Joseph Albanese - 87 year-old remembers the Nickel Empire
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Parachute JumpKewpie Dolls
Nickel Empire
Boardwalk Rules
Cyclone
Date
September 7 2009People/Organizations
Charles Denson (interviewer)Joseph Albanese (interviewee)
Themes
1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939Places
Parachute Jump, Cyclone, The, Nathan's Famous, Washington Baths, Boardwalk, TheRelated Interviews
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Joseph Albanese returns to Coney Island after seventy years to talk about his memories of growing up there. He used to steam at the Washington Baths with his family, eat at Nathan's, and go on all the rides (including the train to get there) for a nickel. He recalls a time when police didn't allow bathing suits on the boardwalk even though bathing suits were very modest.
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