Nathan's

I grew up three long blocks from Coney Island and Nathan's. Coney Island in the 1970s was pretty run-down, but going to Nathan's was always a treat. Everyone went during the Summer but in Winter Nathan's boarded up the exterior (as shown in this photo) and when you opened a door and walked in it was the steamiest, french-fry-smelling-ish place on the planet and oh-so-wonderful. Three thousand miles from Stinson Beach but as marvelous - and startlingly different - from one another - and connected only by memories - Stinson Beach & Coney Island.