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Hi Margaret Deciccio.I my name is Linda. (We went to Carvel all the time.) I am now 68. So much around to keep us kids occupied growing up in the 70s. One of them collapsed as I recall and Campbell got hurt as he was on the stairs when they broke. Here are some of mine: What a great priest. End of 154st. An aunt and uncle of mine used to live in the Le Havre apartments. People outside Carvel watching the races on lounge chairs. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] There were NO EXCUSES! New York is becoming too gentrified. 5 beds, 4 baths, 3180 sq. Plus in days before easy access to aerial photos, it was even harder to imagine what went on at the waters edge. Fleming and introduced him to Cresthaven, where he ended up running the CYO camp. 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. I really loveWhitestone and PS 79 and have many wonderful memories of my childhood. Does anyone know the name or have any info on it.? I wish I could find some of these awards from the window painting constests to give to my son. The mansions are overcrowding what used to beautiful old farm houses and Tudors. Behind the building was a small open area and then a large tent where kids got lunch or played when it rained. I remember missing you and I still have. I just discovered this blog and it brought back so many memories. from 66-68, but never heard anything about an Had to have been around 1967. Riding bikes all over Beechhurst, Whitestone, malba. Block Parties. To the right of the building was the pool, and then open space. Whitestone, Queens, NY 11357. That was in the sixtiesthe water got better since then thankfully.They were such good times. We were middle class. 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. Oh well. Ft. $403 per Sq. never regretted leaving. Today, a simple skeleton tower with a beacon performs the duty. Monsignor Gordon, Father Hannon, Sisters Virginia Ann, Margaret Mary, Mrs. Delavalle, Mrs. Lavin, and the crossing guard, Mrs. Yannity. I also adored Storks and hung out at Bertlesons..loved the Italian ices or sherbet they had in the little white paper cups. 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. 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. Still remember the sign posted at the counter Thou shall not steal or thou shall get thy ass kicked. Sometimes I would have to get a haircut at Frenchys Barber Shop. wonderful Sunday afternoons we spent there in the early 60s. I remember riding my bike through the empty lot and seeing pools of colored purple, orange and green water in the mud. There is a very old public school building in Flushing, just off Union Street, catty corner to Flushing HIgh School, that is still used today. Whitestone, NY 11357. I remember at age 12 that I had to deliver those papers every day rain, snow, or shine and sickness or health! Speaking of the Bronx, once every 2 weeks we went to the very famous Bronx Zoo folr half a day. 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. Did you know that Robert E. Lee was the chief engineer responsible for building Fort Totten? My mom was born in 1926 she just turn 91 and she also lives in Florida now. I spent the summers at the Beechhurst Beach,as well as my parents before me. Yes 60s/70s Beechurst was a boys paradise. St Lukes Bazaar every summer with the huge gambling tents for the over 18 crowd work for students, off duty cops and fireman. starting as a youngster on the tennis court at what was then the Cresthaven Country Club. Staff Shaune Randles. Many more memories to share but another time. Campbell was the prinicipal when I was there as well. Whitestone in the 1960s was heaven. Overhead was the Goodyear Blimp with animation lighting up the sky. Sneaking into Whitestone Pool, diving from the high dive and doing multiple flips A couple of these streets reach the waters edge, but it does not appear that there is a beach in use at Cresthaven. 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. As close to Mels Drive Inn as you can get. Riding our bikes in old Kent Cleaners off Clintonville and other lots before they were all gone. All good memories! My next door neighbor, Rosalee Reilly, in Whitestone was the VP for Personnel at Kents Cleaners her husband Charlie worked in the Post Office. We too lived on 12th road between 154th and 157th. The master bedroom and living room had wall-to-wall windows on the exterior wall. We were famiy Thanks, Worked my youth from 1963-1967 The building had significant shortcomings. Address, neighborhood, city, or ZIP code. Finding homes for sale in Whitestone, Queens, NY has never been easier as our comprehensive directory currently contains more than 126 listings! Had a black iron fence surrounding it. The green knife sharpening truck ringing its bell. Acrossthe bay from Utopia Parkway is Fort Totten and behind it is Great Neck. 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. But this mystery teacher was into Japanese culture, and I have a memory of her walking down the hall carrying a samurai sword. 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? Son Georgie keep the place going.There was always Have been for 45 years. Its clearly gone now from the google earth view, but it had a huge pool in a T shape. And once I got an ice cream cone there and they charged me 15 cents (probably in the late 60s or early 70s), which was a mind-blowingly low price. That description sounds exactly like my grandfather, Bill, and his mother, Bertha, who I never met but I know lived with them from family stories. How many residential units does this building have? 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 QUEENS VILLAGE COMMITTEE FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR JAMAICA COMMUNITY ADOLESCENT PROGRAM, INC. WHITESTONE VILLAGE BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION, INC. Bingo.Worked my way up to busboy then waiter Maybe we had one or 2 beers once in a while. @2019 - Forgotten New York. I was allegedly the barefoot handball champion of Whitestone Park (1964) If you crossed the street not at her corner, she would make you cross back and forth 10 times saying thats a corner. Very decadent but it was MY MONEY! The Clearview Golf course was our hang out. If my memory serves me correct (and there is no guarantee these days!!!) Does anyone remember an old wooden school house on 12th Road between Clintonville St and 152nd St? Thats we went to meet girls, mostly unsuccessfully though! Hi Fred: Are you related to College Points infamous Mayers Marina? 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 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. Only 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place got trophies. Im still here! I have a neighbor who attended P.S. Archie would run into the basement and find anything you needed. 2-40 150 Street . Joe Dragan. Still have card/letter you sent me when I moved away. Yes the CYO property started small the Brooklyn Diocese just took over the Cresthaven Country Club and its 2 pools, expanded by taking over the Whitestone Pool as the small day camp grew and grew and grew. 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. 315 Cresthaven Ln is a home located in Queens County with nearby schools including Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy, Jhs 194 William Carr, and . He dedicated his life to the CYO and children wherever he was! I grew up with owners kids. I attended school from from 1962- 1966. So beautiful there and such wonderful times the best 12 summers of my life. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. I remember Kent Cleaners. That camp closed when the property was sold and the owner reopened closer to the Whitestone Bridge calling the camp Wings. Accordingtothe historian Strabo, its name is Phoenician for rise by the shore.. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] My house on 12th ave bet 154 and 157th st is all redone . I delivered the Long Island Star Journal to Building 16 at LeHarve from 1966-1968, perhaps you were one of my customers? 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. Cresthaven A former country club, Cresthaven, Powell's Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. Me too! Hi margret I knew your father well I remember your two Brothers too.Brenda I built a stoop for your uncle on 13 ave . The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. Playing Asteroids and eating toasted buttered bagels at Bridge Lanes 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 ). I remember Wide Wings camp. Once, when our sixth-grade class was having some kind of special event, Fran let us use her burners to heat up the food. 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. Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. No excuses! 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. This had to be around 1978. Puerto Madero N9710, Oficina 22, Pudahuel - Santiago | saudi arabian airlines flight 763 cvr transcript I think it had an iron fence around it. The property has a long and mixed history. Cresthaven also had on their grounds both the Whitestone Boat Club and Cresthaven Yacht Club which remnants may still be seen possibly today. 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I remember it had an old mansion house and a large, for a little kid, wooded area. Do you remember the place? That job taught me how to work and how to deliver and be reliable! 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. 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. They put the new one in the back. Wish we can all make it what it was. 315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 was last sold in 07/06/2016 for $1,400,000. This property was built in 2002. A fourth generation visits their grandfather, Ed, still living there. I had Mrs. Bennett for 1st and 2nd grade. My sister had her wedding at Cresthaven CC. At other times, we went to Whitestone Pool. Liived in LeHarve and Cryders before that. 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 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. It was run by Father Flemming. Reminiscent of Liggett Hall on Governors Island, it nearly spans the width of the peninsula. yes there was a public pool there ,separate from the country club .Went there many times .nice pool.Little secret in congested Queens pools. He played the saw and did ventriloquism with a dummy he would take out a suitcase. 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. To answer your questions: a) Yes, Lieutenant Robert Lee did supervise the construction of both Fort Totten and its companion Fort Schuyler. It was a German themed deli then, I worked there a number of years while attending college. It had five sections A, B, C, D, and E. and I had about 30 customers there. 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. 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! Surprisingly, I visited the Beechurst in 2017, 50 years after I delivered there, and the swastica tiles were still there! I went to kindergarten in that school early 1958. 79 in the 40s and 50s, and Mr. Campbell was there then, too. A Mr Zappavigna a contractor lived on 154th St right at the end of 14th Ave. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706)was incorporated on 07/15/1977in New York. Candy Stores on every corner. But do you remember the stairwells that were in there with the glass with the wires in them? Tropicana was located on 154th street, off the water for deliveries by boat. I remember Cherry valley dairy, Storks, Freddies pizza, Chriss card shop. The Oleskiew families lived a few houses north on 154 st and on 14th Ave across from me. I attended Immanuel Lutheran School from 1959-1968. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. Saturday, May 16, 2015 Whitestone developer might build 45 homes.or sell the land From the Queens Courier: The new owner of the former Cresthaven Country Club site in Whitestone is hoping to break ground on a massive development project of 45-single family detached residents by the end of the summer. When I was drafted. 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. As was the end of Murray St past 16th Rd. 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. I wouldnt call it an elite neighborhood, but I do call it home. How did it change so much ugh. As a formerresidentialcommunity, Fort Totten had its own post office, zip code, swimming pool, little league and street signs. Instead, money polluted/corrupted the business men there. I remember when Beechhurst was Beechhurst. I also worked on the 2 boats that the CYO used to give kids rides in the sound, They were housed at the boat club. We enjoyed Freddies pizza too and the Clintonville Bar Restaurant for fried shrimp and spaghetti. 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. There were long walks with the neighborhood kid to the glen near the Trogs Neck Bridge for live music during the summer. Went to Boosters beach and sold my share/spot, what an idiot I am!!!! I dont know the exact date it closed but I know CYO Day Camp closed around 1986 or 87 which was located on 3 Ave & 150 St. Whitestone pool was adjacent to the camp ground. Then I had three private houses on Powels Cove Blvd. I had to deliver the Sunday paper at 6 a.m. each week and one day we had a blizzard! Hope to hear from you my old childhood friend. I live not far from Tampa Florida now but have gone back a few years ago. down towards the yacht club. I think she said he was the assistant principal. Many days were spent riding my bike to Utopia Lane to watch the bridge construction. Neither ever went beyond planning stage. I used to fish off the barges near CYO with my dad many times and most of the inlets from there to College Point. All are gone. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706), AMERICAN LEGION ELMER E. BENNETT JR. POST NO. 79primarily about how and why that magnificent building was torn down. Last Sold Price But I remember it well nonetheless. 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. Would love to hear from you and share stories and memories. rubber loop that went around your angle/wrist which held the key you needed for your locker. I cant remember the Asian Restaurant in the whitestone shopping center other than it had some reputation. I lived on 26th Ave off of 150th in Flushing but we went there a lot. I went to PS 79 for Kindergarten, graduated from St. Lukes in 1976, went to St. Francis Prep and graduated from St. Johns in 1984. I grew up in Whitestone 1947-1959. 145-40 5 ave Whitestone, NY 11357: Presented by. Yes, The Bertlesons made their own chocolates and they were good! Frank was my Grampa! Im on the island now and its great but nothing beat Whitestone back in the day. 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? My gramps was a regular customer. Building Facts Units Active Listings Past Sales Past Rentals All Units No active listings in building See past sales or past rentals Filter Units Nearby Transportation There is no data available 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 . So safe back then. Playing paddleball on Saturdays and in the summer across from JHS 185 Bleeker I went to it between 55 and 62 but I see you were still going there in 1973. My Dad sold our house many years ago, I have been told that they built 4 houses on his property. Lucille A Mackenzie Your Dad was referred to as Uncle Frank in our household. Went down into the barges at the yacht club. View photos, public assessor data, maps and county tax information. Same with the whitestone pool and cresthaven gone. God Bless him. 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. Bug juice and cookies before the ride home. water before the Cross Island Pkwy was I was wondering if you are the same Gerald Friedman who I was in 3rd grade with at PS 79 in 1971. Closer to the water, the pool had a pool house that overlooked the water and we used to take rowboats out into the river. From the bead-end at Cresthaven, one can see Whitestone Point Rock. Some of the former army residences appear as if transported from a small town. Am I just imagining this or did it really exist?!? There were two pools in Whitestone Cresthaven and the Whitestone pool and Haylocks Day Camp across from Whitestone pool. It was the best bakery around. At 11:15 p.m. exactly, John saw me across the room, walked quickly over and asked me to dance. Behind the dead-end are the Wildflower townhouses. Im now 72 but I still have many vivid memories of growing up at CYO way back then. In 2004, a private cul-de-sac was constructed between Second Avenueandthe waters edge,containingfour extravagant Mediterranean palaces. 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. I remember walking to Sams Penny Store on 14th Avenue with its glass cases of loose candy. George J Murray III. I worked there Then 49 other kids and I had to fold our papers outside of the station office on Cross Island Parkway and 149th Street. Cottage, 14th Avenue east of 150th, with iron eagle. How about the Topless Bar off the Cross Island Service road in Beechurst. 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? I too also lived in Cambridge, Ma as a college student at Lesley College and Nanny. It was a scene man! Spent a lot of time of my time in Francis Lewis Park. And the old mother of the husband or Fran lived with them in that small space in the back of the store. As we reported previously in College Point and North Astoria, Queens East River Shoreline is not as accessible. At this location (by some accounts) East River becomes known as Long Island Sound. Mr Harmon was a super nice gentleman, My favorite was Mrs. Frankel (my 3rd grade teacher). Here, residential developers hold sway and instead of parks, gated communities separate the public from the water. Mostly good times, I have been trying to find information about the Whitestone ferry for many years. Now I am rambling. I didnt have her, wither. Then first grade at PS 192. Graduated from St. Lukes in 1976. This promontory is known on maps as Cryders Point. ), you should see it Bet we crossed paths in the past. The chapel is leased to a Korean congregationwhilethe Officers Club is used by Bayside Historical Society. And his property became Arlington Cemetery. As a private road, it has its own custom-made sign. Or maybe that was Miss/Mrs Scarpetta, a name that just popped into my head. 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). Especially after Mass at St Lukes on Sunday. Weepy's pool hall was a famous fixture for many years, as was Jimmy's luncheonette . 17th Ave between 150th Place and Clintonville St was a dirt road. Hello Jerry Friedman ! $389,000. Known as Boosters Beach, itoccurringa narrow sliver of sand behind a tall fence. Do you know when it closed, what happened to it Oh, and Artie Quicks candy store next to and later taken over by Storks Bakery. Otherwise, Id cycle through Malba, College Point, Flushing and Fort Totten. Sometimes I bought Hostess Snowballs. simplicity misses dresses; cathedral in the desert canyoneering; Select Page I played stick ball lots of times in Bohacks parking lot with Billy Collela. This is me: PS193 (class of 61), St.Lukes (63) Bishop Reilly (67) The rest is a private park-like terrain. I grew up in the corner house diagonally across from Gleasons Funeral home on 150th St. FNY will soon have a more comprehensive look at Fort Totten. He knew the Sanitation Dept would eventually get around to in probably in May lol. We used to go there in our bathing suits to cool off! Became Toms deli for many years The cresthaven country club pool was only for the CYO kids and for the country club people after the camp. How they managed to open that ill never know. In 1930, Hammerstein fell on hardtimesand sold the mansion. No crime sex violence. Then went under the locust trees to dry off and eat lunch. Whitestone officials are eyeing the six-1/2-acre former Cresthaven Country Club, now overgrown and boarded up, for use as a city park. couldnt support modern electronics. If I remember correctly your family lived on Powells Cove Blvd. Penny candylicorice, Bazookas, sugar dots on a paper stripin a little brown bag. I still see tropicana trucks there and a new cvs taking over the waldbaums,plus waterfront restaurant ponte something. 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)? 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 prize was not a trophy though, we each were awarded an art set. There was a sunken concrete sprinkler area in the park. 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