CONEY ISLAND FINE FOODS INTERNATIONAL
EXOTIC CANNED FOODS
The Coney Island Fine Foods International, Inc. is a company, which produces internationally famed "Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods" in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Currently 80 variety of the Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods as shown below are available for purchase at numbers of fine art galleries and gift shops around the world.
EXOTIC CANNED FOODS
The Coney Island Fine Foods International, Inc. is a company, which produces internationally famed "Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods" in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Currently 80 variety of the Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods as shown below are available for purchase at numbers of fine art galleries and gift shops around the world.
The "Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods", as artworks were exhibited at numerous institutions including the Museum of World Wonders in Brooklyn, NY (2005-present); Pier Gallery in Brooklyn, NY (2005-2006); Salt Marsh Nature Center in Brooklyn, NY (2003 & 2006); Williamsburg Art & Historical Center in Brooklyn, NY (2004); Blowoff Gallery of Coney Island USA in Brooklyn, NY (2005); Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY (2006); Brooklyn Public Library - Coney Island Branch in Brooklyn, NY (2006-2011); Artez’n Gallery in Brooklyn, NY (2006-2007); American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, NY (2007); Keyspan Park (baseball stadium) in Brooklyn, NY (2008); Berkeley College in Brooklyn, NY (2014), etc.
These artworks feature rare, extinct, and strange creatures around the world and beyond (the fantasy world). In addition, the company also accepts commissions for producing custom made artworks. For an example, the "Hermit Crab" was created for Mr. Brzezinski on the occasion of his new house purchase. (click for seeing bigger pictures below)
These artworks feature rare, extinct, and strange creatures around the world and beyond (the fantasy world). In addition, the company also accepts commissions for producing custom made artworks. For an example, the "Hermit Crab" was created for Mr. Brzezinski on the occasion of his new house purchase. (click for seeing bigger pictures below)
History of the Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods
The original factory Coney Island Fine Foods was located in the heart of the Dreamland Amusement Park in the Coney Island area of Brooklyn, New York. The owner Henry J. Feltmann was a very unique and eccentric man. He was an accomplished circus sideshow performer at traveling Ten-in-One-shows when he was young; he performed the human block head, contortionist, sword swallower, magician, and fire breather. At that time, traveling circus and the circus sideshows were the main attractions at the fairground because the electric rides were not even invented yet. Later, he opened a unique seafood restaurant, Palace of Mermaids, in Coney Island, and started serving rather exotic dishes brought from all over the United States and other countries. These "exotic dishes" included lobsters (most of people did not eat it then), sea urchins, giant salamanders, horseshoe crabs (cocked by Chinese chef), Japanese giant spider crabs, seahorses, and giant fruit bats. His financial success led him to open a new factory to package and market his popular food -- his original Coney Island style Clam chowder in Coney Island in 1862. At one point, Feltmann’s clam chowder was as famous as two other famous foods originated in Coney Island; hot dog and frozen custard. With these commercial success, he also started experimenting canning more exotic foods such lobsters, bull frogs, and horseshoe crab. This was the origin of what it should have become to be known as the "Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods" in the history of Coney Island. At that time, Coney Island was the world's most advanced and largest entertainment industry; bigger than Hollywood, Las Vegas, Disney World, Times Square, all combined. Coney Island was the main crossroad of the most advanced international ideas, markets, and merchandises. It was the Golden Era of Coney Island. Nevertheless, Feltmann's vision and the new Coney Island tradition to be was never realized in the real world, unfortunately. This famed company as well as hundreds of vender's shops, restaurants, sideshows at multiple amusement parks in Coney Island were suddenly all engulfed by the horrific fire and destroyed - it was the Dreamland Fire of 1911. LINK
The original factory Coney Island Fine Foods was located in the heart of the Dreamland Amusement Park in the Coney Island area of Brooklyn, New York. The owner Henry J. Feltmann was a very unique and eccentric man. He was an accomplished circus sideshow performer at traveling Ten-in-One-shows when he was young; he performed the human block head, contortionist, sword swallower, magician, and fire breather. At that time, traveling circus and the circus sideshows were the main attractions at the fairground because the electric rides were not even invented yet. Later, he opened a unique seafood restaurant, Palace of Mermaids, in Coney Island, and started serving rather exotic dishes brought from all over the United States and other countries. These "exotic dishes" included lobsters (most of people did not eat it then), sea urchins, giant salamanders, horseshoe crabs (cocked by Chinese chef), Japanese giant spider crabs, seahorses, and giant fruit bats. His financial success led him to open a new factory to package and market his popular food -- his original Coney Island style Clam chowder in Coney Island in 1862. At one point, Feltmann’s clam chowder was as famous as two other famous foods originated in Coney Island; hot dog and frozen custard. With these commercial success, he also started experimenting canning more exotic foods such lobsters, bull frogs, and horseshoe crab. This was the origin of what it should have become to be known as the "Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods" in the history of Coney Island. At that time, Coney Island was the world's most advanced and largest entertainment industry; bigger than Hollywood, Las Vegas, Disney World, Times Square, all combined. Coney Island was the main crossroad of the most advanced international ideas, markets, and merchandises. It was the Golden Era of Coney Island. Nevertheless, Feltmann's vision and the new Coney Island tradition to be was never realized in the real world, unfortunately. This famed company as well as hundreds of vender's shops, restaurants, sideshows at multiple amusement parks in Coney Island were suddenly all engulfed by the horrific fire and destroyed - it was the Dreamland Fire of 1911. LINK
Today's Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods
In the summer of 2000, Dr. Takeshi Yamada moved from Chicago to Brooklyn, New York. He visited Coney Island, which was once the world center of the entertainment industry just like today's Walt Disney World. There he fatefully met George Feltmann, who was the great-great-grandson of Henry Feltman. Their conversation became the Glory Days of Coney Island and the life of Henry Feltman. Being deeply inspired by them, Yamada decided to resurrect the dreams and visions of Henry Feltman. This was the origin of the new "Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods" by Yamada as seen today. The current factory, Coney Island Fine Foods International, Inc., is located by the Stillwell-Coney Island subway station, which is only two blocks from the original restaurant and canned food factory of Feltman. This new company is a part of the Dr. Takeshi Yamada’s Museum of World Wonders. To appeal to the unique American consumer culture of food and art, in recent decades, the company created a series of limited-edition signed unique exotic canned foods as fine art objects for collectors. By imprementing fancy phrases such as “Food for the Eyes”, “Food for the Soul” and “Food for the Spirit”, these artworks were widely marketed. With this ingenious packaging and marketing strategy, today, the Coney Island brand exotic canned food has been sold at major novelty stores, gift shops, museums and commercial art galleries around the world. Today, these exotic canned foods as artworks are as treasured as precious as a bottle of fine wine among discriminating collectors for their cabinets of curiosities.
In the summer of 2000, Dr. Takeshi Yamada moved from Chicago to Brooklyn, New York. He visited Coney Island, which was once the world center of the entertainment industry just like today's Walt Disney World. There he fatefully met George Feltmann, who was the great-great-grandson of Henry Feltman. Their conversation became the Glory Days of Coney Island and the life of Henry Feltman. Being deeply inspired by them, Yamada decided to resurrect the dreams and visions of Henry Feltman. This was the origin of the new "Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods" by Yamada as seen today. The current factory, Coney Island Fine Foods International, Inc., is located by the Stillwell-Coney Island subway station, which is only two blocks from the original restaurant and canned food factory of Feltman. This new company is a part of the Dr. Takeshi Yamada’s Museum of World Wonders. To appeal to the unique American consumer culture of food and art, in recent decades, the company created a series of limited-edition signed unique exotic canned foods as fine art objects for collectors. By imprementing fancy phrases such as “Food for the Eyes”, “Food for the Soul” and “Food for the Spirit”, these artworks were widely marketed. With this ingenious packaging and marketing strategy, today, the Coney Island brand exotic canned food has been sold at major novelty stores, gift shops, museums and commercial art galleries around the world. Today, these exotic canned foods as artworks are as treasured as precious as a bottle of fine wine among discriminating collectors for their cabinets of curiosities.
Fine Art Exhibitions
The Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods have been exhibited at numerous art events and art exhibition internationally. Examples of them are Museum of World Wonders, Salt Marsh Nature Center, Sideshow by the Seashore, Long Island University Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn Public Library - Coney Island Branch, Keyspan Baseball Stadium, and American Museum of Natural History, etc.
The Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Foods have been exhibited at numerous art events and art exhibition internationally. Examples of them are Museum of World Wonders, Salt Marsh Nature Center, Sideshow by the Seashore, Long Island University Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn Public Library - Coney Island Branch, Keyspan Baseball Stadium, and American Museum of Natural History, etc.
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Clearly Spelled Out and Firmly Written Legal Disclaimers: This is the official art website of the New York artist Dr. Takeshi Yamada, featuring his artworks. These artworks are fictional and made with the figments of his imaginations, despite their extremely convincing and believable appearances. These artworks were created for stirring people's imagination, uplifting their spirit, and hopefully opening their mind's eyes to see mysteries and wonders around us. Some of these were also created and presented in the time-honored, traditional and flamboyant style of the classical European Cabinet of Curiosities and the modern American circus sideshows (Dime Museums, freak shows). Therefore, their any resemblance to the people, things, matters, events, etc. in the real life are mere coincidental.
Specifically, the "Museum of World Wonders" and "Coney Island University", "Coney Island Sea Rabbit Repopulation Center", "New York Horseshoe Crab Research Center", "Coney Island UFO Research Center", "Coney Island Entomology Department", "Center for Medical Mycology", "Coney Island Fine Foods International", and etc. are names of the art projects and the totality of artworks, created by Dr. Takeshi Yamada. MOWW was not created by any other human(s) on this planet or intelligent humanoid life form(s) from outer space, whatsoever. Any organizations and companies, that exist in this world with the same names are not related to these, and any similarities to them are purely accidental.
Specifically, the "Coney Island Fine Foods Yamada International, Inc.", Coney Island Fine Foods International", and "Coney Island Brand Exotic Canned Food(s)" are the names of the art project and the totality of artworks, created by Dr. Takeshi Yamada. In addition, "Henry J. Feltmann" and "George Feltmann" are also strictly fictional characters created by Yamada. These were not created by any other human(s) on this planet or intelligent humanoid life form(s) from outer space, whatsoever. Therefore, everything about the CIFFYI, CIFFI, CIBECF, Henry J. Feltmann, "George Feltmann", including their origin, history, heritage, functions, operations, reputations, family, friends, stories, legends, etc. are also mere products of the figment of Yamada's imaginations. Any organizations and companies, that exist in this world with the same names are not related to this company, and any similarities to them are purely accidental.