Jim St. Clair

Recalls Coney Island as a boy, especially Steeplechase Park

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Interviewee:
Jim St. Clair
Interview Date:
August 26 2007

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Jim, who currently lives in Massachusetts, grew up in Brooklyn until he was 17. He brought his son to Coney because he heard rumors that the Wonder Wheel was going to be torn down. He recalls the sights and smells of Coney as a child, his fondest and most precise memories being of Steeplechase.