Oral History Archive

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Shavon Meyers
A poet and storyteller on growing up in Coney Island at Gravesend Houses, the beach and Astroland
Leonid Alaverdov
Tapestry artist and Coney Island resident whose work is inspired by his native Baku and New York City
Irwin Temkin
Growing up in Coney Island and how learning French at Lincoln High School influenced his life
Orlando Mendez
Growing up in Coney Island in the 1970s and being the third generation of his family to live here today
Jeffrey L. Wilson
Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1980s and '90s and Faber's Fascination Arcade