Oral History Archive

Filtering by West 29th Street back to all
Sheldon Krimsky
Memories of growing up on West 29th Street in Coney Island in the 1940s and '50s
Richard Glazer-Danay
Artist who grew up in Coney Island and whose artwork celebrates his Mohawk iron worker ancestry
Diana Wiener
Growing up in Sea Gate and Coney Island in the 1940s and '50s and moving back in the mid-1960s
Frieda Schwelke
Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s and moving to Luna Park Houses in 1962
Orlando Mendez
Growing up in Coney Island in the 1970s and being the third generation of his family to live here today
Ellen Abrams
Memories of growing up on West 29th Street and meeting her lifeguard husband on Coney Island Beach
Charles Berkman
Memories of growing up in Coney Island during the Great Depression and 55 years practicing law
George Rudes
Clothing company CEO George Rudes grew up in the shadow of the Half Moon Hotel