We have become a small city with many diversified cultures. Here are some of mine: But if you would like to friend request or message me, you will be able to find me on facebook as Monica Mosquera-Cannon. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706) was incorporated on 07/15/1977 in New York. Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. The Mona Kai and the Shore Tavern were tough drinking Bars. Countryside Montessori 8 Week Camp is the answer. I loved those days! 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. There were so many different types of pools for people of all ages and sizes. Wow! I worked there for Frank Tokar that ran the entire facility. They went on to raise 2 daughters on E. Tremont Avenue. Find your perfect home in Brighton Condominiums, Boca Raton, FL. 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. Plus in days before easy access to aerial photos, it was even harder to imagine what went on at the waters edge. Newly listed Brighton Condominiums apartments for rent in Boca Raton. I see PS 184 has been remodeled. The Bank of North America bought the property and the testing was surface only. 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. Has been gone a while. Archie would run into the basement and find anything you needed. Whitestone, Queens, NY 11357. 312 . Great memories of my years in Cambridge. 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. 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. Wish we can all make it what it was. The red Spanish style tile roofs belonged to the Ps 184 was my public school. Id take my bike down the hill toward the water and sometimes fish under the bridge with my grandfather (Poppy). I loved Whitestone in those days! Since then, thepropertywas developed with upscale townhouses and the 15-room mansion was divided into six condo units. This should have remained a historic town. In 2000, about 16 acres of the 22-acre site were sold to a developer that built 110 luxury homes on the site. Blog Post - December 2022 Jerome Powell, the head of the Federal Reserve, announced a 0.5 percentage point increase in interest rates on Wednesday and stated that . I was a paper boy from 1966 to 1968. 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. Im on the island now and its great but nothing beat Whitestone back in the day. Where was the Tropicana plant? I remember Frans husband wearing a baggy cardigan and bedroom slippers in the store, cigarette hanging out of his mouth. Just saw Pat Gabriels postyes the penny candy store..forgot all about that one..thank youand your street was the best for sleigh ridingmine was the bus route and got plowed! I used to think it meant LeFrak House until now. Im named after him. thanks for the memories,i went to st.lukes school and p.s.79 for kindergarten. Ft. Share Location Property Info Property History Public Records Schools Similar Homes Sold 3/26/21 View All Map Street View Whitestone contains Queens' lowest numbered present-day avenue: 2nd, which exists as a dead-end at the north end of 148th Street and 149th Place. OFF MARKET 315 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, NY 11357 Whitestone 4 Beds 4 Baths 4,000 sqft $1,637,700 Trulia Estimate as of Jan 8, 2023 Est. He conducted our Pre Cana by asking us to give him a tour of SUNY Maritime College (where I graduated college). Pizzarama was where Dime Bank is today. I too was born in 1962, lived in Whitestone, and also attended PS 79. Im pretty sure the Fran you are speaking of is my grandmother (unless there were two Frans who owned candy stores in Whitestone.) 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? The prize was not a trophy though, we each were awarded an art set. 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. My best friend and I met our wives there. Ficks market was the butcher shop across the street from my house on 17th Ave and 150th St. $389,000. The 10th Ave crowd was the Sinobrias, Siracusas, and Larsens Went to Boosters beach and sold my share/spot, what an idiot I am!!!! Thanks, Worked my youth from 1963-1967 Some of the former army residences appear as if transported from a small town. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday] Such everlasting memories. Thanks for this. What else do you know about Sylvania besides the rumor? Loved it! I think it was right under the Utopia Parkway near the Throgs Neck Bridge. At St Lukes, Mrs. somebody, I dont remember her name, would call the buses over the PA at the end of the day Malba and colony for the second grade; Malba and colony for the third; Malba and colony for the 4th, 5th, and 6th; Malba and colony for the first. We used to go there in our bathing suits to cool off! If you crossed the street not at her corner, she would make you cross back and forth 10 times saying thats a corner. The master bedroom and living room had wall-to-wall windows on the exterior wall. Many memories to bore you with but enjoyed reading these comments. All good memories! Actually used to climb up the concrete anchorage for the Whitestone Bridge. I lived on 24rd ave. My name is Paul and my family lived on 6th Ave, four doors west of 149th 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. Rent a row boat andante buy sand worms for a day of fishing. One was Wide Wings and was closer to the Throgs Neck bridge. New York is becoming too gentrified. Joe Dragan. Oh well. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Remember spending how much time trying to figure how to best spend my 10 cent allowance. Now gone for more than 25 years, the club's large outdoor swimming pool provided welcome relief from summer's heat. I have a photo of my brother wearing a Wide Wings tee shirt. The Company's current operating status is Active. I went to St Lukes for 1st and 2nd grade and PS 79 for 3rd through 6th. Entered window painting contests. But still..??? Then I had three private houses on Powels Cove Blvd. As a teenager I worked there 2 summers for $100 a summer. Bridge Gulls [SpliceToday] 79 in the 30s. Went down into the barges at the yacht club. Do you know when it closed, what happened to it Yesterday I wrote a Hi Jerry response to you. Whitestone then was a classic old town. Ed Winters, are you related to Robert, now in Cambridge? I worked there 1 summer while in college. A lifetime ago!!! We miss him dearly, thanks so much for mentioning and remembering him. The property has a long and mixed history. I did my red cross junior lifesaver course there. When I had moved away to Peekskill, NY in April 1973, you sent me a letter. Started by serving snacks at Crime did not even exist. A formercountry club, Cresthaven, Powells Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. I remember missing you and I still have. I remember there sign saying 100, 000 served, then finally a Million. I really loveWhitestone and PS 79 and have many wonderful memories of my childhood. 5 beds, 4 baths, 3180 sq. Hi Fred: Are you related to College Points infamous Mayers Marina? Address, neighborhood, city, or ZIP code. She had 2 older brothers Eddie and Gene and one younger brother Bobby. Mostly good times, I have been trying to find information about the Whitestone ferry for many years. Yes 60s/70s Beechurst was a boys paradise. And his property became Arlington Cemetery. Boosters beach is disgusting with all those overgrown mansions there. Following the armys decommissioning of this historic base, thepeninsulais shared by the Fire Department, NYPD, Parks Department, Coast Guard and a smallremnantportion retained by the U.S. Army Reserve. No crime sex violence. At this location (by some accounts) East River becomes known as Long Island Sound. The Mattone Group of College Point and the Associated Development Corporation of Bayside are developing the $52 million project, called Waterside Estates at Cresthaven, with up to 117 houses,. Although Wildflower has a beach, it is not usedforswimming. yes there was a public pool there ,separate from the country club .Went there many times .nice pool.Little secret in congested Queens pools. The dirt road on 12 ave and 154 The Beechhurst food market DiMaggios pizza stuies candy store 193 park beechhurst Beach hanging out . How about the Topless Bar off the Cross Island Service road in Beechurst. I had to get my papers, hop the Q-15 at 15th and 150th Street and deliver my papers! When the dance ended, I. Tropicana was located on 154th street, off the water for deliveries by boat. I remember going there in the 1970s. Whitestone-based developer Fulcrum Real Estate Advisors closed on the purchase of a six-acre Queens development site for $14 million. Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. Swam at the CYO. Our lunches were provided by the NYC Board of Ed. Ring-A-Lario until midnight. Dear Rich, a few years ago I stumbled into a Facebook page being posted by a fellow named Ritchie Ferraro. The regulars called me Red. Oh, and Artie Quicks candy store next to and later taken over by Storks Bakery. Clintonville The old one was just obsolete.. for, and I live in CaliforniaThey say you can never go home again,I guess that is the truth. 3rd Avenue & 150th Street, Whitestone, NY 11357. 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. Lunchroom smelled so bad I was so thankful we ate in the auditorium. The city acquired this park in 1937. Now I am rambling. At the eastern end of Whitestone / Beechhurst, the shoreline curves south into Little Bay. day camp (I think around noon for 2 hours). 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. Penny candylicorice, Bazookas, sugar dots on a paper stripin a little brown bag. everyone Loved Storks. You could walk from the park to the CYO along the shore if you didnt mind climbing a few fences. Hope you see my message when you scroll down or up. 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. I remember the Kent Trucks coming in every afternoon along 20th avenue with cleaning items from their entire network of dry cleaning shops. It was a wonderful place to grow up, I often wonder what it is like now. There was a sunken concrete sprinkler area in the park. Before it was middle class. Hi Margaret Deciccio.I my name is Linda. 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. The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, dances and. As close to small town America as you could get. 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. House I grew up in is still there; Zillows in the millions now seems absurd I thought we were poor . In 2004, a private cul-de-sac was constructed between Second Avenueandthe waters edge,containingfour extravagant Mediterranean palaces. Draw your own conclusions. The Clearview Golf course was our hang out. $1,157,500. On the map, military names include Sgt. That was in the sixtiesthe water got better since then thankfully.They were such good times. I had to deliver the Sunday paper at 6 a.m. each week and one day we had a blizzard! I lived there in Clearview, Bayside from 1953 till I joined the Army in 1973 and left my family there for the beautiful Tidewater Virginia . Last Sold Price Yesterday I came across a pamphlet from back in the day about joining the beach house beach. I think she said he was the assistant principal. Ice skating in Bowne Park. I remember Cherry valley dairy, Storks, Freddies pizza, Chriss card shop. I remember the raft wellas well as the rats and Coney Island whitefish in the east riverbut we survived! It was run by Father Flemming. I walked from my apartment by the golf course, with my mother. 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? CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706)was incorporated on 07/15/1977in New York. Artie Quicks was tired and old when I hung out in Whitestone (yes, on the street corners). 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. I had The Beechurst, which is an iconic building still in existence today. Hello Brenda live upstate for the last 16 years but my mom still lives there .I occasionally see Ed.was actually in Whitestone yesterday. This is all from memory, but it had acreage and was fenced. My sister had her wedding at Cresthaven CC. We used to go right down on the rocks under the south anchorage and fish, smoke, hang-out, whatever. 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. I too played alot of paddleball undr Whitestone Bridge. I had to light the candles at Immanuel Lutheran Church as an acolyte. I wonder where he lived and where he studied. Its clearly gone now from the google earth view, but it had a huge pool in a T shape. That job taught me how to work and how to deliver and be reliable! Frank was my Grampa! Each apartment has a terrace and full-length windows. Hope to hear from you my old childhood friend. Became Toms deli for many years I was wondering if you are the same Gerald Friedman who I was in 3rd grade with at PS 79 in 1971. 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. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. Bet we crossed paths in the past. It did get noisy mid 70s since most of us had dirt bikes. Its beach is useful for walking, launching canoes and fishing but signs inform visitors that swimming is prohibited. 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. This is not the official website of this company. 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. Overhead was the Goodyear Blimp with animation lighting up the sky. Here is a link to some photos of P.S. It was a scene man! Only 19 percent of Le Havres land is occupied by buildings. I remember Kent Cleaners. 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. boosters beach was my childhood.on 4 of july we greased a watermelon and had to capture it in water.then we had local bands for us teens,all played sunshine of your love,summer was quick/whitestone pool was great,they had a slide down from locker rooms/and yes CYO did take over beecghurst country club alsowhitestone/freddys pizza and carvel/is storks bakery still there? But I remember it well nonetheless. I did not have her, but Did she have reddish hair? Cottage, 14th Avenue east of 150th, with iron eagle. I have to believe the building could have been renovated instead of destroyed. I attended Immanuel Lutheran School from 1959-1968. Father Flemings family, Rita Hass her We were middle class. I have talked about and have wondered what happened to the cute little dark haired boy from so long ago. This had to be around 1978. Hope you are happy and healthy! Cresthaven Country Club, operated by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, was located there for 39 years until it closed in 1989. If my memory serves me correct (and there is no guarantee these days!!!) I lived there, across from Clearview Golf Course. I am looking for information about the Day camp that was at PS 184 back in the 70s. Whitestone, like many Queens communities, is refreshingly patriotic. Accordingtothe historian Strabo, its name is Phoenician for rise by the shore.. Because the estate has a gate and 24-hour security, the best I could do here is poke my camera between the fence posts. All are gone. I went to it between 55 and 62 but I see you were still going there in 1973. The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, dances and other social functions, closed in 1989. 79 in the 40s and 50s, and Mr. Campbell was there then, too. 17th Ave between 150th Place and Clintonville St was a dirt road. It predates the fort and is a linktoa period when the peninsula carried the name Willets Point. There were two camps. Estupendo condo de venta en Walnut, CA. Daniel J. Gilligan was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 17th, 1942. I remember taking a note into his office when I was a little girl. I was a counselor there during the summers of 1960 and 1961. ft with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms Its original name was Levitt House and the initials LH were imbedded in the tile floor of each of the 32 lobbies. I only remember going there that one summer and have memories of playing dodge ball in the gym,and going on a day trip to either rye Playland or rockaway beach (whichever had a swimming pool there ). c) Sylvania Research Laboratory very possible had an incident c.1960. The average person cannot live there anymore because it is too expensive, Where does the middle class live now anyway.? They primarily conducted testing on Uranium and Thorium. To make a donation, please use the button below. Hi Jerry! She spoke very fondly of the store and would run into former customers from time to time. last mansion left of those that had property that My best paddleball partner was Micheal, Cant remember his last name but he was a tiny kid who played shirtless and he was awesome. 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. 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. There was an old abandoned Divco type truck (think old milk truck) way out back used for storage and a few small kids buildings to play in. I remember swimming in Whitestone Pool. Sorry, spent many summer days in Whitestone and can only remember the CYO day camp. Does anyone remember Principal John Campbell? At 11:15 p.m. exactly, John saw me across the room, walked quickly over and asked me to dance. Wildflower and Le Havre are both located at Powells Cove Boulevard and Totten Street. By SERGEY KADINSKY It has since been automated like all other lighthouses in the city. The developer is planning to build 45 homes at the former. Thats we went to meet girls, mostly unsuccessfully though! Played in the construction site for Cryder House. Did you know that Robert E. Lee was the chief engineer responsible for building Fort Totten? I remember when Beechhurst was Beechhurst. It was the best bakery around. So off to Virginia he went. The building was built in 1914 before Hitler had appropriated the swastica as his symbol. Does anyone remember a day camp on the water in Whitestone called Wide Wings? dances, rolling the tennis courts or painting at Whitestone pool Puerto Madero N9710, Oficina 22, Pudahuel - Santiago | saudi arabian airlines flight 763 cvr transcript The modernist apartment complexs name seems like a nod to architect Le Corbusier,whopromoted the Tower-In-The-Park concept in the postwar period. The rest is a private park-like terrain. 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. Good Humor Trucks. 79primarily about how and why that magnificent building was torn down. work for students, off duty cops and fireman. Mr. Softee. where I could practice my skills at actually throwing the papers to the stoops of the homes. Waldbaums Shopping Center was built, giving us a supermarket and some small shops like Stage Variety Store and a pizza place, a bank, etc. Across the East River, Ferry Point Park also has a curved shoreline that was designedfora beach. Re Le Havre- It was built by Levitt ( of the several Levittowns in the US) . I remember walking to Sams Penny Store on 14th Avenue with its glass cases of loose candy. If only we could travel back in time. constructed. At that time, there was a sunken school yard that was later filled in with an addition to the building. I have some memories of my parents taking us when we were quite young to a park under the Whitestone Bridge for a picnic! 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 AM OLD ENOUGH to remember the CYO summer day camp at Cresthaven Country Club in northern Whitestone. All Right Reserved. 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. My mother went there as a child. Does anyone remember an old wooden school house on 12th Road between Clintonville St and 152nd St? We often talk if the best bakery ever: Storks, and their crumb cake, kruellers, cookies. Replying to Howard Mellon: Thanks for the info. It had five sections A, B, C, D, and E. and I had about 30 customers there. Ed do you have a brother Robert in Cambridge, MA? Sure enough the pool was still there and he shot photos through the fence. So safe back then. I share all of your memories! Those were truly wonderful summers and gave us all life-long memories of happy, safe and exciting times. To anyone that knew him..sorry to say he passed on many years ago..more than 20. I lived on 26th Ave off of 150th in Flushing but we went there a lot. Cresthaven had two private pools, one for adults with a diving board and one kiddie pool, separate but both did host the CYO day camp programs. This site brings back a lot of fond memories., storks is gone I wish I could still live there. There were long walks with the neighborhood kid to the glen near the Trogs Neck Bridge for live music during the summer.

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