Oral History Archive

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Viktor Vassiliev
New York Bread co-owner talks about baking 30 different kinds of Russian bread in Coney Island
Jorge Gallegos
Working year-round at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park for 30 years
Theresa Giovinni
Coney Island resident who moved here as a high school student talks about her neighborhood
Levent Demirgil
Turkish store owner returns to Coney Island as restaurateur three years after Hurricane Sandy
Sabino Eugenio and Magda Perez
Owners of Mermaid Prime Meats in Coney Island
Galina Mogurova
Surviving Hurricane Sandy in Coney Island's West End
Susan Petersen Avitzour
Lived in Coney Island until age 11 and is back for the first time in 25 years