Oral History Archive

Filtering by 1950 - 1959 back to all

José Beth Smolensky

Juilliard trained musician whose family owned Washington Baths

Michael Onorato

Son of Steeplechase Park's general manager, James Onorato

Jimmy McCullough

Lifelong carousel owner and operator

Tommy Smith

Grew up in a Coney Island bungalow

Karen Levy Fogel

Family owned Levy's Bar and Grill

Vivian Palo

Loved growing up and raising children in Coney Island

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