1. Oral History Archive
  2. Rosalie Diamond

Rosalie Diamond

Memories of going to Steeplechase Park as a teenager in the 1950s

Interviewer:
Amanda Deutch
Interviewee:
Rosalie Diamond
Interview Date:
August 27, 2016

Languages

English

Places

Cyclone, The
Nathan's Famous
Steeplechase Park

Interview Highlight Bookmarks

  • What it was like to ride the Parachute Jump
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  • Going to Nathan's after a dairy supper
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  • Coming back to Coney Island once a summer
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  • Photos of her sons riding the Cyclone
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    Visiting the Coney Island History Project and seeing an original Steeplechase horse brings back vivid memories for Rosalie Diamond of coming to Coney Island as a teen in the 1950s. She recalls the clowns at Steeplechase, riding the Parachute Jump, and trips to Nathan's with her family. Diamond says that once every summer she comes to Coney Island with her children and grandchildren.

    See Also

    Rebecca Diamond

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