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The paper posted on Chriss window said we came in 7th place (out of eight top spots) for our age category. there was a very large cement dug out area dug with lots of sprinklers! 725 . Playing paddleball on Saturdays and in the summer across from JHS 185 Bleeker Only 19 percent of Le Havres land is occupied by buildings. Newly listed Venetian Isle apartments for rent in Boynton Beach. This home is located at 315 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 and has been listed on Homes.com and is currently estimated at $1,645,000, approximately $612 per square foot. 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. If only we could travel back in time. The city acquired this park in 1937. 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! This building has 2 residential unit (s). It belonged to Dolores del Rio, a film celebrity back in the day. I too was born in 1962, lived in Whitestone, and also attended PS 79. Some wonderful memories reading this! Time frame = Summer 1953 & 1954 ~OR~ Summer 1954 & 1955. Lunchroom smelled so bad I was so thankful we ate in the auditorium. A third can be found in Little Neck Bay. Cottage, 14th Avenue east of 150th, with iron eagle. I went to it between 55 and 62 but I see you were still going there in 1973. Not sure if you replied here if I would receive it. The fridge in the kitchen was mounted on the ceiling over the counter like an overhead kitchen cabinet! (We went to Carvel all the time.) Did you know that Robert E. Lee was the chief engineer responsible for building Fort Totten? I grew up in the corner house diagonally across from Gleasons Funeral home on 150th St. At that time, there was a sunken school yard that was later filled in with an addition to the building. "My real estate mentor always said, 'Never fall . To answer your questions: a) Yes, Lieutenant Robert Lee did supervise the construction of both Fort Totten and its companion Fort Schuyler. Buried in the Old Fort on the ground floor by the tunnel and the entrance road from the pier. At the landing of 158th Street near Riverside Drive, a waterfront parcel as wide as the street belongs to Beechhurst Property Owners Association (BPOA) whose logo resembles a DOT-issue bridgedirectionalsign. Ed Winters, are you related to Robert, now in Cambridge? I did not have her, but Did she have reddish hair? I remember Fran as well! I miss the old Whitestone. My sister had her wedding at Cresthaven CC. If I missed a day, Mr. Weber the route director would have fired me! One thing was that if you brought your lunch you had to eat in the auditorium due to lack of space in the cafeteria. The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, dances and other social functions, closed in 1989. Very decadent but it was MY MONEY! The large property, which comprises six acres of vacant land near the intersection of 150th Street and Fifth Avenue, will be up for sale on April 10 in an auction. I too played alot of paddleball undr Whitestone Bridge. The 2 pools were for Cresthaven and the CYO. I recall a while on black sign in the the lobby of their apartment house with the initials LH on it. The developer is planning to build 45 homes at the former. Did you have questions about the camp? I miss the old Whitestone so much! At a dead-end segment of the never-completed Powells Cove Boulevard to the east of 149th Place is a traffic loop monitored by Whitestone Boosters Civic Association. I hope you will see my message. Its swimming pool however, is open to the public during the summer. It was a scene man! To make a donation, please use the button below. Does not look like it did in 1950s, especially the windows facing the 21st Road. Telephone Directory of Alpharetta, GA. 30005 Whitestone Among Long Island's top catering halls, Crest Hollow is perfect for virtually any social or corporate event for 100 or more guests. We miss him dearly, thanks so much for mentioning and remembering him. Also, nearby under the Throgs Neck Bridge was a horseshoe ring (still there) and Bands would play in the summertime. Since then, thepropertywas developed with upscale townhouses and the 15-room mansion was divided into six condo units. We were middle class. The staff kept us safe by assigning colored swim caps according to our proficiency in the pool. When one visits Little Bay Park, the curved coastline is reminiscent of Orchard Beach. I had relatives who lived in Whitestone. The Welsh-born merchant represented Queens in the signing of theDeclarationof Independence and his name also appears on a local high school and the north-south boulevard thatstretchesfrom Whitestone to Rosedale. When I was drafted. He would do it as a favor to my Dad, George J Murray Jr (FDNY). Became Toms deli for many years Does anyone remember an old wooden school house on 12th Road between Clintonville St and 152nd St? The modernist apartment complexs name seems like a nod to architect Le Corbusier,whopromoted the Tower-In-The-Park concept in the postwar period. I remember it had an old mansion house and a large, for a little kid, wooded area. The property has a long and mixed history. I walked from my apartment by the golf course, with my mother. Thanks for this. Beers Avenue and Walter Reed Road. There were two pools in Whitestone Cresthaven and the Whitestone pool and Haylocks Day Camp across from Whitestone pool. My italian immigrant grandfather and I would pick dandelion leaves for salad at the Whitestone Park. Across the street from Samos Lane, a fire hydrant is tastefully wrapped by paving stones. Thats we went to meet girls, mostly unsuccessfully though! She spoke very fondly of the store and would run into former customers from time to time. Countryside Montessori 8 Week Camp is the answer. There were so many different types of pools for people of all ages and sizes. Milt, the Good Humor truck driver He had a big first-floor office that faced the front yard. Does anyone know the name or have any info on it.? As a formerresidentialcommunity, Fort Totten had its own post office, zip code, swimming pool, little league and street signs. I cry when I go back and dont want to keep doing it to myself. It was exciting! 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. I was a paper boy from 1966 to 1968. Investment property in WHITESTONE, NY located at 318 CRESTHAVEN LN. As was the end of Murray St past 16th Rd. Campbell was the prinicipal when I was there as well. Wonderful place to grow up in the 50s & 60s. Beechurst had a beach i went to as a child next to tropicana etc. 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. Three Hidden Cemeteries [SpliceToday]. Across the East River, Ferry Point Park also has a curved shoreline that was designedfora beach. The green knife sharpening truck ringing its bell. The building, as I recall was originally fronting 149 St with a large yard space behind it. On the map, military names include Sgt. I wish I could find some of these awards from the window painting constests to give to my son. It did get noisy mid 70s since most of us had dirt bikes. Candy Stores on every corner. day camp (I think around noon for 2 hours). Hi Paul I went to st Lukes school my dad worked in the bank of manhattan on150th st larrycarroll my mom worked for dr glass I had a sister Joan Carroll @ a brother Larry nickname bubby. ), you should see it Her mansion became I had to deliver the Sunday paper at 6 a.m. each week and one day we had a blizzard! I first laid eyes on my beautiful wife, Eleanor, in 1958 at a weekly "singles" dance at the Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. 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. GT&Es Administration Building. I had never heard about the collapsing stairs. Maybe she was wearing a kimono! I remember Carvell and their raspberry sorbet and Storks with their jelly donuts. It was across the street from the old Naval reserve building by the CYO camp. Learn how your comment data is processed. Whitestone-based developer Fulcrum Real Estate Advisors closed on the purchase of a six-acre Queens development site for $14 million. I remember the I had to get my papers, hop the Q-15 at 15th and 150th Street and deliver my papers! Our lunches were provided by the NYC Board of Ed. Like me and you, he had a childhood using the CYO aka Cresthaven Pool. The well-maintained buildings and grounds are 97% shareholder owned and feature a total of 217 units ranging from studios and one bedroom with one bath to two-bedrooms with one and one-half baths. Riding our bikes in old Kent Cleaners off Clintonville and other lots before they were all gone. I did my red cross junior lifesaver course there. I dont think that type of man even exists any longer. Thats right. Wish we can all make it what it was. We were famiy Mr. Harmon would perform in the auditorium occasionally. We moved there in 1958. Most of the homes on the six-acre site will have approximately 2,500 square feet of living space with four bedrooms and four full bathrooms, according to Tim O'Sullivan of Fulcrum Real Estate. Anyone have any further info? Remember the Juke Box on the handball courts and older teenagers dancing especially the girls with big hair. Hope you see my message when you scroll down or up. One was Wide Wings and was closer to the Throgs Neck bridge. We loved going to Beechhurst Beach, swimming out to the big wooden raft, or from the wooden steps at the end, getting burgers and fries from the concession, dressing up for the Saturday night dance. 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! Was your mother Kay Curci? Good times! A couple of these streets reach the waters edge, but it does not appear that there is a beach in use at Cresthaven. This outcropping usedtohave a lighthouse that was operated by a keeper until around 1990. So beautiful there and such wonderful times the best 12 summers of my life. She had 2 older brothers Eddie and Gene and one younger brother Bobby. 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. 79primarily about how and why that magnificent building was torn down. 12 year olds dont have much fear. In recent years, the coastlines of Manhattan and Brooklyn have been reclaimed by the public as ribbons of waterfront parkland take up shores that previously belonged to industry. If you crossed the street not at her corner, she would make you cross back and forth 10 times saying thats a corner. This is no accident as in the early postwar years,ParksCommissioner Robert Moses intended to construct Clearview Beach on this site. She had a vivid memory of the Blizzard of 88 (thats 1888) that buried NYC in its greatest snowfall of all times! CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706)was incorporated on 07/15/1977in New York. WE USE TO GO TO THE CYO SWIMMING , DOES ANYONE KNOW THE STREET IT WAS ON . I remember going on a school trip there in elementary school. Hi margret I knew your father well I remember your two Brothers too.Brenda I built a stoop for your uncle on 13 ave . Patrick met and married his "Sweetheart" Deirdre (O'Brien) Dolan on the tennis courts of Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. Started by serving snacks at Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The Mona Kai and the Shore Tavern were tough drinking Bars. where I could practice my skills at actually throwing the papers to the stoops of the homes. Frank was my Grampa! No excuses! Pizzarama was where Dime Bank is today. Their apartment had a great sweeping view of Long Island Sound and the Whitestone Bridge. My good friend Obi worked at Whitestone Deli when we were teens. for, and I live in CaliforniaThey say you can never go home again,I guess that is the truth. I enjoyed walking down memory lane and am so thankful for my time on 11th and 13th Avenues. No crime sex violence. I grew up on 14th ave next to Grace Church. Has been gone a while. 3 generations of my family, the Currys, lived in Beechhurst. They were on the lawns and very close to the service road while the two large research laboratories were further back by the forest(s)? All are gone. WOW. I lived there, across from Clearview Golf Course. Frances Lewis Park was neverland to me. Monsignor Gordon, Father Hannon, Sisters Virginia Ann, Margaret Mary, Mrs. Delavalle, Mrs. Lavin, and the crossing guard, Mrs. Yannity. 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? David. There were 50 paper routes in Whitestone and I had Route #42 which delivered to Beechurst. 323 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357. Hello Brenda live upstate for the last 16 years but my mom still lives there .I occasionally see Ed.was actually in Whitestone yesterday. yes there was a public pool there ,separate from the country club .Went there many times .nice pool.Little secret in congested Queens pools. Elephas, Avanti and Camouflage (Mondays) Night Clubs rocked Bayside. Each apartment has a terrace and full-length windows. I remember Cherry valley dairy, Storks, Freddies pizza, Chriss card shop. There was a Navy destroyer escort (Harris) docked there. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. are any of my old friends out there?? 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 . Many days were spent riding my bike to Utopia Lane to watch the bridge construction. Bug juice and cookies before the ride home. Otherwise, Id cycle through Malba, College Point, Flushing and Fort Totten. The northernmost avenue in Queens is Second Avenue, which is the first number in a grid sequence that extends to 165th Avenue in Howard Beach. The front window had a changing display for the season or holiday, and would feature boxes of candy you could buy. The dirt road on 12 ave and 154 The Beechhurst food market DiMaggios pizza stuies candy store 193 park beechhurst Beach hanging out . Mostly good times, I have been trying to find information about the Whitestone ferry for many years. Still the best Ive ever had. She used to make pizza on English muffin halves, even though there was a pizzeria next door. Jerry, 2nd year = Again met and played at PS 184, then boarded buses to Francis Lewis Park (Whitestone Bridge), went wading under the sprinkler sprays in their concrete basins. 17th Ave between 150th Place and Clintonville St was a dirt road. Whitestone, like many Queens communities, is refreshingly patriotic. Here is a link to some photos of P.S. In 1924, Queens Gold Coast was enhanced by the construction of Wildflower, briefly the home of Broadway impresario Oscar Hammerstein II, who named the mansion after one of his plays. Beechurst one for the second grade and so on. Cherry Valley, Cedar Lane, Freddys Pizza, Carvel, Genovese Drug store, Bohacks, Stationery on 150th St and 14th Ave where you could get candy and comic books CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706), AMERICAN LEGION ELMER E. BENNETT JR. POST NO. He knew the Sanitation Dept would eventually get around to in probably in May lol. Same with the whitestone pool and cresthaven gone. The largest unused building at Fort Totten is the former hospital, which flanks the Parade Ground. He smoked a pipe in there, and there was a carpet on the floor. 3-35 Cresthaven Lane: Real Estate, school zoning and more information about 3-35 Cresthaven Lane in Whitestone We gave boat rides on the Manhattan at Cresthaven and on the African Queen and African King from Whitestone. At 11:15 p.m. exactly, John saw me across the room, walked quickly over and asked me to dance. Entered window painting contests. The next summer, we (CYO Day Camp) took the bus from PS 184 to Francis Lewis Park and used the wading pools (spray heads) there. Draw your own conclusions. Search by owner name and find all properties currently or previously owned. While some of the buildings on the former base are actively used as offices andtrainingfacilities,others are in a dilapidated state, ravaged by themoistureandwinds of the bay. If my memory serves me correct (and there is no guarantee these days!!!) The building had significant shortcomings. That camp closed when the property was sold and the owner reopened closer to the Whitestone Bridge calling the camp Wings. As you know, 1861, he sided with Virginia and the South and quickly went to the Confederate Richmond, leaving Washington behind. Still remember the sign posted at the counter Thou shall not steal or thou shall get thy ass kicked. I remember riding my bike through the empty lot and seeing pools of colored purple, orange and green water in the mud. Fran came out and saved me from her mothers wrath! To the left of the building was a ball field, but us older kids could hit softballs on the roof of the building. The rest is a private park-like terrain. Location: 150 Street & 6 Avenue, Whitestone (former location of Cresthaven Country Club) Number of Homes: 44 single family homes Site Acreage: 6 acres Construction: 4 bedroom, all brick and precast stone Colonials with attached garage, 2,000-3,760 square feet, depending on the model. Milk Maid was there before Mcdonalds opened. Actually used to climb up the concrete anchorage for the Whitestone Bridge. Randazzo is ringing a bell. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706) was incorporated on 07/15/1977 in New York. Were you there? I still see tropicana trucks there and a new cvs taking over the waldbaums,plus waterfront restaurant ponte something. I also went to PS 79 and then St Lukes through 4th grade, but then off to Holy Trinity & St. Agnes for the rest! Donny, a family member of Father Flemmings, pretty much ran the pool and lived in the house behind it. Tropicana was located on 154th street, off the water for deliveries by boat. 5 beds, 4 baths, 3180 sq. Yes 60s/70s Beechurst was a boys paradise. I lived on 24rd ave. 3 23 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 is a Single Family, Residential property listed for $1,480,000 The property is 3600 sq. On summer days they had bands playing at the pool. Its original name was Levitt House and the initials LH were imbedded in the tile floor of each of the 32 lobbies. Loved it! I grew up in Whitestone in 1931 and remained there until 2007 and am now in Florida. 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 was NO ROOM FOR ERROR! 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. I delivered the Long Island Star Journal to Building 16 at LeHarve from 1966-1968, perhaps you were one of my customers? Newly listed Brighton Condominiums apartments for rent in Boca Raton. Overhead was the Goodyear Blimp with animation lighting up the sky. Im named after him. last mansion left of those that had property that Hi Jerry! The Company's current operating status is Active Company Info DOS ID: 441706 Current Entity Name: CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. Incorpration Date: 07/15/1977 So one sunny day he went to reminisce and walked along the Powells Cove Blvd and took photos of the pool and abandon mansions (becoming Cresthaven CYO Camp) across the street. An important ferry landing prior to the construction of Whitestone Bridge, the community was served by the Long Island Railroad until 1932. 14th Avenue between 149th and 150th. My Dad sold our house many years ago, I have been told that they built 4 houses on his property. I remember swimming in Whitestone Pool. Excellent single house with 5 beds and 3 baths come with t. Now Billions.should have bought stock when I first saw the sign!! I was wondering if you are the same Gerald Friedman who I was in 3rd grade with at PS 79 in 1971. The tunnel someone mentioned was a distinct memory. LIVED at the Whitestone Pool for multiple summers, Had a seasons pass, would walk there from my home 149th St and 11th Aven. A Mr Zappavigna a contractor lived on 154th St right at the end of 14th Ave. Plenty of places to ride. accident. Closer to the water, the pool had a pool house that overlooked the water and we used to take rowboats out into the river. But do you remember the stairwells that were in there with the glass with the wires in them? They were just happy care-free days with great kids and counselors. I have some memories of my parents taking us when we were quite young to a park under the Whitestone Bridge for a picnic! We too lived on 12th road between 154th and 157th. Don't seek support service here please. I have talked about and have wondered what happened to the cute little dark haired boy from so long ago. I remember Kent Cleaners. That there is a tunnel (which has caved in) under the bay connecting Fort Totten to Fort Schyler? An aunt and uncle of mine used to live in the Le Havre apartments. Block Parties. We used to enjoy the Sunday afternoon dances at Cresthaven Country Club. Oh well. Liived in LeHarve and Cryders before that. I loved staying with my parents and brother going up the hill by the benches where the cooking grills were. Hello Jerry Friedman ! Its clearly gone now from the google earth view, but it had a huge pool in a T shape. I worked there 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. Vets fishing station .you could buy all your tackle. Whitestone in the 1960s was heaven. Our love story began on Nov. 10, 1961, at a dance at Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. Im a Zappavigna, my mother Madeline, Dad is Louie, who was a general contractor. Whitestone is the northernmost neighborhood in Queens, situated between Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. This property was built in 2002. We used to go right down on the rocks under the south anchorage and fish, smoke, hang-out, whatever. We covered all of Queens, and went a little into Brooklyn by the Queens border, and into the Bronx just over the Throgs Neck Bridge. Accordingtothe historian Strabo, its name is Phoenician for rise by the shore.. http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/view/all/what/PS%2B79?sort=identifier%2Cschool%2Cdate%2Csubject. As the first stones were being laid, he then was assigned to help design Fort Monroe, Hampton. My mother always spoke of Mrs. Day. I grew up in Whitestone (10-06 148th St.) and spent almost every non-school day in Francis Lewis Park. She remembered taking goods to market from her family farm in Whitestone to the Hunts Point Market in the Bronx via the old Ferry from Whitestone to Ferry Point in the Bronx. I remember the raft wellas well as the rats and Coney Island whitefish in the east riverbut we survived! I went to the day camp at 184 for one summer in the early 70s. I played stick ball lots of times in Bohacks parking lot with Billy Collela. So as the war progressed, to spite him, the US Army (the North) confiscated his plantation (wife was still home) and immediately began burying bodies on his front lawn. They sell for upwards of 300,000. Maureen Kopelman I cant remember the Asian Restaurant in the whitestone shopping center other than it had some reputation. You remembered it correctly. They went on to raise 2 daughters on E. Tremont Avenue. We have become a small city with many diversified cultures. As close to Mels Drive Inn as you can get. 330 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 | 26 Photos | MLS #3279227 - Movoto Virtual Tour 330 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, NY 11357 FOR SALE New 19 Hours Ago $1,588,000 5 Bd 3 Ba 3,180 Sqft Go See This Home with a Whitestone Agent Contact Agent 26 Photos Map Save Share Nearby Homes New 1 Hour Ago House For Sale $1,200,000 3 Bd 2 Ba 2,160 Sqft $556/Sqft Last Sold Price 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. St Lukes Bazaar every summer with the huge gambling tents for the over 18 crowd 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. Especially after Mass at St Lukes on Sunday. 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 kids would spend half a day swimming and the other half in the park with bug juice before the bus ride home. I remember Wide Wings camp. It was a German themed deli then, I worked there a number of years while attending college. Many memories to bore you with but enjoyed reading these comments. My mother went there as a child. In 2000, about 16 acres of the 22-acre site were sold to a developer that built 110 luxury homes on the site. Near the eponymous bridge, Francis LewisParkoccupies aportionof the former estate of AmericanrevolutionaryFrancis Lewis. We put life jackets on all the campers and sailed under both the Whitestone and Throggs Neck Bridge. I do remember the stairwells. I was active at Immanuel Lutheran church and my cousin Richeys wife taught at their school. Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. QUEENS VILLAGE COMMITTEE FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR JAMAICA COMMUNITY ADOLESCENT PROGRAM, INC. WHITESTONE VILLAGE BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION, INC. Lots of woods now all houses. I too went to CYO day camp. Also vacant is the Willett Farmhouse, hidden behind thick vegetation. Ft. $403 per Sq. Cresthaven also had on their grounds both the Whitestone Boat Club and Cresthaven Yacht Club which remnants may still be seen possibly today. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday] 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. To the right of the building was the pool, and then open space. Speaking of the Bronx, once every 2 weeks we went to the very famous Bronx Zoo folr half a day. 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. I remember taking a note into his office when I was a little girl.
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