Coney Island, County Down is a medieval English word meaning rabbit. Coney Island railway station opened in July 1892 and was closed in January 1950. Coney Island is a spoken-word song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1989 album, "Avalon Sunset". In the song he revisits his youthful trips with his mother to the seaside at Coney Island. The Shore is a Northern Irish short film directed by Terry George. The film won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. It was filmed entirely at George's family cottage at Coney Island. Coney Island, County Down Coney
Coney Island commercial and amusement area, and recommended tha property north of Surf Avenue and west of Abe Stark's land could be rezoned for other uses including residential to lure developers into the area. Astroland owner Carol Hill Albert, whose husband's family had owned the park since 1962, sold the site to Thor in November 2006 for an undisclosed amount. In January 2007, Thor released renderings for a new amusement park to be built on the Astroland site called Coney Island Park. Thor proposed a $1.5 billion renovation and expansion of the Coney Island amusement area to include hotels, shopping, movies, an