Oral History Archive

Filtering by Luna Park (1903 - 1944) back to all
Ida Rosenblum Gambrell
Memories of Coney Island in the 1920s and '30s
Anne Green
Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s
Carol Polcovar
Writer and playwright who grew up in Coney Island from 1943 to 1956
Frieda Schwelke
Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s and moving to Luna Park Houses in 1962
Alison Cintorrino
Memories of growing up in Luna Park Houses in the 1960s and 1970s
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
Florian Freitag
Visiting scholar whose research interests include theme park studies
Eric K. Washington
Historian delves into the life of E.J. Perry, African-American silhouette artist at Luna Park
Cynthia Tyson
A Coney Island resident describes her Steeplechase memories
Vivian and Ben Grisar
Holders of Coney Island History
Phil Einhorn
Grew up in Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s
Sylvia Perlmutter Kaye
Former West End resident in the 1940's and 50's
Everett Ortner
Co-founder of the Brownstone Revival Coalition
Terry Silverman
Cousin of Beth Allen, incubator baby
Lennie Fogel
Son of West End and Sea Gate shopkeepers in the 1940's and 50's