Oral History Archive

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Viktor Vassiliev

New York Bread co-owner talks about baking 30 different kinds of Russian bread in Coney Island

Jorge Gallegos

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

Theresa Giovinni

Coney Island resident who moved here as a high school student talks about her neighborhood

Levent Demirgil

Turkish store owner returns to Coney Island as restaurateur three years after Hurricane Sandy

Sabino Eugenio and Magda Perez

Owners of Mermaid Prime Meats in Coney Island

Galina Mogurova

Surviving Hurricane Sandy in Coney Island's West End

Susan Petersen Avitzour

Lived in Coney Island until age 11 and is back for the first time in 25 years