Filtering by 1960 - 1969

Jeanette Bigelson
At age 103, Coney Island resident shares her memories and secrets to a long and happy life

Charles Guariglia
Memories of working a bread route on Coney Island's Mermaid Avenue in the 1950's and '60s

Frank Gurrera
Machinist at MTA's Coney Island Overhaul and Repair Shop and oldest active TWU Local 100 member

Anthony Wang
Resident of senior housing in Coney Island was born in Shanghai and survived the Cultural Revolution

Josephine Gargiulo Cassata
Daughter of Gargiulo's founder was born in an apartment above Coney Island's famous restaurant

Lu Zhao
Calligrapher recounts his artistic journey from China's Guangdong Province to Brooklyn's Bensonhurst

Juanhua Zhao
Tai chi teacher at Coney Island's Seaside Innovative Senior Center shares her life story

Greg Birbil
Greg Birbil's father, Paul, was a candy maker who owned the Paradise Ice Cream Parlor on Surf Avenue

Michael Liff
Memories of working at the Tornado roller coaster and other Coney Island rides and games in the 1970s