Oral History Archive

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Marian Carbone and Anna Jackson

Memories of riding the Parachute Jump and Steeplechase horse race ride in the 1950s

Susan Meyer

Memories of growing up in the 1940s and '50s in a tight-knit Jewish community in Coney Island

Michael Goldstein (Looch)

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

Jeffrey Eisenmesser

Former teacher at Mark Twain Junior High School recalls his Coney Island memories

Wesley Casola

Son of Coney Island artist, banner painter and Cyclops creator Dan Casola

Rosalie Diamond

Memories of going to Steeplechase Park as a teenager in the 1950s

Eliot Wofse

A Coney Island native's memories of running amusement games

Kathy Duke O'Melia

Girlhood memories of summering in a Coney Island bungalow in the 1950s

Jan Brown

A Brooklyn native's boyhood memories of Washington Baths and Steeplechase Park

Stephanie Norr and Betty Cohn

Shared their 1950's childhood under the boardwalk

Dave Galler

Took the 13th Ave. trolley

Pat Lingenbach

Avid weekender in Coney Island

Carol and Dennis Thompson

First visit since 1961

Tommy Smith

Grew up in a Coney Island bungalow

John Rea

Began his career as a sign painter in Coney Island

Michael Onorato

Son of Steeplechase Park's general manager, James Onorato

Joseph Svehlak

Fond memories of Coney Island

Vivian Palo

Loved growing up and raising children in Coney Island