There were 50 paper routes in Whitestone and I had Route #42 which delivered to Beechurst. (Ugh.where did that water come from then?). Hi. No crime sex violence. That there is a tunnel (which has caved in) under the bay connecting Fort Totten to Fort Schyler? ), you should see it It was a wonderful time. 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. I walked from my apartment by the golf course, with my mother. i grew up in whitestone on 12 th road off of 150th street. I think the pizza man was Sal or Vito. An important ferry landing prior to the construction of Whitestone Bridge, the community was served by the Long Island Railroad until 1932. Near the eponymous bridge, Francis Lewis Park occupies a portion of the former estate of American revolutionary Francis Lewis. The park has a small cove that has a beach, but swimming is prohibited. For Sale - 3-23 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY. My friends and I would cross our legs Indian style and shimmy up the V shaped grooves in the concrete to the top. Pizzarama was where Dime Bank is today. Time frame = Summer 1953 & 1954 ~OR~ Summer 1954 & 1955. Many memories to bore you with but enjoyed reading these comments. For more information, click here to view a model home or contact listing agent Patricia Gahan The terrace was accessible from both the living room and master bedroom. Many summer days at CYO (bug juice) @ Cresthaven Pool, where, during its country club time, Bernie taught me the crawl. Web3180 sq. 3-23 Cresthaven Lane 3-23 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, Queens, NY 11357 $1,450,000 Last Sold Price 4 Beds 2 Baths 2 1/2 Baths 3,600 Sq. On the map, military names include Sgt. The average person cannot live there anymore because it is too expensive, Where does the middle class live now anyway.? Its original name was Levitt House and the initials LH were imbedded in the tile floor of each of the 32 lobbies. Web318 Cresthaven Ln is a 3,180 square foot multi-family home on a 10,741 square foot lot. Real terra incognita as they say. Draw your own conclusions. If only we could travel back in time. MLS# 3327572. Web27 February 2023 are david buder and lori schulweis still married are david buder and lori schulweis still married I remember Kent Cleaners. Web315 Cresthaven Ln is a 2,686 square foot multi-family home on a 5,388 square foot lot. We used to enjoy the Sunday afternoon dances at Cresthaven Country Club. Lucille A Mackenzie Your Dad was referred to as Uncle Frank in our household. THE WATER I worked at both Cresthaven Country Club and the Whitestone Pool so I know the salt water came right from the East River next door. are any of my old friends out there?? I am happy to support a project that will preserve the look and feel of the surrounding community.. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] Menu. APN 450716. I grew up on 14th ave next to Grace Church. 79 in the 30s. If this apartment ever went co-op or condo, itd be worth a mint! The School Construction Authority said a high school will not be built at They are co-ops and have been since the mid 80s . I delivered the LI Star Journal in Malba, not that it has any relevance to your post. day camp (I think around noon for 2 hours). Lots of great memories. 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? On summer days they had bands playing at the pool. This Single Family House is 4-bed, 4-bath, 3,600-Sqft ($424/Sqft), listed at $1,525,000. 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. Parades up 150th St from Memorial Field into Whitestone by Gleasons Funeral Home. Behind the building was a small open area and then a large tent where kids got lunch or played when it rained. 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. They put the new one in the back. Cresthaven Site Is Eyed For The building had significant shortcomings. A formercountry club, Cresthaven, Powells Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. As a teenager I worked there 2 summers for $100 a summer. My house on 12th ave bet 154 and 157th st is all redone . The Mona Kai and the Shore Tavern were tough drinking Bars. This is no accident as in the early postwar years,ParksCommissioner Robert Moses intended to construct Clearview Beach on this site. If you scroll down or up (? Not sure if you replied here if I would receive it. In 1969:I keep my boat in Mayers Marina. Then went under the locust trees to dry off and eat lunch. 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. Web315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 was built in 2001 and has a total of 2,686 square feet. Mr. Harmon would perform in the auditorium occasionally. I remember that as well. My summers I lived at Beechhurst beach. 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. If I remember correctly, you were a cute dark haired boy and a cub scout. Me too! I think it was right under the Utopia Parkway near the Throgs Neck Bridge. SOLD JUN 3, 2022. Webhttp://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMydS, Foot Locker Europe introduces Female Striper, a campaign to promote inclusivity in sports! Webnorthern cricket league professionals; breaux bridge jail inmates; virtualbox ubuntu failed to start snap daemon; len and brenda credlin Wonderful place to grow up in the 50s & 60s. 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 had a vivid picture of the couple who ran the store but the name was not there. Ahhhh, Frans Candy Store spent many days there trying to decide how best to spend my 10 cent allowance whether it be on the loads of penny candy to Revell plastic model kits or the paper cap gun ammo which we scratched with our fingernails till they were stained with gunpowder. Good Humor Trucks. I loved those days! I enjoyed walking down memory lane and am so thankful for my time on 11th and 13th Avenues. This is all from memory, but it had acreage and was fenced. As Whitestone has a large Greek population, it is possible that the streets name comes from the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea. My mom was born in 1926 she just turn 91 and she also lives in Florida now. Its sad what whitestone has become. White cap best, followed by blue cap middle and red cap the bottom. The pool you are thinking of was the Whitestone Pool, open to the public. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] Graduated from St. Lukes in 1976. Some of my friends around 17th Ave were the Skaats, Weiss, Rice, LaPlace, Hertz, Thorgensen. There was a kitchen between the pool and the building, which was attached to the main building. Remember spending how much time trying to figure how to best spend my 10 cent allowance. She had a vivid memory of the Blizzard of 88 (thats 1888) that buried NYC in its greatest snowfall of all times! MLS# 3254575. He played the saw and did ventriloquism with a dummy he would take out a suitcase. Webliverpool v nottingham forest 1989 team line ups; best crews to join in gta 5. jay chaudhry house; bimbo bakeries buying back routes; pauline taylor seeley cause of death George J Murray III. Am I just imagining this or did it really exist?!? Penny candylicorice, Bazookas, sugar dots on a paper stripin a little brown bag. I delivered the Long Island Star Journal, which yielded to the Long Island Press in 1968. Her mansion became We used to go there in our bathing suits to cool off! Was there also to see the first stones being laid and then went home (that later became Arlington Cemetery). Plenty of places to ride. They called us Star Boys in those days and, yes, we were all boys. Karl Bertleson (who used to work in that ice cream store) was one of the partners of the Whitestone Delicatessen (Across the street from Storks Bakery and Cherry valley) The other two were Richard Jensen and Ludwig Richardson. Silver Star and other local Bands would build a stage and run a power line from the lamp posts. The paper posted on Chriss window said we came in 7th place (out of eight top spots) for our age category. I attended school from from 1962- 1966. Create an Owner Estimate $1,423,949 Track This I remember missing you and I still have. Riding our bikes in old Kent Cleaners off Clintonville and other lots before they were all gone. He knew the Sanitation Dept would eventually get around to in probably in May lol. Yesterday I wrote a Hi Jerry response to you. I also went to St. Lukes School and was a Booster Beach member. Later she would pick me up. When I had moved away to Peekskill, NY in April 1973, you sent me a letter. At the eastern end of Whitestone / Beechhurst, the shoreline curves south into Little Bay. Campbell was the prinicipal when I was there as well. 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). Neither ever went beyond planning stage. Most memorable day was seeing Mrs. Collins crying and later being dismissed early finding out President Kennedy died! I worked there 1 summer while in college. Sometimes I would have to get a haircut at Frenchys Barber Shop. My mother and father still live on 12 ave I am still in the neighborhood. Or maybe that was Miss/Mrs Scarpetta, a name that just popped into my head. I remember Wide Wings camp. The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, Speaking of the Bronx, once every 2 weeks we went to the very famous Bronx Zoo folr half a day. I had relatives who lived in Whitestone. I was a quiet kid so i won best camper award about a dozen times. rubber loop that went around your angle/wrist which held the key you needed for your locker. 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. Here is a link to some photos of P.S. Then first grade at PS 192. As a child I recall the remains of a ferry boat partially buried in the shore line of an old run down marina called Captain Bills. Most of Fort Tottens coastline is rocky, unsuitable for a beach. I remember having a sundae at the counter and the ice cream and syrup dripping over the side of the metal tulip shaped dish. Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION . Some of the former army residences appear as if transported from a small town. She used to make pizza on English muffin halves, even though there was a pizzeria next door. Refi. He smoked a pipe in there, and there was a carpet on the floor. Sneaking into Whitestone Pool, diving from the high dive and doing multiple flips Notification 0. 3-07 Cresthaven Lane 3-07 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, Queens, NY 11357 $1,530,000 Last Sold Price 4 Beds 3 Baths 1 1/2 Bath 3,600 Sq. 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! I am not sure I want to go back to see them. We would make a laynard for a key holder and a plaster cast of some religous figure. I was a counselor there during the summers of 1960 and 1961. 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. The original PS 79 was a building as I recall built in 1898 with an addition around 1916 and at least one more addition. LIVED at the Whitestone Pool for multiple summers, Had a seasons pass, would walk there from my home 149th St and 11th Aven. 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 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. 12 year olds dont have much fear. Hence, Le Havre , the name of a very large French port city. Frans candy store! The red Spanish style tile roofs belonged to the As close to Mels Drive Inn as you can get. Fort Monroe was completed and then the Civil War broke out. Mostly good times, I have been trying to find information about the Whitestone ferry for many years. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. Spent a lot of time of my time in Francis Lewis Park. In the early 20th century, thislocationwas part of Long Islands Gold Coast, a stretch of waterfront mansions covering the northern shores of Queens and Nassau counties. The chapel is leased to a Korean congregationwhilethe Officers Club is used by Bayside Historical Society. 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? brookstone therapeutic percussion massager with lcd screen; do nigel and jennifer whalley still own albury park Webhow to get to quezon avenue mrt station Uncovering hot babes since 1919. 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. thanks for the memories,i went to st.lukes school and p.s.79 for kindergarten. It was situated on 22 acres The 70s were like the wild west. Menu. House I grew up in is still there; Zillows in the millions now seems absurd I thought we were poor . I am looking for information about the Day camp that was at PS 184 back in the 70s. Cresthaven Country Club, operated by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, was located there for 39 years until it closed in 1989. Im now 72 but I still have many vivid memories of growing up at CYO way back then. Also a similar sunken sand box. 319 Cresthaven Ln is a 2,686 square foot multi-family home on a 5,388 square foot lot. I grew up in the corner house diagonally across from Gleasons Funeral home on 150th St. There were two pools in Whitestone Cresthaven and the Whitestone pool and Haylocks Day Camp across from Whitestone pool. MLS# 3279227. Before Bay Bridge Condominiums were built on the property in 1980, the DEP did testing on the property and determined there was no contamination. I worked there Doug, its like you picked the memories right out of MY head. WebNearby homes similar to 3-07 Cresthaven Ln have recently sold between $1,410K to $1,410K at an average of $565 per square foot. Many I too grew up in all theplaces mentionedBoosters Beach member#96.season pass to Whitestone pool..went to PS 79.Im 73 now and closing my eyes Im there againCarvel On 149st..BertelsonsStorks before First mass at St. Lukes..hard roll, best jelly donut Daily News funnies ..Dick Tracy on front and Dondi on the backcould go on and on as Im sure you know what Im talking aboutvery early 50s and 60sjoined Navy in 63 from Holy Cross HSSt Lukes was my grammar schoolgraduated in 59thats it for now but there a bunch more in memoriesLenny. He dedicated his life to the CYO and children wherever he was! After graduating West Point, now an Engineering Officer, participating in the Mexican War, was his assignment but he was not the only one, just part of a group of Army engineers. If I remember correctly your family lived on Powells Cove Blvd. 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! Archie would run into the basement and find anything you needed. Sleigh Riding down suicide hill and skitching down Utopia Pkwy. I also adored Storks and hung out at Bertlesons..loved the Italian ices or sherbet they had in the little white paper cups. 25 Feb/23. Wow! Had to have been around 1967. Whitestone in the 1960s was heaven. As young teenagers we would get someone to buy us a bottle in Whitestone village and then go to the park, or hang out outside the Bowling Alley. This home is currently off market - it last sold on July 18, 2016 for $1,400,000. 3-30 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 Sold : $1,400,000Sold on 11/16/21 Zestimate : $1,448,000 Est. My Mom and Grandmother were very close friends with Msgr. And his property became Arlington Cemetery. Across the East River, Ferry Point Park also has a curved shoreline that was designedfora beach. The mansions are overcrowding what used to beautiful old farm houses and Tudors. From the early 1980s until 1999, the landmarked mansion fell into decay, overshadowed by Throgs Neck Bridge. Based on Redfin's Whitestone data, we estimate the home's value is $2,232,892. Known as Boosters Beach, itoccurringa narrow sliver of sand behind a tall fence. Web315 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 is a 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom, 4,000 sqft single-family home built in 2001. 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. Ft. Share It cost $1.25 in those days. where I could practice my skills at actually throwing the papers to the stoops of the homes. Candy Stores on every corner. Sometimes I bought Hostess Snowballs. The Clearview Golf course was our hang out. My italian immigrant grandfather and I would pick dandelion leaves for salad at the Whitestone Park. Ps 184 was my public school. So few secret places to hang out at anymore. Each apartment has a terrace and full-length windows. 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. The Oleskiew families lived a few houses north on 154 st and on 14th Ave across from me. We put life jackets on all the campers and sailed under both the Whitestone and Throggs Neck Bridge. I attended Immanuel Lutheran School from 1959-1968. Still the best Ive ever had. Theparkhas a small cove that has a beach, but swimming is prohibited. Played in the woods between the Renaissance and Wide Wings with my brothers. 315 Cresthaven Ln is located in Whitestone, Whitestone. Liived in LeHarve and Cryders before that. I delivered the Long Island Star Journal to Building 16 at LeHarve from 1966-1968, perhaps you were one of my customers? constructed. Joe Dragan. 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. WOW. Web315 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, NY 11357 Whitestone 4 Beds 4 Baths 4,000 sqft $1,589,600 Trulia Estimate as of Feb 22, 2023 Est. We used to walk from school to Scottys Pizza on Franny Lew and Willets Point. WebThe book that hockey fans have been waiting for: the definitive, unauthorized account of the man many say was the greatest player the game has ever seen. Lived near to Boosters in the late 60s. Stay happy and healthy! The dances at the club in Cresthaven were quite the events. At this location (by some accounts) East River becomes known as Long Island Sound. To answer your questions: a) Yes, Lieutenant Robert Lee did supervise the construction of both Fort Totten and its companion Fort Schuyler. We have become a small city with many diversified cultures. The building, as I recall was originally fronting 149 St with a large yard space behind it. You could walk from the park to the CYO along the shore if you didnt mind climbing a few fences. There were long walks with the neighborhood kid to the glen near the Trogs Neck Bridge for live music during the summer. My brother knew one of her sons, I think his name was Paul. Vets fishing station .you could buy all your tackle. We used the yellow NYC public school buses to pick up campers at their parish church and transport them to one of the main 4 properties Whitestone, Cresthaven, (one block apart) Alley Pond Park or Kissena Park. 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! What a loss. Learn how your comment data is processed. I remember Carvell and their raspberry sorbet and Storks with their jelly donuts. Alas, post 9/11 I believe there is a full time police presence and/or other means to prevent that. Whitestone is the northernmost neighborhood in Queens, situated between Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. How did it change so much ugh. work for students, off duty cops and fireman. The tunnel someone mentioned was a distinct memory. Web315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 was built in 2001 and has a total of 2,686 square feet. Does anyone know the name or have any info on it.? 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. Today, a simple skeleton tower with a beacon performs the duty. Live in Babylon now. I remember the ankle loop with the key as well. On weekends and evenings it was open as a swim club. Frank was my Grampa! When it went Condo, my mother bought it. I grew up in Whitestone (10-06 148th St.) and spent almost every non-school day in Francis Lewis Park. After she died it was sold for a great deal of money. By SERGEY KADINSKY I wouldnt call it an elite neighborhood, but I do call it home. I used to fish off the barges near CYO with my dad many times and most of the inlets from there to College Point. chloe johnson peter buck wedding; le mal en elle fin du film During heavy snowstorms your Dad would plow our street (15th Drive between 149th and 150th). Lunchroom smelled so bad I was so thankful we ate in the auditorium. I just enjoyed reading everyones posts so much. Bayside Hills [SpliceToday] 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. Any links to anything related would be great thx. Webtiny black tadpole looking bug in bathroom; ff14 plasmoid iron lake location; top 10 most dangerous areas in cape town; cockapoo rescue michigan; floris nicolas ali, baron van pallandt cause of death I often check real estate values for Beechhurst and I am amazed what houses are selling I dont think that type of man even exists any longer. This site brings back a lot of fond memories., storks is gone I wish I could still live there. Then 49 other kids and I had to fold our papers outside of the station office on Cross Island Parkway and 149th Street. Milt, the Good Humor truck driver They assigned you a locker key for the day and it was on an elastic loop that went around your ankle so you would not lose it. 3 generations of my family, the Currys, lived in Beechhurst. Each session lasted 2 weeks. We enjoyed Freddies pizza too and the Clintonville Bar Restaurant for fried shrimp and spaghetti. Good ole Frans Candy Stores! It was the best bakery around. I remember always seeing that gray colored Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy ship docked on the other side of the Throgs Neck Bridge in the Little Neck Bay. I wish I could find some of these awards from the window painting constests to give to my son. Webhow to get to quezon avenue mrt station Uncovering hot babes since 1919. I still have several entrance tickets for Whitestone Pool from 1973 . A Mr Zappavigna a contractor lived on 154th St right at the end of 14th Ave. Hope you are happy and doing well. I became the Whitestone Boating Director as the CYO Day Camp reached a capacity of 5,000 campers a day spread out between 6 properties Whitestone, Alley Pond Park, Cresthaven, Kisena Park, Astoria Pool and Cunningham Park. 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