Oral History Archive

Filtering by 1950 - 1959 back to all

Joan DelSandra

Memories of the Bobsled, Caterpillar and Parachute Jump

David Rapaport

Got stuck on the Parachute Jump

Marion Kantrowitz

Rode the Cyclone at 4 years old

Sheila Buxbaum Fitlin

Family owned the Shamrock Irish House and Eldorado Arcade

Lauragay Scarnaco-Albergo

Grew up in Coney Island

Joel Minesquero

Helping his Dad run a dark ride called the House of Horrors

Linda and Michael Merr

Family of former Coney game and ride owner Jack Merr

Joan and Julie Curran

Longtime residents of Coney Island

Lou Powsner

Coney Island businessman and neighborhood activist