I remember having to wait on line each day for my papers and fighting through a Lord of the Flies type of environment to get my papers! We often talk if the best bakery ever: Storks, and their crumb cake, kruellers, cookies. There were wooden booths to sit in. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday] Each apartment has a terrace and full-length windows. What a great priest. The city acquired this park in 1937. Our lunches were provided by the NYC Board of Ed. The old one was just obsolete.. Im pretty sure the Fran you are speaking of is my grandmother (unless there were two Frans who owned candy stores in Whitestone.) Still have the watch Fr Flemings brother Willie I have a neighbor who attended P.S. Real terra incognita as they say. Hope you are happy and healthy! Plus in days before easy access to aerial photos, it was even harder to imagine what went on at the waters edge. I am not sure I want to go back to see them. When I had moved away to Peekskill, NY in April 1973, you sent me a letter. Playing Asteroids and eating toasted buttered bagels at Bridge Lanes Ed do you have a brother Robert in Cambridge, MA? Entered window painting contests. The regulars called me Red. Ice skating in Bowne Park. During heavy snowstorms your Dad would plow our street (15th Drive between 149th and 150th). Frances Lewis Park was neverland to me. Ft. $403 per Sq. Rent a row boat andante buy sand worms for a day of fishing. He conducted our Pre Cana by asking us to give him a tour of SUNY Maritime College (where I graduated college). I see PS 184 has been remodeled. I am not old enough to remember that Milk Maid but went to McDonalds at that spot often and when i had kids to play in ball pit jungle gym. When it went Condo, my mother bought it. Many more memories to share but another time. Wow! b) There is no tunnel between Fort Totten and Schuyler, BUT there is a well-hidden tunnel that goes under the hill that protects the back fort from the front where the cannons were. Whitestone is the northernmost neighborhood in Queens, situated between Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. I also went to St. Lukes School and was a Booster Beach member. Thats right. I remember Kent Cleaners. I grew up in Whitestone in 1931 and remained there until 2007 and am now in Florida. Finding homes for sale in Whitestone, Queens, NY has never been easier as our comprehensive directory currently contains more than 126 listings! As Whitestone has a large Greek population, it is possible that the streets name comes from the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea. @2019 - Forgotten New York. This is not the official website of this company. 154th to 162nd CIP to the Water is Beechurst, the area between 162nd utopia and Leharve is known as Robinswood, Yep went ps79 those big front doors slammed really loud and mr Campbell with the smelly pipe,mr Harmon asst principle,those teachers randazzo,rathner,Welch, and best of all varsi s 75 cent heros and dont forget frans candy store a penny a piece 25 cents lasted all day. My italian immigrant grandfather and I would pick dandelion leaves for salad at the Whitestone Park. Worked on the waterfront both at Whitestone and next door at Cresthaven for several summers with really tremendous kids from all the Catholic high schools in Queens. I too was born in 1962, lived in Whitestone, and also attended PS 79. The pool you are thinking of was the Whitestone Pool, open to the public. Cresthaven Country Club, operated by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, was located there for 39 years until it closed in 1989. I am now 68. I was active at Immanuel Lutheran church and my cousin Richeys wife taught at their school. Born April 1, 1918 in New York City, he came to Dunedin 33 years ago from Whitestone, NY where he was an engineer/superintendent for the Catholic Youth Organization, Diocese of Brooklyn, responsible for Cresthaven Country Club, Whitestone Country Club, Cresthaven Yacht Club and CYO Day Camps for . There were a set of whistles every day telling workers it was time to be at work. Hi margret I knew your father well I remember your two Brothers too.Brenda I built a stoop for your uncle on 13 ave . They went on to raise 2 daughters on E. Tremont Avenue. We were middle class. Then went under the locust trees to dry off and eat lunch. They sell for upwards of 300,000. The dirt road on 12 ave and 154 The Beechhurst food market DiMaggios pizza stuies candy store 193 park beechhurst Beach hanging out . They had driven from New York with baggy ski pants, lace boots, wooden skis and five dollars a day for tow tickets to participate in the first trip of the newly organized ski club. accident. View sample full report Residential For Sale nearby Commercial Real Estate nearby Real Estate Reports: Bet we crossed paths in the past. I grew up in the corner house diagonally across from Gleasons Funeral home on 150th St. are any of my old friends out there?? I cant remember the Asian Restaurant in the whitestone shopping center other than it had some reputation. But I remember it well nonetheless. Working for route drivers at Tropicana, getting there at 5:30 a.m. as a 12 year old, working all summer and having Wednesdays and weekends off. Elephas, Avanti and Camouflage (Mondays) Night Clubs rocked Bayside. Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. My grandfather died from cancer in 1986 and Fran passed away in 2012 at age 90, still as feisty as ever until the very end. My next door neighbor, Rosalee Reilly, in Whitestone was the VP for Personnel at Kents Cleaners her husband Charlie worked in the Post Office. Fran came out and saved me from her mothers wrath! Considering the citys overcrowded public schools and neighborhood opposition to new schools inresidentialareas, I am surprised that the city hasntreused some of thevacantbuildings as schools. The original PS 79 was a building as I recall built in 1898 with an addition around 1916 and at least one more addition. There were two pools in Whitestone Cresthaven and the Whitestone pool and Haylocks Day Camp across from Whitestone pool. Growing up in Whitestone in the 60s and 70s, the waterfront (other than F. L. Park) was always a mystery to me, what with the large Tropicana plant, and then the private lanes and houses that you mention. Thats we went to meet girls, mostly unsuccessfully though! Lunchroom smelled so bad I was so thankful we ate in the auditorium. I went to the day camp at 184 for one summer in the early 70s. Does not look like it did in 1950s, especially the windows facing the 21st Road. The site was part of the former Cresthaven Country Club and then was owned by real estate firm Whitestone Jewels LLC, but has been in foreclosure since 2007. Whitestone-based developer Fulcrum Real Estate Advisors closed on the purchase of a six-acre Queens development site for $14 million. It was run by Father Flemming. I had to deliver the Sunday paper at 6 a.m. each week and one day we had a blizzard! Lots of woods now all houses. There were the wafer flying saucers, dot strips, penny Bazookas, wax teeth, the Revell plastic model kits and the cap gun ammo wed scratch until our nails were scorched with gunpowder. All the places everyone spoke about sparks a memory. I grew up on 14th ave next to Grace Church. Not sure if you replied here if I would receive it. I have some memories of my parents taking us when we were quite young to a park under the Whitestone Bridge for a picnic! Live in Babylon now. Sure enough the pool was still there and he shot photos through the fence. c) Sylvania Research Laboratory very possible had an incident c.1960. Whitestone officials are eyeing the six-1/2-acre former Cresthaven Country Club, now overgrown and boarded up, for use as a city park. 79primarily about how and why that magnificent building was torn down. FNY will soon have a more comprehensive look at Fort Totten. The cresthaven country club pool was only for the CYO kids and for the country club people after the camp. I did not have her, but Did she have reddish hair? When the complex went co-op in the 80s , I believe, it could no longer be called by its original name and the developers had to decide whether to rip up 32 lobby floors or find a name that would have the same initials. Not sure if we cover all the data-points you need? The site was part of the former Cresthaven Country Club and then was owned by real estate firm Whitestone Jewels LLC, but has been in foreclosure since 2007 after the firm defaulted on its. My family was one of the original members of Boosters Beach and my father a founding member of the Whitestone Ambulance Corps the precursors of EMTs. I have a photo of my brother wearing a Wide Wings tee shirt. Coming in from the entrance there was a building with a few offices and then girls lockers went to the left and boys to the right. Before Bay Bridge Condominiums were built on the property in 1980, the DEP did testing on the property and determined there was no contamination. The 2 pools were for Cresthaven and the CYO. Ive fond memories of Freddies Pizzeria in the Village, with its hitching post and a slice that, at one time,cost the same as a subway ride, 20 cents. As was the end of Murray St past 16th Rd. I lived in bldg 16 apartment 2D. I went to St Lukes for 1st and 2nd grade and PS 79 for 3rd through 6th. So named because of the spectacular water-views encompassing Whitestone's two landmark bridges, the property is the largest high-end single-family development currently under construction in Queens. (Ugh.where did that water come from then?). Whitestone, like many Queens communities, is refreshingly patriotic. My brother still lives there. I worked there 1 summer while in college. Re Le Havre- It was built by Levitt ( of the several Levittowns in the US) . I delivered the Long Island Star Journal to Building 16 at LeHarve from 1966-1968, perhaps you were one of my customers? The Frank was probably Frank Tokar who ran everything on the CYO property. Became Toms deli for many years My Great grandfather Edward Cleary had a farm on 14th Avenue around 1900 in White Plains, any suggestions on how to find more information about the farm? Geez old old memories. Hi Anne Marie Im thinking your family must know my moms family Eddie and Loretta Day were my grandparents, he was the mail man out of the Post Office on a 150th street and delivered to all of Beachurst. Draw your own conclusions. rubber loop that went around your angle/wrist which held the key you needed for your locker. The building was built in 1914 before Hitler had appropriated the swastica as his symbol. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane is a House located in the Whitestone neighborhood in Queens, NY. I do not remember the name of my 3rd grade teacher but remember a boy named Gerald Friedman who was in that class with me. The tunnel someone mentioned was a distinct memory. In 2000, about 16 acres of the 22-acre site were sold to a developer that built 110 luxury homes on the site. Mr. & Mrs. Stork have long since passed but Karl still has his older brother Nicky- People still rave about one of the best bakeries ever! The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. This site brings back a lot of fond memories., storks is gone I wish I could still live there. On the very day JFK was assassinated, my brother and I walked home and stopped by Chriss Card Shop to see if we placed in the recent window painting contest (we painted a picture on one of the windows at Bohacks Market on 14th avenue). Why were people thinking? The dances at the club in Cresthaven were quite the events. At that time, there was a sunken school yard that was later filled in with an addition to the building. You remembered it correctly. I loved Whitestone in those days! My brother in law is Karl Stork- He moved out to Montauk & was the head baker for Gurney`s Inn before retiring! This is me: PS193 (class of 61), St.Lukes (63) Bishop Reilly (67) A former country club, Cresthaven, Powell's Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. Reminiscent of Liggett Hall on Governors Island, it nearly spans the width of the peninsula. Oh, and Artie Quicks candy store next to and later taken over by Storks Bakery. there was a very large cement dug out area dug with lots of sprinklers! 17th Ave between 150th Place and Clintonville St was a dirt road. Excellent single house with 5 beds and 3 baths come with t. I was a counselor there during the summers of 1960 and 1961. 3 generations of my family, the Currys, lived in Beechhurst. Surprisingly, I visited the Beechurst in 2017, 50 years after I delivered there, and the swastica tiles were still there! Have been for 45 years. NY-Crystal River Yacht Club. Now, Eastern Consolidated, a New York real-estate investment firm, has been retained by Whitestone Jewels as the agent in the sale of the site between Powells Cove Blvd., 150th St. and Sixth Ave. Time and the cost involved with installing sewers for the development were the prime reasons for putting it back on the market, said Azita Aghravi, a senior director with Eastern Consolidated. I cry when I go back and dont want to keep doing it to myself. Good ole Frans Candy Stores! The chapel is leased to a Korean congregationwhilethe Officers Club is used by Bayside Historical Society. 12 year olds dont have much fear. There were long walks with the neighborhood kid to the glen near the Trogs Neck Bridge for live music during the summer. Frank was my Grampa! If I missed a day, Mr. Weber the route director would have fired me! down towards the yacht club. Cresthaven Site Is Eyed For Public Parkland In. Running between Beechhurst and Jamaica Estates, this roadway begins as a one-lane dead-end on the shore of Little Bay. They primarily conducted testing on Uranium and Thorium. I lived there, across from Clearview Golf Course. It can get confusing. I attended school from from 1962- 1966. WOW. PS 193, Stage, Waldbaums, Adventures Inn, Tropicana, LeHarve, CYO, Cresthaven.., seemed like you could bike for a thousand miles and discover something wildly adventurous every single day. I grew up with owners kids. That the old Sylvania or GE property had some type of radioactive incident around 1960? If memory serves, Cresthaven CC had a pool that was open to the public (25 cents) during the day except when being used by the CYO Catholic Youth Org. I so miss the crumb cake and pecan ring we would get every Sunday at Storks. I remember Cherry valley dairy, Storks, Freddies pizza, Chriss card shop. Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. That was the go to bakery for our entire family. Me too! I first laid eyes on my beautiful wife, Eleanor, in 1958 at a weekly "singles" dance at the Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. The wing and gym and auditorium were not built yet. Sometimes I would have to get a haircut at Frenchys Barber Shop. I remember going there in the 1970s. Cottage, 14th Avenue east of 150th, with iron eagle. I remember taking a note into his office when I was a little girl. Yes 60s/70s Beechurst was a boys paradise. Campbell was the prinicipal when I was there as well. Hi Joanie and Brenda you lived on my Block 12 ave.my mother and father still live on 12 ave.I live on 12 road now never left .Joanie how is your sister Alita I hope I spelled it right .Brenda how is your brother Jerry? Its sad what whitestone has become. I worked there When the dance ended, I. The while at Kents blew at 7:45 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and again at quttin time at 4:00 p.m. Following its closing in 1989, the property was subdivided for tract mansions accessed by private streets. It was. Good Humor Trucks. She was 21, and I was 20. When we got a little older and had phony proof in hand, we went to the Mona Kai (near Bohacks & Tropacana) for a Flaming Volcano or to Rum Bottoms for some music. Candy Stores on every corner. I had Mrs. Bennett for 1st and 2nd grade. Crime did not even exist. Between 1889 and 1908, WhitestonePointhad a romantic-looking lighthouse tower with a bell. never regretted leaving. I like this post but to call a signal light a lighthouse is a stretch ,and I believe the only lighthouse in Whitestone ,the one with the bell was by where the original white stone was by the wildflower estate or hammerstein .ansion aka ripples on the water, 157-34 10th Ave. What else do you know about Sylvania besides the rumor? Such everlasting memories. Playing paddleball on Saturdays and in the summer across from JHS 185 Bleeker Admission at that time was $1.50 . Wildflower and Le Havre are both located at Powells Cove Boulevard and Totten Street. Lighting Punks from Little Neck Bay for fireworks on the 4th of July. Also took a photo of the street. Across the street from Samos Lane, a fire hydrant is tastefully wrapped by paving stones. How they managed to open that ill never know. Because Beechhurst shares the 11357 zip code with the more populated neighborhood of Whitestone, it is regarded by outsiders as part of Whitestone to the dismay of some residents. We hung out in front of Dirty Bobs candy store. To make a donation, please use the button below. My name is Paul and my family lived on 6th Ave, four doors west of 149th Riding our bikes in old Kent Cleaners off Clintonville and other lots before they were all gone. Im on the island now and its great but nothing beat Whitestone back in the day. 315 Cresthaven Ln is a home located in Queens County with nearby schools including Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy, Jhs 194 William Carr, and . The terrace was accessible from both the living room and master bedroom. You could walk from the park to the CYO along the shore if you didnt mind climbing a few fences. But this mystery teacher was into Japanese culture, and I have a memory of her walking down the hall carrying a samurai sword. I live not far from Tampa Florida now but have gone back a few years ago. She used to make pizza on English muffin halves, even though there was a pizzeria next door. The old Beechurst Building had interesting tiles on the floor. Was Ritchie Ferraro the younger brother of Dino Ferraro? Mr. Softee. After I completed my route and before I went home each day, I stopped at Carpenters market on Clintonville Street and bought potato chips and a soda. We gave boat rides on the Manhattan at Cresthaven and on the African Queen and African King from Whitestone. Joe Dragan. To answer your questions: a) Yes, Lieutenant Robert Lee did supervise the construction of both Fort Totten and its companion Fort Schuyler. Whitestone, NY 11357. This outcropping usedtohave a lighthouse that was operated by a keeper until around 1990. I remember the After she died it was sold for a great deal of money. Its original name was Levitt House and the initials LH were imbedded in the tile floor of each of the 32 lobbies. It was exciting! My Mom and Grandmother were very close friends with Msgr. Does anyone remember an old wooden school house on 12th Road between Clintonville St and 152nd St? Many days were spent riding my bike to Utopia Lane to watch the bridge construction. The northeast extreme of Queens is an ear-shaped peninsula that was used as an army base between 1857 and 1995. There was a sunken concrete sprinkler area in the park. As close to small town America as you could get. Did you know that Robert E. Lee was the chief engineer responsible for building Fort Totten? I remember her mom chasing me out of the store on day because she thought I had not paid for a pack of baseball cards! My friends and I would cross our legs Indian style and shimmy up the V shaped grooves in the concrete to the top. From the early 1980s until 1999, the landmarked mansion fell into decay, overshadowed by Throgs Neck Bridge. Maureen Kopelman Best Sicilian and white pizza was Freddies. There were NO EXCUSES! Storks bakery had the BEST ever hard rolls, could not wait till after mass on Sunday morning to pick them up! Wagons would bring in the cannon shells and explosives and store them in the back of the hill, then place on carriages, pass down through the tunnel to load the cannons. Yesterday I came across a pamphlet from back in the day about joining the beach house beach. where I could practice my skills at actually throwing the papers to the stoops of the homes. I played stick ball lots of times in Bohacks parking lot with Billy Collela. I lived on 26th Ave off of 150th in Flushing but we went there a lot. Cresthaven, Powells Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate, was operated by a keeper until around 1990, WhitestonePointhad a romantic-looking lighthouse tower with a bell, was used as an army base between 1857 and 1995, others are in a dilapidated state, ravaged by themoistureandwinds of the bay, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhRMoU-KDZU, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. There was Adventurers Inn, the Aero Slife, Golf City, a watching the planes at Flushing (Speeds) Aiport At low tide, Id go to the Cement Pier in Malba and enter what I called the tunnel and what I now believe was a storm discharge outlet! Puerto Madero N9710, Oficina 22, Pudahuel - Santiago | saudi arabian airlines flight 763 cvr transcript Park used to offer one of my favorite quintessential NY experiences, which is hanging out in the cool space beneath a major bridge. The red Spanish style tile roofs belonged to the He dedicated his life to the CYO and children wherever he was! Staff Shaune Randles. Now Billions.should have bought stock when I first saw the sign!! originally stretched all the way down to the Wish we can all make it what it was. My grandparents took care of the Whitestone Point Lighthouse and after they passed away my parents took it over until 1952 when the switch was put on land. And then there was the sign at the counter meant to stave off sticky fingers Thou shall not steal or thou shall get thy ass kicked. He knew the Sanitation Dept would eventually get around to in probably in May lol. for, and I live in CaliforniaThey say you can never go home again,I guess that is the truth. water before the Cross Island Pkwy was I delivered the LI Star Journal in Malba, not that it has any relevance to your post. I attended Immanuel Lutheran School from 1959-1968. I too attended the PS 184 Day Camp (Summertime only for two summers). He would do it as a favor to my Dad, George J Murray Jr (FDNY). I think she said he was the assistant principal. I dont think that type of man even exists any longer. It is not the small town I grew up in anymore, but to me, its still a great place to raise my family. The CYO camp in the 1970s would love to see pics, as I attended at a young age maybe 5-7yrs old and have memories of taking the bus there from Rego Park. It is one of the two last private beaches remaining on the Queens shoreline of the East River. Was looking up the old neighborhood. On summer days they had bands playing at the pool. I attended PS 184. View photos, public assessor data, maps and county tax information. Then it was on to four buildings in LeHarve, where I took the elevators up nine floors and slid the papers along the floor to the subscribers on each floor easy peasy! GT&Es Administration Building. Ring-A-Lario until midnight. My good friend Obi worked at Whitestone Deli when we were teens. 4 bed 2.5 bath 4,792 sqft lot 312 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 Property Type Single Family Year Built 2000 Last Sold $1M in 2009 Share this home Edit Facts Get your home value updates. No excuses! constructed. Wonderful place to grow up in the 50s & 60s. Parades up 150th St from Memorial Field into Whitestone by Gleasons Funeral Home. Funny, I found this site when I got curious about the fate of Cresthaven & Whitestone Pools ( I left the east coast for the west in early in the early 1980s). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I remember the raft wellas well as the rats and Coney Island whitefish in the east riverbut we survived! Monsignor Gordon, Father Hannon, Sisters Virginia Ann, Margaret Mary, Mrs. Delavalle, Mrs. Lavin, and the crossing guard, Mrs. Yannity. Thanks for this. The property has a long and mixed history. Its swimming pool however, is open to the public during the summer. Cresthaven also had on their grounds both the Whitestone Boat Club and Cresthaven Yacht Club which remnants may still be seen possibly today. Whitestone, Queens, NY 11357. 315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 was last sold in 07/06/2016 for $1,400,000. Artie Quicks was tired and old when I hung out in Whitestone (yes, on the street corners). Block Parties. On December 3 I, 1958, thirty-eight skiers at Stowe, Vermont raised their glasses to welcome the New Year and toast the beginnings of the Cresthaven Ski Club. They sold (or maybe just closed) the candy store and moved out to Long Island sometime in the late 70s or early 80s, around the time Bertha passed away. In 1969:I keep my boat in Mayers Marina. I remember swimming in Whitestone Pool. On the negative side, I remember a mother being shot in the stomach and killed by two boys playing with a .22 rifle. Frans candy store! 147-51 8th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357 (MLS# 3335462) is a Single Family property with 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms and 1 partial bathroom. Liived in LeHarve and Cryders before that. The mansions are overcrowding what used to beautiful old farm houses and Tudors. Was your mother Kay Curci? Great mechanic organizer I worked on the African Queen and the African King at Whitestone and also on the ,Manhattan which ran out of Cresthaven those were great days counselors bug juice lunches and hundreds of life jackets. It was officially named The Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corporation Metallurgical Laboratory. There was a Bayside Bell Rod & Gun Club (c.1962-66+/-) that was able to use the Fort Totten indoor rifle & pistol range and where was the range? and exactly where it was located? Went to Wide Wings and a nursery school near there that has become nameless in my memory. Considering that Queenss north shore once had numerous beaches with resorts and amusement parks prior to the Second World War, are there any swimming sites still in operation on the East River? Sorry, spent many summer days in Whitestone and can only remember the CYO day camp. Only 19 percent of Le Havres land is occupied by buildings. Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. Same with the whitestone pool and cresthaven gone. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. My mother and father still live on 12 ave I am still in the neighborhood. Beers Avenue and Walter Reed Road.
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