Island community and it is a
place where Woody Guthrie
was further inspired to pursue
causes in social justice
and diversity, and to really address
the issues of inequality
in our country,” Treyger said.
“It’s inspiring to know the impact
Coney Island had on this
music legend’s life, and I believe
this is a small token of
appreciation to Woody Guthrie’s
family.”
The Oklahoma-born singer
moved to Coney Island — to
3520 Mermaid Ave., now the
site of senior housing — in
1943 with his wife, Marjorie,
according to neighborhood
historian Charlie Denson , and
the pair raised four kids in the
home. During his years in the
neighborhood, Guthrie wrote
“Mermaid’s Avenue,” a poem
celebrating the street’s diversity,
as well as children’s songs
inspired by his close relationship
with his kids — including
“Riding In My Car,” “Why, Oh
Why,” and “Howji Do” — Denson
said.
Guthrie also developed his
appreciation for Jewish faith
and culture while living in Coney,
writing tunes including
“Hanuka Dance” and “Happy
Joyous Hanuka.”
Guthrie left for California
in the early 1950s, but returned
to New York City before
dying in Queens in 1967,
at the age of 55, and his ashes
were spread off the shores of
Coney Island Beach.
During his lifetime, the
music man composed more
than 2,500 songs — including
the classic American anthem
“This Land Is Your Land.”
Cymbrowitz said the conaming
KNOCK ON WOOD: American folk legend — and former Coney Island resident
— Woody Guthrie should be honored with a street bearing his name,
Coney Island’s Community Board 13 unanimously voted at its Nov. 28 general
meeting. Associated Press
ALL–ON–FOUR
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This lane is his lane!
A Coney Island street will
likely bear the name of folk
legend and former Coney Islander
Woody Guthrie, after
local civic gurus unanimously
voted to co-name Mermaid Avenue
between W. 35th and W.
36th streets as Woodie Guthrie
Way.
The new moniker for the
block, which is just steps from
the icon’s former Coney home,
will honor the neighborhood’s
impact on Guthrie’s life and
work, according to Councilman
Mark Treyger (D–Coney
Island), who pushed for the conaming
with Assemblyman
Steven Cymbrowitz (D–Sheepshead
Bay) at the Nov. 28 general
meeting of Community
Board 13.
“Mermaid Avenue has signifi
cant history in the Coney
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would honor Guthrie’s
commitment to peace and
social justice — themes he often
explored in his music.
“This co-naming would be
a fi tting way to honor Woody
Guthrie and to educate young
people about his Southern
Brooklyn history and his legacy
of social justice and grassroots
advocacy,” Cymbrowitz
said.
Walk his Way
Coney Islanders vote to co-name street
after local folk legend Woody Guthrie