Oral History Archive

Filtering by Kaiser Park back to all
Marie Navarro
A lifelong resident's memories of growing up in Coney Island's Gravesend Houses and Kaiser Park
Stuart Waldman
Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1940s and '50s and fun summer jobs
Frieda Schwelke
Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s and moving to Luna Park Houses in 1962
Billy Blitzer
Longtime baseball scout for the Chicago Cubs and Sea Gate resident
Karen Dawn Blondel
Environmental justice organizer who was born in Coney Island and raised here in the 1960s and '70s
Scott Krivitsky
Teacher and community advocate at Public School 188 in Coney Island
Filippo Dispenza
Science teacher at John Dewey High School and advisor for the Robotics Team
Ted Enoch
Partnerships for Parks' Catalyst community specialist on waterfront parks along Coney Island Creek
Georganna Deas
Coney Island resident Georganna Deas has spent forty years advocating for a better Coney Island
Steve Garone and Dan Pisark
Friends since Mark Twain Junior High years
John Hodge
Member of the Seven Immortals
Larry Berkley
Born and raised in Coney and lived there for 18 years