Oral History Archive

Filtering by 1930 - 1939 back to all
Joseph Svehlak
Fond memories of Coney Island
Corinne Robbins
Grew up a daredevil in New York City
Harry Gans
Lived in Coney Island from 1938 thru early 1950's
Rose Patton
Lived next door to Luna Park
Ed Radonic
Organist and grandson of B&B Carousell organ doctor
Goldie Durlester
Lived through the Great Depression in Coney Island
Jocelyn Cantor
Grew up on Avenue Z in the 1930's and 40's
Joseph Albanese
87-year-old remembers the Nickel Empire
David Rapaport
Got stuck on the Parachute Jump
Marion Kantrowitz
Rode the Cyclone at 4 years old
Minnie Pinkwas
Moved to Coney Island in 1934
Sheila Buxbaum Fitlin
Family owned the Shamrock Irish House and Eldorado Arcade
Freda Aron
Radio broadcaster and Coney Island native
Ralph Perfetto
Grew up in Coney Island in the 1940's
Goldie Durlester
Depression-era resident and survivor of the 1932 fire