Oral History Archive

Filtering by Astroland back to all

Amparo Garcia

Lifelong Brighton Beach resident shares stories of Brighton Beach then and now

Shavon Meyers

A poet and storyteller on growing up in Coney Island at Gravesend Houses, the beach and Astroland

Marie Navarro

A lifelong resident's memories of growing up in Coney Island's Gravesend Houses and Kaiser Park

Patrick Phillips

Memories of working at Astroland's Neptune Diving Bells in the summer of 1964

Reverend Cliff Herring

The Roller Coaster Reverend shares stories of Cyclone weddings

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

Wally Roberts

The King of Jones Walk

Walter "Shorty" Arsenault

Long-time manager of Astroland's Kiddieland

Ron Rossi

Bringing the 1960's back to Coney Island

Erik Knapp

First in line for a ride on the Cyclone

Circus Boy

13-year-old side show worker and activist

Louis Parker

Remembers Astroland Rocket

Roy Sylvan Sartin

Model Maker and Music Producer

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