Oral History Archive

Paul Fetscher
Real estate broker and restaurant development consultant
Maria Belfiore Indovina
Grew up visiting Coney in the 1950's
Ron Rossi
Bringing the 1960's back to Coney Island
Joanna Randall
Sand Sculpting Contestant
John Hodge
Member of the Seven Immortals
Harold Kramer
Relatives lived under the Thunderbolt
Kyle Yapching & Steve DeCastro
First ride on The Cyclone
Sherri and Harold Kaufman
High school sweethearts from Coney Island
Diana Carroll and Sean Toole
Runners from Manhattan in the Brooklyn Half Marathon
Louis Beard
Arcade game repairman
Priscilla Patterson
Volunteer at Amethyst Women's Project
Goldie Durlester
Lived through the Great Depression in Coney Island
Erik Knapp
First in line for a ride on the Cyclone
Circus Boy
13-year-old side show worker and activist
Gary and Betty Stein
Mother and Son, Residents of Coney Island
Louis Ritter
Amusement Ride Operator
Marty Reich
Locker Boy at Oriole Baths who hung out at Washington Baths with his friends
Howie Lipstein
Devoted Cyclone Rider