Oral History Archive

Filtering by Mermaid Avenue back to all

Gabriel Alegría

Jazz musician and bandleader of the Afro-Peruvian Sextet has lived in Coney Island for the past decade

Michael Goldstein (Looch)

Memories of growing up on Mermaid Avenue and working games in Coney Island from age twelve

Charles Berkman

Memories of growing up in Coney Island during the Great Depression and 55 years practicing law

Johanna Gargiulo Sherman

Artist and Coney Island resident recalls growing up on Mermaid Avenue above Carolina Restaurant

Santos Torres

Coney Island resident since the 1970s, community gardener and musician

Bonnie Kong

Growing up in Coney Island and becoming invested in the community

Louise Milano

Louise Milano's mother, Carolina, operated Carolina Restaurant on Mermaid Avenue for 60 years

Boris Kotlyar

Mermaid Spa founder talks about bringing the Russian banya tradition to Coney Island

Sabino Eugenio and Magda Perez

Owners of Mermaid Prime Meats in Coney Island

Edwin Cosme

Business Owner and Founder of the Coney Island Sports Foundation

David Mamasoff

His father sold frozen seafood to Nathan's

Lauragay Scarnaco-Albergo

Grew up in Coney Island

Goldie Durlester

Depression-era resident and survivor of the 1932 fire

Jimmy Prince

Proprietor of Major Markets, Coney Island's oldest butcher shop

The sounds of a typical day at Major Markets on Mermaid Avenue

Oldest market in Coney Island