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1950's

Remember When: Beatniks And Greasers Strutted The Boardwalk… 56 Years Ago

Hep Cats (Source: 50sand60s via Twitter)Dig the scene. A couple of cool daddios parade down the boardwalk on Coney Island, smoking cigs and flashing tattoos, grooving on all the squares terrified over their rock n’ roll attitudes. Yes, that was an incredibly lame description but the picture above, provided

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UPDATE: Proof That Peter Pan Playland Was No Fantasy

Photo courtesy of Vinnie BoombotsIn the hustle and bustle of running Sheepshead Bites and our sister site, Bensonhurst Bean, we forget to remind the readers how wonderful we think you all are [Ed. – No, not all of you.]. Well, the actions of reader Vinnie Boombots, who we can only assume

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Video: Coney Island’s Modern Venus Beauty Contest, Circa 1939

First we brought you the stunning lady lifeguards of 1940s-era Manhattan Beach. Then we showed you what the Brighton Beach lifeguards looked like in 1921. Now Sheepshead Bites is proud to present the Modern Venus Beauty Contest held at Steeplechase Park on Coney Island in 1939. This priceless video clip

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Norwegian Neighborhood To Look Like 1950’s Bay Ridge (?!)

Farsund, Norway (from farsund-norway.com)We were a bit torn in deciding whether or not to write up an event that will be happening in Bay Ridge tomorrow. Earlier this week, the Home Reporter announced a joining of the historically Scandinavian neighborhood of Bay Ridge with a town named Farsund