Oral History Archive

Filtering by 1990 - 1999 back to all

Marina Rubin

Ukrainian emigre writer and author of Stealing Cherries, a collection of flash fiction

Basil Jones

Jamaican-born chef at Footprints Caribbean Cafe in Coney Island and originator of Rasta Pasta

Theresa Giovinni

Coney Island resident who moved here as a high school student talks about her neighborhood

Boris Kotlyar

Mermaid Spa founder talks about bringing the Russian banya tradition to Coney Island

Cornel Chan

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

Tatyana Panteleyeva

From Tbilisi, Georgia to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

Joe Lazzaro

A member of the Iceberg Athletic Club from 1971-2007

Robert Maxwell

Roller coaster restorer and enthusiast

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

Howie Lipstein

Devoted Cyclone Rider

Bill Galvin

Coney Island Cyclone coaster marathoner

Peter Agrapides

Owner of Williams Candy and past owner of Fascination Arcade

Betty Fair

Lifelong Coney Island resident

Nick Fracaro

Artistic Director of Thieves Theatre

Trav S.D.

Actor, author, and modern-day vaudevillian