Maria Argano with Gwen Sooling

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Maria and Gwen grew up in Luna Park Housing and recount with great joy and pride what it was like to live in Coney Island during the 70's. Maria recounts in extraordinary detail her job selling food at Nathan's. She was perhaps the first female to be hired there and explains the ins and outs of the job, from joining the union to serving fries and pizza and corn to describing the workplace culture. She loved her job at Nathan's, which is confirmed by her friend Gwen, who recounts the story of being in Coney Island during the blackout of 1977.