Oral History Archive

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Jeanette Bigelson

At age 103, Coney Island resident shares her memories and secrets to a long and happy life

Sharon Tera

Sharon Tera's family operated Ethel's Restaurant on the Boardwalk in the 1940s and '50s

Stanley Fox

Retired Coney Island arcade operator recalls his family's 30-plus years in the business

Susan Meyer

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

Jeffrey Eisenmesser

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

Jan Brown

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

José Beth Smolensky

Juilliard trained musician whose family owned Washington Baths

Marty Reich

Locker Boy at Oriole Baths who hung out at Washington Baths with his friends

Joseph Albanese

87-year-old remembers the Nickel Empire