Oral History Archive

Filtering by Luna Park (1903 - 1944) back to all

Ida Rosenblum Gambrell

Memories of Coney Island in the 1920s and '30s

Anne Green

Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s

Carol Polcovar

Writer and playwright who grew up in Coney Island from 1943 to 1956

Frieda Schwelke

Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s and moving to Luna Park Houses in 1962

Alison Cintorrino

Memories of growing up in Luna Park Houses in the 1960s and 1970s

Mark St Leon

Australian circus historian whose family performed at Coney Island's Luna Park in the early 1900s

Hyeyoung Kim and Michael Cooper

Composer and lyricist of Luna Park, a musical, on chronicling the partnership of Thompson and Dundy

Florian Freitag

Visiting scholar whose research interests include theme park studies

Eric K. Washington

Historian delves into the life of E.J. Perry, African-American silhouette artist at Luna Park

Cynthia Tyson

A Coney Island resident describes her Steeplechase memories

Vivian and Ben Grisar

Holders of Coney Island History

Phil Einhorn

Grew up in Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s

Sylvia Perlmutter Kaye

Former West End resident in the 1940's and 50's

Everett Ortner

Co-founder of the Brownstone Revival Coalition

Terry Silverman

Cousin of Beth Allen, incubator baby

Lennie Fogel

Son of West End and Sea Gate shopkeepers in the 1940's and 50's