things About Joe Sitt
February 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
And we thought we were upset about Astroland.
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AstroMania Monday: Astroland Snuff Vid–The Final Death Throes
February 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
We went to Coney Island on Saturday, despite the numbing wind chill, to shoot some footage for another vid we were making. It didn’t dawn on us, until we there that Jan. 31 was the deadline for Carol Hill Albert to vacate the property. A kind former employee Roy Sargeant, let us into the grounds, […]
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AstroMania Monday: Astroland Now & Then
February 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on AstroMania Monday: Astroland Now & Then
Astroland is dead. Developer Joe Sitt took possession of the property on January 31. (If you don’t care about Coney Island you’re going to find a lot of posts on GL today that you won’t like and, frankly, we’re sorry, but we need to do this.) Owner Carol Hill Albert left behind the water flume […]
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GL Announcement: AstroMania Monday Tomorrow
February 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments
We were lucky enough to gain access to the grounds of Astroland yesterday on its very last day, January 31, 2009, when Carol Hill Albert’s crew was vacating the premises forever by 7PM. A kind soul who had his first paid job at Astroland, named Ray Seargant, who is now with the Department of Sanitation, […]
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