Oral History Archive

Filtering by Boardwalk, The back to all

Sam Shlivko

Growing up in the Russian community in Coney Island and Brighton Beach

Stephanie Norr and Betty Cohn

Shared their 1950's childhood under the boardwalk

Karen Levy Fogel

Family owned Levy's Bar and Grill

Peter Spanakos

Founder of the Sea Gate Historical Society

Harry Gans

Lived in Coney Island from 1938 thru early 1950's

Joseph Albanese

87-year-old remembers the Nickel Empire

Wendolyn Bundy

Retired teacher

Glenn King

Actor, performer, artist, teacher

Freda Aron

Radio broadcaster and Coney Island native

Lennie Fogel

Son of West End and Sea Gate shopkeepers in the 1940's and 50's