Oral History Archive

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Sydney Cozby

Future elephant rider for the circus

Lauren Burke

On a date with Coney Island

Shirley (DeCarlo) Helems

Remembers visiting Coney Island as a girl

Peter Spanakos

Founder of the Sea Gate Historical Society

Corinne Robbins

Grew up a daredevil in New York City

Janet Panetta

Queen of Coney Island

Major Stacy Pandak

Helicopter pilot who landed on the Coney Island beach

Joshua Lee

Mr. Cyclone 2010

Stephen Lin Bai-An

Winner of the 2010 Coney Island Talent Show

Vivian and Ben Grisar

Holders of Coney Island History

Rose Patton

Lived next door to Luna Park

Sue, Susan and Larry Fox

Descendants of Max "Kid Twist" Zweifach

Lynn Osgood and Sid Finkelstein

Brother and Sister from Coney Island

John Dorman

Owner of Philips Candy Store

Steve Garone and Dan Pisark

Friends since Mark Twain Junior High years

Michele Forsten

Lived in Luna Park Housing in the 1960's

Abe Feinstein

Photographing his Coney Island neighborhood for 50 years

Harry Gans

Lived in Coney Island from 1938 thru early 1950's