Oral History Archive

Filtering by Parachute Jump back to all
Roy Omori
Growing up Japanese American in Coney Island in the 1950s and '60s
Ralph Avella
Memories of working on the Coney Island Parachute Jump's operation crew at age 16
John Hunt
Model builder of roller coasters and amusement rides including the Cyclone and Deno's Wonder Wheel
Alonzo Kittrels
Memories of bus trips to Coney Island with the Good Will Family Club from the 1940's through 1961
Lois McLohon
Brooklynite who posed for a now iconic 1950's NY Daily News pin-up photo on Coney Island Beach
Richard Glazer-Danay
Artist who grew up in Coney Island and whose artwork celebrates his Mohawk iron worker ancestry
Connie Scacciaferro
Memories of going to Coney Island Beach as a child in the 1930's and a teenager in the '40s
Alicia Angello
Teen memories of Coney Island's Polar Express and Breakdance in the 2000s
Jerry Omanoff
Memories of living in Coney Island from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s
Carlos Quinones
Memories of placing the Puerto Rican flag atop the Parachute Jump and driving the Mermaid Avenue bus
Ita Bullard
Horace and Ita Bullard's attempt to transform Coney Island
Chris Cuomo
Memories of riding the Steeplechase Horses, Human Roulette Wheel and Parachute Jump 70 years ago
Gina Femia
Brooklyn-born playwright on her plays set in Coney Island and a marriage proposal on the beach
Marian Carbone and Anna Jackson
Memories of riding the Parachute Jump and Steeplechase horse race ride in the 1950s
Irene Karas
Sea Gate resident on her girlhood memories of Coney Island and passing them on to her daughter
Richard White
Marine science teacher at Edward R. Murrow High School recalls his Coney Island memories
Commendatore Aldo Mancusi
Memories of Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s and growing up in Brooklyn in an Italian family
Frank Newlands
A look behind the scenes at Steeplechase Park