Oral History Archive

Filtering by 2000 - 2009 back to all

Jack Ward

Grandson of Coney Island Developer William J. Ward

Marion Kantrowitz

Rode the Cyclone at 4 years old

Betty Fair

Lifelong Coney Island resident

Trav S.D.

Actor, author, and modern-day vaudevillian

Stanley Fox

Ran penny arcades in Coney Island for over 20 years

Kevin Rexach

Worked at the B&B Carousell

Cesar Rafael

Coney Island game operator

Amos Wengler

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

Naomi M

Experiences at the Mermaid Parade

Louis Scarcella

Longtime resident of Coney Island and former President of the Polar Bear Club

The sounds of a typical day at Major Markets on Mermaid Avenue

Oldest market in Coney Island

Lou Powsner

Coney Island businessman and neighborhood activist