Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Rockaway Beach, New York


Rockaway Beach, New York
Originally uploaded by Richard.
These bits of New York and Long Island, down by JFK Airport and further out east into the Atlantic, look so fragile from the air. I guess if climate change is a reality, we may have to say bye to Rockaway.

Fifty years ago and more, Rockway Beach was where Irish immigrants and their Irish-American children settled in large numbers, or at least set up their summer homes. It's sometimes called the 'Irish Riviera' to this day. The Ramones' wrote a classic song, "Rockaway Beach," about here in 1977.