Stephanie Norr and Betty Cohn - Shared their 1950's childhood under the boardwalk
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Visiting from the Lower East SideUnder the boardwalk
Steeplechase Park
Parachute Jump
Nostalgia
Glass in the sand
Date
September 5 2009People/Organizations
Amanda Deutch (interviewer)Stephanie Norr (interviewee)
Betty Cohn (interviewee)
Themes
1950 - 1959Places
Steeplechase Park, Boardwalk, The, Parachute JumpRelated Interviews
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Stephanie Norr and Betty Cohn have been friends since age four when their mothers registered them on the same day for nursery school on the lower east side of Manhattan. The women recall coming to Coney Island as children in the 1950’s. They would find shady spots under the boardwalk and stay all day with their families. This was the height of Steeplechase and the women have vivid memories of the amusements and the foods they enjoyed on the boardwalk.
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