Oral History Archive

Filtering by 1980 - 1989 back to all

John Rea

Began his career as a sign painter in Coney Island

Wally Roberts

The King of Jones Walk

Marie Roberts

A painter with a Coney Island legacy

Walter "Shorty" Arsenault

Long-time manager of Astroland's Kiddieland

Allen Ashby

Visiting Coney Island his whole life

Louis Beard

Arcade game repairman

Peter Agrapides

Owner of Williams Candy and past owner of Fascination Arcade

Edwin Cosme

Business Owner and Founder of the Coney Island Sports Foundation

Howie Lipstein

Devoted Cyclone Rider

David Rapaport

Got stuck on the Parachute Jump

Roy Sylvan Sartin

Model Maker and Music Producer

Betty Fair

Lifelong Coney Island resident

Nick Fracaro

Artistic Director of Thieves Theatre

Stanley Fox

Ran penny arcades in Coney Island for over 20 years

Kevin Rexach

Worked at the B&B Carousell

Sheila Buxbaum Fitlin

Family owned the Shamrock Irish House and Eldorado Arcade

Akosva Albritton

Former employee of Astella Development Corporation

Amos Wengler

Coney Island singer/songwriter who wrote "Save Coney Island" and "Hot Dog Song"