Oral History Archive

Moire Cuite and Elizabeth O'Boyle

Recollections of summers spent at the Ocean Tide beach club near Sea Gate

Roslyn Tromer

Incubator baby

Neal Kavakos

Memories of Tunnels of Love ride operator John Kavakos

Linda and Michael Merr

Family of former Coney game and ride owner Jack Merr

Lou Powsner

Coney Island businessman and neighborhood activist

Joan and Julie Curran

Longtime residents of Coney Island

The sounds of a typical day at Major Markets on Mermaid Avenue

Oldest market in Coney Island

Louis Scarcella

Longtime resident of Coney Island and former President of the Polar Bear Club

Jimmy Prince

Proprietor of Major Markets, Coney Island's oldest butcher shop