Oral History Archive

Nick Fracaro
Artistic Director of Thieves Theatre
Marvin Sylvor
American carousel designer and artist
Stanley Fox
Ran penny arcades in Coney Island for over 20 years
Susan Petersen Avitzour
Lived in Coney Island until age 11 and is back for the first time in 25 years
Betty Fair
Lifelong Coney Island resident
Paul Krassner
Author and key figure in the counterculture of the 1960's shares his Coney Island memories
Marina Molina
Has lived in Coney Island for 41 years
Bobby Nagy
Roller coaster aficionado
Rosa Escolin
Came from Puerto Rico to show Coney to her family
Binky C.
Describes living on Coney Island Creek
Jim St. Clair
Recalls Coney Island as a boy, especially Steeplechase Park
Meg Feeley
Memories of her grandfather's frosted food business and a renegade ride on the Thunderbolt
Liivia Westervelt
Two generations are interviewed
Anne Greenspan
Lifelong Coney and Sea Gate resident
Glenn King
Actor, performer, artist, teacher
Harold Blumenthal
Offers perspectives on both the heyday and decay of Coney Island
Lauragay Scarnaco-Albergo
Grew up in Coney Island
Max Nowicki
Band organ expert