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# Landmarks Preservation Commission Puts Coney Island Amphitheater Project In The Green
- URL: https://bklyner.com/landmarks-preservation-commission-puts-coney-island-amphitheater-project-in-the-green-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2013-07-11T13:24:19.000Z
- Updated: 2013-07-11T13:24:19.000Z
- Author: wsimpson
- Tags: childs restaurant, concerts, fredrick bland, landmarks, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, nyc landmarks preservation commission, west 21st st, #API-Imported

![Source: NYC Preservation Commission](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/martys-theater-landmarks-nyc-preservation-commission-585x438.jpg)

Worst Photoshop Job Ever? (Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission)

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s dream of putting a multi-purpose amphitheater in Coney Island cleared a major hurdle this week when the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to approve the plan. The New York Daily News is [reporting](http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/grandfather-childs-article-1.1394348?localLinksEnabled=false&ref=bklyner.com) that the Commission gave approval to transform the Childs Restaurant (West 21st Street), which is landmarked, into a community arts center and seaside Park.

[As we’ve previously reported](/more-details-on-new-coney-island-music-hall-and-theater/), the project, which costs an estimated $53 million, will transform Childs Restaurant into a 5,000 seat concert hall with space for an additional 2,000 people on the adjacent lawn. Here is a list detailing the expected changes:

- The design plan will remain true to the original Childs Restaurant and will restore the classical Greek, Spanish and maritime influenced architecture along the exterior and rooftop of the building.
- A hole will be knocked in the side of the restaurant to create room for a stage.
- The land surrounding the space will be manicured into a park that will also allow for 5,000 seat viewing capacity when shows are put on.
- During the spring and summer, the semi-circular stage will be set underneath a removable mesh roof.
- There will be a high end restaurant and cafe that will operate year round. The restaurant will also feature an open-air section on the roof like the original Childs Restaurant.
- The surrounding empty lots around West 22nd Street will be converted into parks, lawns, gardens and provide a space for private concessions.

Markowitz tapped his inner showman in expressing praise at the Commission’s decision.

“The (Commission) has taken a major step towards ensuring that rain or shine, the show will go on in Coney Island,” Markowitz said in a statement.

Fredrick Bland, an official from the Landmarks Commission was apparently bowled over by Markowitz’s plan.

“It’s really a very creative, clever solution,” Bland said.

Speaking of ‘bland,’ something has to be said about the mock-up of the proposed amphitheater pictured above. This is either one of the worst Photoshop jobs ever thrown together or a representation of how boring this structure might look from the outside when it is expected to be completed in 2015\. I suppose time will tell on how the building actually turns out, but right now it looks pretty ugly.