Oral History Archive

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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
Paul Brigandi
A lover of Steeplechase Park
Elizabeth Velasco
Remembers the Laughing Lady
Dorothy Wright
Lived in Coney Island since 1961
Joan Briller
Grew up in Brighton Beach
Kenneth Rosen
Remembers details of riding the Parachute Jump
Stanley Fox
Ran penny arcades in Coney Island for over 20 years
Susan Petersen Avitzour
Lived in Coney Island until age 11 and is back for the first time in 25 years
Paul Krassner
Author and key figure in the counterculture of the 1960's shares his Coney Island memories
Betty Fair
Lifelong Coney Island resident
Philomena Marano
Artist and co-founder of Coney Island Hysterical Society
Marina Molina
Has lived in Coney Island for 41 years
Barbara Delamadrid
A lifetime resident of Coney Island
Wendolyn Bundy
Retired teacher
Frank Pugliese
Maintained Astroland Park's Astrotower for 25 years