Oral History Archive

Filtering by 1900 - 1909 back to all
Mark St Leon
Australian circus historian whose family performed at Coney Island's Luna Park in the early 1900s
Hyeyoung Kim and Michael Cooper
Composer and lyricist of Luna Park, a musical, on chronicling the partnership of Thompson and Dundy
Teresa Genaro
Reflections on the history of horse racing in Coney Island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Charles Robert Feltman
Great-grandson of Feltmans Restaurant founder and hot dog inventor Charles Feltman
David Head
David Head tells the story of African-American inventor Granville T. Woods and his electric roller coaster
Vivian and Ben Grisar
Holders of Coney Island History
Sue, Susan and Larry Fox
Descendants of Max "Kid Twist" Zweifach
Chris Davies
Great-grandson of strongman The Great Sandow
Ray Leibowitz
Lincoln HS graduate and former West End resident in the 1940's and 50's