Oral History Archive

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Greg Birbil
Greg Birbil's father, Paul, was a candy maker who owned the Paradise Ice Cream Parlor on Surf Avenue
Richard Glazer-Danay
Artist who grew up in Coney Island and whose artwork celebrates his Mohawk iron worker ancestry
Sonia Solano
Reflections on raising a family and working in Coney Island in the 1990s and 2000s
Orlando Mendez
Growing up in Coney Island in the 1970s and being the third generation of his family to live here today
Alito Hernandez
From breakdancing on the streets of Coney Island with Fresh Kids to Peter Gennaro's Street Dreams
Carmela
Growing up on West 16th Street between Mermaid and Neptune in a cold water flat in the 1940s and '50s
Wesley Casola
Son of Coney Island artist, banner painter and Cyclops creator Dan Casola