Oral History Archive

Filtering by 2000 - 2009 back to all

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

Junaid Anwar

Pakistani immigrant and Lincoln High School graduate recounts living on West 15th Street

Takeshi Yamada

Osaka-born artist creates sideshow curiosities in his Coney Island home

Joe Lazzaro

A member of the Iceberg Athletic Club from 1971-2007

John Strong

Sideshow Proprietor

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

Lauren Burke

On a date with Coney Island

Rob Weiner

Fan of the Cyclone and the Cyclones

Allen Ashby

Visiting Coney Island his whole life

Paul Fetscher

Real estate broker and restaurant development consultant

Priscilla Patterson

Volunteer at Amethyst Women's Project

Ron Rossi

Bringing the 1960's back to Coney Island

Louis Beard

Arcade game repairman