Oral History Archive

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Debra Sturm

New York Aquarium volunteer

Louis Parker

Remembers Astroland Rocket

Jack Ward

Grandson of Coney Island Developer William J. Ward

David Mamasoff

His father sold frozen seafood to Nathan's

Joan DelSandra

Memories of the Bobsled, Caterpillar and Parachute Jump

Marion Kantrowitz

Rode the Cyclone at 4 years old

Chris Davies

Great-grandson of strongman The Great Sandow

David Rapaport

Got stuck on the Parachute Jump

Dorothy Wright

Lived in Coney Island since 1961

Elizabeth Velasco

Remembers the Laughing Lady

Joan Briller

Grew up in Brighton Beach

Kenneth Rosen

Remembers details of riding the Parachute Jump

Paul Brigandi

A lover of Steeplechase Park

Betty Fair

Lifelong Coney Island resident

Marina Molina

Has lived in Coney Island for 41 years

Wendolyn Bundy

Retired teacher

Charles Tesoro

Former president of the Coney Island Chamber of Commerce

Paul Krassner

Author and key figure in the counterculture of the 1960's shares his Coney Island memories