Oral History Archive

Matt Kennedy
Longtime Director of the Coney Island Chamber of Commerce
Ed Spielman
Biographer of the Mighty Atom
Paul Krassner
Author and key figure in the counterculture of the 1960's shares his Coney Island memories
Nick Fracaro
Artistic Director of Thieves Theatre
Bobby Nagy
Roller coaster aficionado
Rosa Escolin
Came from Puerto Rico to show Coney to her family
Binky C.
Describes living on Coney Island Creek
Jim St. Clair
Recalls Coney Island as a boy, especially Steeplechase Park
Meg Feeley
Memories of her grandfather's frosted food business and a renegade ride on the Thunderbolt
Liivia Westervelt
Two generations are interviewed
Anne Greenspan
Lifelong Coney and Sea Gate resident
Glenn King
Actor, performer, artist, teacher
Harold Blumenthal
Offers perspectives on both the heyday and decay of Coney Island
Lauragay Scarnaco-Albergo
Grew up in Coney Island
Max Nowicki
Band organ expert
Phil Einhorn
Grew up in Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s
Sheila Buxbaum Fitlin
Family owned the Shamrock Irish House and Eldorado Arcade
Minnie Pinkwas
Moved to Coney Island in 1934