Oral History Archive

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Roy Omori
Growing up Japanese American in Coney Island in the 1950s and '60s
Patricia Casola
Daughter of Coney Island artist, banner painter and Cyclops creator Dan Casola
Wesley Casola
Son of Coney Island artist, banner painter and Cyclops creator Dan Casola
Joel Zika
The founder of the Dark Ride Project on documenting Spook-A-Rama and other historic dark rides
Marie Martorano
Bensonhurst native recalls riding Spook-A-Rama and playing Fascination in the 1970s
Michael Borruto
Revisiting the Spook-A-Rama and Wonder Wheel of his boyhood
Carmen Arcendiga
Memories of family picnics under the Boardwalk and making new memories at Spook-A-Rama
Tommy Smith
Grew up in a Coney Island bungalow
Gary and Betty Stein
Mother and Son, Residents of Coney Island