![Silhouette courtesy of Robert Levrini](https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/oral_history_thumbnail_bw/public/interviews/9371/images/robert_levrini_silhouette_2.jpg?itok=cJxxdLsh&c=9a3404b3663ba05bcb1ccadec3f864dd)
Robert Levrini
Memories of growing up on West 5th Street and grandfather's shoe repair shop on Ocean Parkway
![Frederick Brosen with his 2008 watercolor of Grandma's Predictions. Photo: Coney Island History Project Collection](https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/oral_history_thumbnail_bw/public/interviews/8731/images/frederick_brosen.jpg?itok=-VzlVwPN&c=4eff42af27da53f561ae5554b735d90f)
Frederick Brosen
Artist whose watercolors of the Astroland Rocket and Wonder Wheel sign are emblematic of Coney Island
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Chris Cuomo
Memories of riding the Steeplechase Horses, Human Roulette Wheel and Parachute Jump 70 years ago
![Engagement photo of Gina and Freddy by Jody Christopherson. Courtesy of Gina Femia](https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/oral_history_thumbnail_bw/public/interviews/8619/images/gina_and_freddy_photo_by_jody_christopherson-236.jpg?itok=A-dFHSgR)
Gina Femia
Brooklyn-born playwright on her plays set in Coney Island and a marriage proposal on the beach
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Linda Zhang
Coney Island homeowner for 19 years enjoys organic gardening and walking on the boardwalk
![Sheila with her sister Sally on the beach in Coney Island. The caption says: Two bathing beauties? Freckle puss and pickle puss. "She wrote the caption being 15 years older than I was then." Photo courtesy of Sheila Levrant de Bretteville.](https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/oral_history_thumbnail_bw/public/interviews/8446/images/sheila_levrant_de_bretteville_6.jpg?itok=2jJ-spMA)
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
Memories of growing up a block from the ocean and being head of Lincoln High School's Art Squad
![Photo courtesy Olga Lozar](https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/oral_history_thumbnail_bw/public/interviews/7859/images/olga_lozar.jpg?itok=N6l5beaM&c=232f3aaec3bce557e06733a4f673a5a7)
Olga Lozar
A Sea Gate resident who is a Coney Island Polar Bear talks about the pleasures of winter swimming
![Song Xin in her studio with detail of Cutting Dreams depicting State of Liberty](https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/oral_history_thumbnail_bw/public/interviews/8061/images/song_xin.jpg?itok=q77TND1Y)
Xin Song
Artist who used traditional Chinese paper cutting to create public art in Bay Parkway subway station
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Robert Whitney
Memories of a gorilla show, a bungalow colony, and an underground city beside the beach
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Stanley Fox, Part 2
Retired arcade operator's memories of when Coney Island's amusements were open in the wintertime
![Photo courtesy of Alito Hernandez](https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/oral_history_thumbnail_bw/public/interviews/7741/images/aliton_walls.jpg?itok=6pZChJOS&c=f9119d648b27115b22343be6f02409c3)
Alito Hernandez
From breakdancing on the streets of Coney Island with Fresh Kids to Peter Gennaro's Street Dreams
![SAS Italian Records at 7113 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn](https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/oral_history_thumbnail_bw/public/interviews/7693/images/sas_records_exterior.jpg?itok=eQTJO9v9)
Silvana, Adrianne and Silverio Conte
Silvana, Adrianne and Silverio Conte, owners of 51-year-old SAS Italian Records in Bensonhurst