Filtering by 1980 - 1989

Eric Safyan
Architect who grew up in Coney Island in the 1980s and designed the renovated Ruby's Bar & Grill

Michael Goldstein (Looch)
Memories of growing up on Mermaid Avenue and working games in Coney Island from age twelve

Father Eugene Pappas
On growing up in Coney Island in the 1940s and the history of Greek-American businesses in the area

Jeffrey L. Wilson
Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1980s and '90s and Faber's Fascination Arcade

Mathylde Frontus
On growing up in Coney Island and founding the nonprofit Urban Neighborhood Services

Charles Berkman
Memories of growing up in Coney Island during the Great Depression and 55 years practicing law

Dionne Brown (D.L. Jordan)
Lifelong Coney Island resident and author of Living Life Like It's Golden

Ronald Wimberly
Storyteller, cartoonist and designer whose graphic novel Prince of Cats is partly set in 1980's Coney Island

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

Gene Ritter
Founder of Cultural Research Divers shares his knowledge of oceans, estuaries, and Coney Island Creek