Oral History Archive

Filtering by 1950 - 1959 back to all

Tommy Smith

Grew up in a Coney Island bungalow

Naomi Starss

An adventuresome youth in Coney Island

Shirley (DeCarlo) Helems

Remembers visiting Coney Island as a girl

Peter Spanakos

Founder of the Sea Gate Historical Society

Janet Panetta

Queen of Coney Island

Lynn Osgood and Sid Finkelstein

Brother and Sister from Coney Island

Steve Garone and Dan Pisark

Friends since Mark Twain Junior High years

Harry Gans

Lived in Coney Island from 1938 thru early 1950's

Vivian and Ben Grisar

Holders of Coney Island History

Abe Feinstein

Photographing his Coney Island neighborhood for 50 years

Allen Ashby

Visiting Coney Island his whole life

Maria Belfiore Indovina

Grew up visiting Coney in the 1950's

Ron Rossi

Bringing the 1960's back to Coney Island

Nicholas Carillo

Son of Richard Carillo, Concession Owner

Robert Shapiro

Lived on Mermaid Ave. between 35th and 36th Streets between 1945 and 1965

Peter Agrapides

Owner of Williams Candy and past owner of Fascination Arcade

Gene Natale

Lived in Coney Island during the 50's

Joan DelSandra

Memories of the Bobsled, Caterpillar and Parachute Jump