Oral History Archive

Lauragay Scarnaco-Albergo

Grew up in Coney Island

Max Nowicki

Band organ expert

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

Sylvia Perlmutter Kaye

Former West End resident in the 1940's and 50's

Lorraine Reitman Gorelick

Resident of Coney Island in the 1940's

Jerry Krase

Brooklyn College sociology professor

Ruby Hirsch

Former West End resident and neighbor of Woody Guthrie in the 1930's and 40's

Ray Leibowitz

Lincoln HS graduate and former West End resident in the 1940's and 50's

Mark Breyer

Outside talker at the World in Wax Musee and lifeguard in the 1950's and 60's

Cesar Rafael

Coney Island game operator

Lily Binder

Artist and photographer

Freda Aron

Radio broadcaster and Coney Island native

Joel Minesquero

Helping his Dad run a dark ride called the House of Horrors