Oral History Archive

Filtering by 1960 - 1969 back to all

Joel Zika

The founder of the Dark Ride Project on documenting Spook-A-Rama and other historic dark rides

Al Burgo

Memories of growing up on West 33rd Street in Coney Island and working on the Boardwalk in the 1960s

Susan Hochtman Creatura

Memories of growing up in a Jewish household in Coney Island

Eliot Wofse

A Coney Island native's memories of running amusement games

Gregory Bitetzakis

Co-owner and operator of Gregory & Paul's for more than 50 years

Richard White

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

Johanna Gargiulo Sherman

Artist and Coney Island resident recalls growing up on Mermaid Avenue above Carolina Restaurant

Antoinette Balzano

Granddaughter of Anthony "Totonno" Pero tells the story of how he founded Totonno's Pizzeria in 1924

Santos Torres

Coney Island resident since the 1970s, community gardener and musician

Commendatore Aldo Mancusi

Memories of Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s and growing up in Brooklyn in an Italian family

Anthony Martire

A family tradition of raising and racing homing pigeons in Coney Island

Louise Milano

Louise Milano's mother, Carolina, operated Carolina Restaurant on Mermaid Avenue for 60 years

Taty and Ralph Alicea

Mother and son remember the Laughing Lady at Coney's Magic Carpet Fun House

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

John Landi

Worked at the RKO Tilyou Theater

Carol and Dennis Thompson

First visit since 1961

Joseph Svehlak

Fond memories of Coney Island