Oral History Archive

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Stuart Waldman

Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1940s and '50s and fun summer jobs

Sheila Levrant de Bretteville

Memories of growing up a block from the ocean and being head of Lincoln High School's Art Squad

Bill Zeidenberg

Memories of growing up on Brighton First Court and a summer job renting beach chairs in Coney Island

Steve Larkin

Memories of working at a Coney Island beach chair and umbrella rental company as a teen in the 1970s

Larry Berkley

Born and raised in Coney and lived there for 18 years