Oral History Archive

Stanley Fox
Ran penny arcades in Coney Island for over 20 years
Frank Pugliese
Maintained Astroland Park's Astrotower for 25 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
Marina Molina
Has lived in Coney Island for 41 years
Wendolyn Bundy
Retired teacher
Charles Tesoro
Former president of the Coney Island Chamber of Commerce
Binky C.
Describes living on Coney Island Creek
Bobby Nagy
Roller coaster aficionado
Rosa Escolin
Came from Puerto Rico to show Coney to her family
Phil Einhorn
Grew up in Coney Island in the 1930s and '40s
Sheila Buxbaum Fitlin
Family owned the Shamrock Irish House and Eldorado Arcade
Minnie Pinkwas
Moved to Coney Island in 1934
Joseph Errante
Former resident theater artist at Coney Island USA
Larry Berkley
Born and raised in Coney and lived there for 18 years
Sol Handwerker
Nathan's son recounts his memories of growing up in the family business
Kevin Rexach
Worked at the B&B Carousell
Jim St. Clair
Recalls Coney Island as a boy, especially Steeplechase Park