Oral History Archive

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Emmanuel Elpenord

An actor's memories of growing up in Sea Rise apartments and a souvenir of the Wonder Wheel

John Hunt

Model builder of roller coasters and amusement rides including the Cyclone and Deno's Wonder Wheel

Toby Deligdish

Girlhood memories of visiting Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s

Kathy Fenyves

Memories of growing up in the newly opened Luna Park Houses in the 1960s and 1970s

Alison Cintorrino

Memories of growing up in Luna Park Houses in the 1960s and 1970s

Carol Barry

Memories of living in the newly opened Luna Park Houses in the 1960s

Tara Altebrando

Author of Dreamland Social Club, a novel set in Coney Island, who got engaged on the Wonder Wheel

Frederick Brosen

Artist whose watercolors of the Astroland Rocket and Wonder Wheel sign are emblematic of Coney Island

Gloria Nicholson

Memories of growing up in a Jones Walk rooming house in 1940s Coney Island

Father Eugene Pappas

On growing up in Coney Island in the 1940s and the history of Greek-American businesses in the area

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

Barry Yanowitz

Growing up in Coney Island in the 1970s and '80s and coming back to photograph it

Michael Borruto

Revisiting the Spook-A-Rama and Wonder Wheel of his boyhood

Jorge Gallegos

Working year-round at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park for 30 years

Happy New Year 2016!

New Year's Day greetings and Coney Island memories recorded at Deno's Wonder Wheel

Max and Stef

Getting engaged on the Wonder Wheel, the most romantic ride in the world

Pat Lingenbach

Avid weekender in Coney Island