Coney Island: Photographs, Facts, and Fun

Join photographer Harvey Stein, whose recent book Coney Island 40 Years documents the people, events, and changing scene at Coney Island, for this special event. Stein, along with historian John Manbeck, and Lola Star, Coney Island insider, founder of the Save Coney Island Organization, and owner of the Coney Island boardwalk store Lola Star Boutique, explore the role of Coney Island in shaping Brooklyn’s identity, using Stein’s breathtaking photographs as the starting point for the conversation. This event is part of BHS’s spring series, Inventing Brooklyn, which examines key people who have influenced Brooklyn and highlights cultural trends rooted in Brooklyn’s rich and diverse history. This event is free and open to the public.