Oral History Archive

John Hodge
Member of the Seven Immortals
Maria Belfiore Indovina
Grew up visiting Coney in the 1950's
Harold Kramer
Relatives lived under the Thunderbolt
Joanna Randall
Sand Sculpting Contestant
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
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
Bill Galvin
Coney Island Cyclone coaster marathoner
Nicholas Carillo
Son of Richard Carillo, Concession Owner
Edwin Cosme
Business Owner and Founder of the Coney Island Sports Foundation
Peter Agrapides
Owner of Williams Candy and past owner of Fascination Arcade
D.J. Vourderis
D.J. Vourderis adds solar panels to the Wonder Wheel