Oral History Archive

Filtering by 1960 - 1969 back to all

Frank Newlands

A look behind the scenes at Steeplechase Park

Cornel Chan

"The Elvis of the East" and founder of Brooklyn Chinese-American Assn. Chorus

Marie Roberts

A painter with a Coney Island legacy

Jose Beth Smolensky

Juilliard trained musician whose family owned Washington Baths

Peter Agrapides

Owner of Williams Candy and past owner of Fascination Arcade

Ronald Stewart

Community activist and resident of Coney Island for more than 50 years

Jimmy Prince

Proprietor of Major Markets, Coney Island's oldest butcher shop

Carole Scheer

Her father, Anthony Cosmo Pomaro, owned Cosmo Topper's Beauty Parlor on Mermaid Avenue

Jay Green (Gerald Greenberg)

Three-time International Jugglers Association champion and resident of Southern Brooklyn

Jan Brown

A Brooklyn native's boyhood memories of Washington Baths and Steeplechase Park

Richard White

Marine science teacher at Edward R. Murrow High School recalls his Coney Island memories

John Landi

Worked at the RKO Tilyou Theater

Carol and Dennis Thompson

First visit since 1961

John Rea

Began his career as a sign painter in Coney Island

Michael Onorato

Son of Steeplechase Park's general manager, James Onorato

Vivian Palo

Loved growing up and raising children in Coney Island

Jimmy McCullough

Lifelong carousel owner and operator

Joseph Svehlak

Fond memories of Coney Island