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KSJ 2 DAILY NEWS 'Friday, May 5, 1989 Z. TV--- tv vrrs Coney Island'! Wonder Wheel and the famous Lun-dy'a Restaurant in Sheeps-head Bay will be considered for landmark designation when the Landmarks Preservation Commission holds a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. May 16 the the commission offices on the 23d floor of 223 Broadway, Manhattan. The 2UO-ton, 150-foot high Wonder Wheel, at W. 12th St.

and the Boardwalk, was opened at the beach on Me-modal Day, May 30, 1920. The world's first ferris wheel was invented by O.W.C. Ferris and introduced at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 at Chicago. Improved model The Wonder Wheel, built by Herman Garms, improved on Ferris' original idea by adding 18 cars that swing on rails between the inner and outer rims of the wheel as it turns. Lundy's, built around 1930 when Sheepshead Bay was a mecca for fishing, sports and dining, closed down in 1979-two years after the death of Frederick William Irving Lundy, 82, who lived above the restaurant.

r. ttmm CONEY ISLAND'S Wonder Wheel across the street from their original location, that they were able to move and ex- pand. The large Mission-style raising event for the Science Skills Center, which promotes learning and provides scientific education for youngsters through workshops, tours, after-school programs, science camps and other activities. The five to be honored during the ceremony are Dr. Lloyd M.

Cooke, a chemist and president emeritus of the National Action Council for Minority Engineers; Dr. Anthony M. Johnson, research physicist in Bell Lab i The Lundy brothers opened their first restaurant In 1910 on a pier Jutting into the bay at Ocean Ave. It was not until 1929, when they obtained the lot at the corner of Ocean and Emmons At its peak, the restaurant handled 2,800 seated diners, which were served by more than 200 waiters. Many hundreds of others SI leisce (Demteir to VJhai building boom means for Bovmtovm VJ mU-U stopped by the clam bar ev- ery day to watch those behind the counter surely and swiftly opening shells to serve the clams on their shells.

overseas to pursue the American dream. Founded back in 1858 as an academy offering grammar and secondary subjects, St Francis was not chartered as a degree-offering college until 1884. Boro's first bishop Founded at the behest of Brooklyn's first bishop, John Loughlin, St Francis had its first home on Baltic St It moved to Butler St in 1926, to accommodate the expanded student body and provide updated equipment The school moved to its present location on Remsen St in 1963, when it bought several buildings from the Brooklyn Union Gas Co. Ohlerking's speech will be the highlight of the ceremony, which will be held, at 3 p.m. in Founders Hall, 180 Remsen St: si.j ti-.

il IS is in line for landmark status. building, designed by the ar- chitectural firm of Bloch and Hesse, became famous not only for its good food but also for its size. tarair oratories; Dr. Leslie M. Lewis, professor of biology at York College, and Dr.

Vivian Pinn-Wiggins, head of the department of pathology at the Howard University School of Medicine. Professionals working in the field of physical and natural sciences are considered for the award. Past recipients have included specialists in mathematics, physics, medicine, engineering and biology. Charles Seaton uncertain future of health insurance for senior citizens, and the "fractured family." Proceeds from -the conference, which costs $75 to attend, will be contributed to the college's $5 million capital campaign, and a portion is therefore deductible from taxes. A conference focusing of health issues affecting Long Island will be held at the college's Suffolk campus in Pat- chqgue he following Five leaders in the field of science will be honored by the Brooklyn Science Skills Center during its seventh annual program titled "Minds In Motion; Tribute to African-American Scientists." The event, to be held Sunday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music LePercq Space, will also honor the efforts of 10 lo-cal students for their achievements and Interest in the sciences.

The Minds In Motion program also serves as a fund- Ed Jo Buey Mayor Koch and Dr. Jo Ivey BoulTord, president of the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation, will be the principal speakers next Friday when St Joseph's College in Brooklyn sponsors a day long conference on health issues and opportunities. The conference, at the school at 243 Clinton Ave. in Clinton Hill, will have the theme "New Horizons in Health, Care" Subjects to be discussed include the problems associated with the' ivill air health futures By CHARLES SEATON Daily News Staff Wmer The explosion of new development slated for Downtown Brooklyn within the next five years will be discussed today by the executive director of the Downtown Brooklyn Development Association, at St Francis College's 105th observance of its charter. Development boom Robert Ohlerking, this year's Charter Day speaker, will discuss details of the current development boom tear-ing through Downtown Brooklyn.

He will also speak about the impact that development will have on St Francis College, which is in Brooklyn Heights. When it was originally chartered, St Francis sought to serve the educational, needs of the children of fam- -ilies that, had city's homeless, senior citizens, displaced families, AIDS victims and substance abusers. Mayor Koch will deliver the opening remarks and Boufford will present the keynote address: "Health Care in New York City: Where We Are Headed." There will be a total of 12 workshops during the day, discussjng soch, topics as the. impact of the homeless on the city's health carp system; the.