Oral History Archive

Shanna Rivera, Rita Fernandez, Pam DeGennaro & Keyniah Romero

Grew up on 20th & Surf and 21st & Neptune

John Hodge

Member of the Seven Immortals

Harold Kramer

Relatives lived under the Thunderbolt

Kyle Yapching & Steve DeCastro

First ride on The Cyclone

Sherri and Harold Kaufman

High school sweethearts from Coney Island

Diana Carroll and Sean Toole

Runners from Manhattan in the Brooklyn Half Marathon

Louis Beard

Arcade game repairman

Priscilla Patterson

Volunteer at Amethyst Women's Project

Goldie Durlester

Lived through the Great Depression in Coney Island

Maria Belfiore Indovina

Grew up visiting Coney in the 1950's

Joanna Randall

Sand Sculpting Contestant

Ron Rossi

Bringing the 1960's back to Coney Island

Circus Boy

13-year-old side show worker and activist

Gary and Betty Stein

Mother and Son, Residents of Coney Island

Erik Knapp

First in line for a ride on the Cyclone

Bill Galvin

Coney Island Cyclone coaster marathoner

Nicholas Carillo

Son of Richard Carillo, Concession Owner

Edwin Cosme

Business Owner and Founder of the Coney Island Sports Foundation