Oral History Archive

Filtering by Gravesend Bay back to all

Irwin Temkin

Growing up in Coney Island and how learning French at Lincoln High School influenced his life

Barbara Unterman Jones

Memories of being one of the first families to move into Gravesend Houses in 1954 and growing up there

Steeplechase Pier Fishermen

Harry Delgado, "Stretch," and Larye Mcsheppard share fishing stories

Andy Fuhrman

Memories of growing up in Coney Island Houses and on Mermaid Avenue in the 1950s and '60s

Gene Ritter

Founder of Cultural Research Divers shares his knowledge of oceans, estuaries, and Coney Island Creek