NEW in our #oralhistory #archive : Artist Tina Mednicoff Smokler recalls growing up on Nass Walk in the 1940s-'50s and being a member of Leon Friend's Art Squad at Lincoln High School. Recorded by Tricia Vita for the Coney Island History Project: coneyislandhistory.org/oral-history-a…

Fantastic fisheye photo of Coney Island's Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park by Eric Kowalsky. We're open weekends and school holidays, including Eid al-Fitr, April 10th. Kiddie rides open at 11 AM, Wonder Wheel & adult rides at 12 PM 🎡🎢🎠

Happy baseball season from @coneyhistory! New in our #oralhistory archive: Joe Miller recalls winning the Coney Island Batting Range's 'Best of the Best' slugger contest in 2000 & '03. Now 86, Joe still excels at hitting a fastball. Full interview: coneyislandhistory.org/oral-history-a…

'Without Louis, there is no fun.' In memory of #LouGossettJr , we're sharing an audio clip of Emmanuel Elpenord reading a passage about growing up in Coney Island from Gossett's memoir. The reading was part of a @coneyhistory event in 2022. instagram.com/p/C5JwrNEu5UZ/

Wow! Thanks to Council Member Justin Brannan for his help getting the missing Ruby Jacobs Walk sign replaced by NYC DOT so quickly. Cheers from Ruby's Bar & Grill and the Coney Island History Project 👏

A very pretty Kestrel ( Falco Sparverius / Faucon Crecelle ) at Calvet Vaux on Sunday.

The sign for Ruby Jacobs Walk on the Boardwalk is missing! It was on a pole in front of Ruby's Bar & Grill, whose founder it has honored since 2003. Today we sent a service request to NYC DOT but it can take 30 days for it be replaced. Justin Brannan can you help fast track it?

See you Sunday at 10 AM in Coney Island for the Blessing of the Rides at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park! 🎡🎢🎠 #PalmSunday #OpeningDay

If you've ever wondered how Palm Sunday first become Coney Island’s official opening day... A few years ago when I was researching Milton Berger, Coney's Broadway-style press agent for 50+ years, I discovered that he created the Palm Sunday opener in 1956. coneyislandhistory.org/blog/rememberi…

Benny Harrison: A Life in Coney Island by Charles Denson is a beautiful tribute to our friend and neighbor featuring excerpts from his oral history. We'll have a memorial service at the Coney Island History Project this summer. coneyislandhistory.org/blog/benny-har…

NEW in Coney Island History's oral history archive: With Coney Island's opening weekend just a few days away, poet and roller coaster lover Angbeen Saleem describes her weekly ritual of riding the Cyclone in 2023 and reads her poem dedicated to the coaster. coneyislandhistory.org/oral-history-a…

Coney Island's Deno's Wonder Wheel Park opens Palm Sunday, March 24th! Join us for a performance by the Young People’s Chorus of New York City (Young People’s Chorus of New York City) & the Blessing of the Rides at 10:00 AM. FREE RIDES on Deno's Wonder Wheel to the first 104 guests to start the 2024 season!

Coney Island has lost one of its most creative and beloved souls. Our good friend and neighbor, Benny Harrison, passed away. For 60+ years Benny brought fun and smiles to visitors who enjoyed his delightful creations including the dancing doll Miss Coney Island and quirky games.

Amusement park rides — including the classics Denos Wonder Wheel — are technically considered vertical transportation devices, so it's up to the elevator inspectors NYC Buildings to inspect them every year before the summer season. brooklynpaper.com/dob-inspectors…

NEW in our #OralHistory #Archive : Irwin Temkin shares stories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1950s-'60s. At Lincoln High School, his French language skills led to an opportunity to join the French Art Theatre and directed the course of his life. coneyislandhistory.org/oral-history-a…

Only 25 days till Deno's Wonder Wheel Park's official Opening Day and Blessing of the Rides! Palm Sunday is March 24th this year. We're busy getting ready and can't wait to see everyone again in Coney Island 🎡🎢🎠

David Head tells the story of Black inventor Granville T. Woods in our #oralhistory #archive . The retired chairman of TWU Local 100's #BlackHistory Committee championed a #ConeyIsland street named for Woods in 2008. #GranvilleTWoodsWay #BlackHistory Month coneyislandhistory.org/oral-history-a…

I was a library kid. When I was a kid, I would go to the Brooklyn Public Library's Coney Island branch, and read to all of the younger kids. This love of storytelling and using my voice as a confident reader is what led me to become a voice actor.

#DYK the Coney Island History Project has a multilingual #oralhistory #archive ? Betya Shenker shares girlhood memories of World War II in Ukraine and immigrating to Southern Brooklyn in 1992. Recorded in #Russian with English translation by Julia Kanin. coneyislandhistory.org/oral-history-a…

No Leap this leap year: World’s oldest existing roller coaster, the 1902 Leap the Dips at Lakemont Park in PA, won't operate this year. Via Arthur Levine.
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