Oral History Archive

Filtering by Brighton Beach back to all

Abby Jordan

Growing up Latina in Brighton Beach with a special connection to nature and the ocean

Bill Zeidenberg

Memories of growing up on Brighton First Court and a summer job renting beach chairs in Coney Island

Steve Larkin

Memories of working at a Coney Island beach chair and umbrella rental company as a teen in the 1970s

Irina Roizin

Founder and director of Brighton Ballet Theater, now celebrating its 30th year

Patricia Sener

Sea Gate resident and co-founder of CIBBOWS - Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers

Boris Kotlyar

Mermaid Spa founder talks about bringing the Russian banya tradition to Coney Island