Purple Parachute Jump for Prince (Video)

Posted on April 23, 2016 by The Coney Island Blog in Residents, Visitors // 0 Comments

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In honor of music legend Prince who passed away yesterday the Parachute Jump was lit the color purple and the image of The Love Symbol was also featured.

This evening City Council Member Mark Treyger stated on social media:

“From Borough Hall to Fort Greene, there have been a number of Brooklyn tributes to Prince. I’ve been informed that Luna Park will be lighting up the Parachute Jump tonight to pay tribute to an amazing talent gone too soon.”

Largely inspired by Carmen Elecktra, The Love Symbol represented Prince’s identity.

“The Love Symbol made trouble for Warner Bros. executives who couldn’t say, or even type, their star’s new name. Nobody else could, either, which is why news outlets received floppy discs containing a font download of the glyph. Rolling Stone named it the fourth boldest career move in the history of rock, out of a list of 25.”

Tonight The Love Symbol and the iconic Parachute Jump were united as one in honor of Prince.

Play both videos below simultaneously: