Coney Island History Project

06/04/2026

to an oral history recorded by the Coney Island History Project in 2007 with Philomena Marano, artist and co-founder of the Coney Island Hysterical Society: https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/oral-history-archive/philomena-marano. Congrats to Philomena and Richard Eagan on their newly published Hysterical Coney Island: An Art Memoir of the Coney Island Hysterical Society. Check out their book launch events this weekend: Saturday, June 6, from 2-4 PM at the Coney Island Museum. Sunday, June 7, 3-5 PM at City Lore: https://citylore.org/events/hysterical-coney-island-book-launch/

06/03/2026

Thanks to Brownstoner and Olivia Seaman for writing about the Coney Island History Project's new Wonder Gallery, a collaboration with Parachute Literary Arts, and the work of photographer Anders Goldfarb and zine artist Kelly Luu. We're open Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, 1- 7PM. Read the story here:

A seasonal gallery space dedicated to Coney Island’s vibrant arts and culture scene opened Memorial Day Weekend with free exhibits.

06/02/2026

NEW in the Coney Island History Project Oral History Archive: Actor and artist Richard Eagan, whose boyhood visits to Steeplechase Park with his grandfather inspired a lifelong creative connection with Coney Island. In 1981, Eagan and Philomena Marano co-founded the Coney Island Hysterical Society. Recorded for us by Tricia Vita. https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/oral-history-archive/richard-eagan

Congrats to Richard and Philomena on their newly published Hysterical Coney Island: An Art Memoir of the Coney Island Hysterical Society. Check out their book launch events this weekend: Saturday, June 6, from 2-4 PM at the Coney Island Museum. Sunday, June 7, 3-5 PM at City Lore. https://citylore.org/events/hysterical-coney-island-book-launch/

05/28/2026

at the Coney Island History Project with visitors Juan and Javier! Stop by this weekend and take a souvenir photo with our original Steeplechase horse from the legendary ride that gave Steeplechase Park its name and the iconic Cyclops from Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park's Spook-A-Rama, Coney Island's oldest dark ride. View exhibits by two Brooklyn artists in our new Wonder Gallery: Anders Goldfarb's photographs of Coney Island in the 1970s and 1980s, and the Coney Island Zine Machine with mini-zines created by Sheepshead Bay artist Kelly Luu. https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/exhibition-center

05/27/2026

Thanks to Brooklyn Paper and Olivia Seaman for covering the opening of our new Wonder Gallery, a collaboration with Parachute Literary Arts! Looking forward to sunny skies and warm temps next weekend and seeing everyone in Coney Island. We're open Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, 1- 7PM.

This Memorial Day Weekend, Coney Island debuted the Wonder Gallery, a free seasonal art space inside the Coney Island History Project celebrating the neighborhood’s colorful past through photography, zines and storytelling.

05/22/2026

Thanks BK Reader for spotlighting our new Wonder Gallery! We're excited to be opening for the season Memorial Day Weekend with photographs by Brooklyn documentary photographer Anders Goldfarb and the launch of the Coney Island Zine Machine, featuring miniature zines by Sheepshead Bay artist Kelly Luu. The free gallery is a collaboration between Parachute Literary Arts and the Coney Island History Project. More info: https://www.bkreader.com/arts-entertainment/wonder-gallery-debuts-in-coney-island-with-vintage-photos-and-mini-zines-12286370

05/20/2026

The Wonder Gallery opens May 23 and is open from 1 to 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays, from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day.

05/18/2026

We're opening Memorial Day Weekend! The Wonder Gallery is a collaboration between Parachute Literary Arts and the Coney Island History Project. The gallery is located at the History Project’s Exhibit Center at 3059 West 12th Street, next to the landmark Wonder Wheel. The Wonder Gallery opens May 23 with Anders Goldfarb's photographs of Coney Island in the 1970s and 1980s, and The Coney Island Zine Machine. The Zine Machine debuts with mini-zines created by Sheepshead Bay artist Kelly Luu. The Wonder Gallery is open 1:00 PM-7:00 PM, weekends and holidays, from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day. Admission is FREE! https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/blog/opening-may-23-new-exhibits-two-brooklyn-artists

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day from the Coney Island History Project! Enjoy this photo collage of some of the mothers and grandmothers who visited our exhibition center in past seasons with their kids and grandkids. Our free exhibition center opens Memorial Day Weekend! We encourage you to record a Coney Island memory with Mom or Grandma today or for our oral history archive. Info: https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/oral-history-archive