Oral History Archive

Filtering by lifeguards back to all

Lois McLohon

Brooklynite who posed for a now iconic 1950's NY Daily News pin-up photo on Coney Island Beach

Ellen Abrams

Memories of growing up on West 29th Street and meeting her lifeguard husband on Coney Island Beach

Martin Abrams

Brooklynite who was a lifeguard in the 1950s and met his wife of 60 years on Coney Island Beach

Allen James

Coney Islander, musician/songwriter in alt-rock band Newborn, lifeguard

Ron Vernon

Lifelong stickball player and Coney Island lifeguard for 48 years

Patricia Sener

Sea Gate resident and co-founder of CIBBOWS - Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers

Sherri and Harold Kaufman

High school sweethearts from Coney Island

Mark Breyer

Outside talker at the World in Wax Musee and lifeguard in the 1950's and 60's