Oral History Archive

Filtering by Boardwalk, The back to all
Emmanuel Elpenord
An actor's memories of growing up in Sea Rise apartments and a souvenir of the Wonder Wheel
Gabriel Valencia
Twenty-five years at Gregory & Paul's and Paul's Daughter on the Coney Island Boardwalk
Natasha Lvovich
Moscow-born Coney Island resident, writer of creative nonfiction and fiction, and professor of English
Mary Engel
Filmmaker and archivist whose parents collaborated on the film Little Fugitive in Coney Island
Stella Bacolas
Growing up in Greece and living in Coney Island's Luna Park Houses since the 1970s
Mort Shatzkin
Memories of growing up in Coney Island and the family business, Shatzkin's Famous Knishes
Ronald Kannatt (The Prince of Coney Island)
Twenty years at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park's Karaoke on the Boardwalk
Jerry Omanoff
Memories of living in Coney Island from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s
Stanley Shapiro
Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1940s and going back four times a year
Linda Zhang
Coney Island homeowner for 19 years enjoys organic gardening and walking on the boardwalk
Crystal Isley
Memories of growing up in Coney Island Houses in the 1980s and '90s
Sam Shlivko
Growing up in the Russian community in Coney Island and Brighton Beach
Abby Jordan
Growing up Latina in Brighton Beach with a special connection to nature and the ocean
Karen Dawn Blondel
Environmental justice organizer who was born in Coney Island and raised here in the 1960s and '70s
Eric Safyan
Architect who grew up in Coney Island in the 1980s and designed the renovated Ruby's Bar & Grill
Paul Sanchez
Coney Island singer/songwriter who wrote "A Coney Island Song"
Mohammed Saad Ali
Actor and playwright whose new play A Lonely Night in Coney Island is set on the Boardwalk
Al Burgo
Memories of growing up on West 33rd Street in Coney Island and working on the Boardwalk in the 1960s