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 Hot Dog Stand television documentary A Hot Dog Program and on the 2004 television program Hot Dog Heavens. On September 22, 2003 it was featured in the nationally syndicated newspaper comic Zippy the Pinhead. There is a 1/6 scale model of the Coney Island stand at Tiny Town, in Morrison, Colorado. Coney Island Hot Dog Stand Coney Island Colorado (commonly The Coney Island) in Bailey, Colorado is a 1950s diner shaped like a giant hot dog, with toppings. The building has been called "the best example of roadside architecture in the state". The diner has indoor seating, courtyard seating and riverside picnic table