Oral History Archive

Filtering by Astroland back to all

Lou Nasti

Mechanical display creator who redid the tricks for Astroland's Dante's Inferno dark ride in the 1990s

Paul Sanchez

Coney Island singer/songwriter who wrote "A Coney Island Song"

Shirley Aikens

Community activist and president of the Carey Gardens Tenants Association

Walter "Shorty" Arsenault

Long-time manager of Astroland's Kiddieland

Wally Roberts

The King of Jones Walk

Circus Boy

13-year-old side show worker and activist

Erik Knapp

First in line for a ride on the Cyclone

Roy Sylvan Sartin

Model Maker and Music Producer

Louis Parker

Remembers Astroland Rocket

Frank Pugliese

Maintained Astroland Park's Astrotower for 25 years

Bobby Nagy

Roller coaster aficionado

Ralph Perfetto

Grew up in Coney Island in the 1940's