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There were 50 paper routes in Whitestone and I had Route #42 which delivered to Beechurst. This is not the official website of this company. Locals said it was once one of the ferries that ran between Whitestone and the Bronx. It was exciting! Was looking up the old neighborhood. We moved there in 1958. work for students, off duty cops and fireman. I too attended the PS 184 Day Camp (Summertime only for two summers). We used to go right down on the rocks under the south anchorage and fish, smoke, hang-out, whatever. 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 weekends and evenings it was open as a swim club. I went to St Lukes for 1st and 2nd grade and PS 79 for 3rd through 6th. Anyone remember Carosons Hardware store on Francis Lewis off 26th ave? Why were people thinking? We had Freddies Pizza, Bertlesons and a really great life We went to Whitestone park and watched the river go by under the bridge.We watched the Throgs Nweck bridge go up and Bayside explode, Now whitestone is an elite community. We miss him dearly, thanks so much for mentioning and remembering him. wonderful Sunday afternoons we spent there in the early 60s. Its clearly gone now from the google earth view, but it had a huge pool in a T shape. I am interested in information about P.S. I am not sure I want to go back to see them. Daniel J. Gilligan was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 17th, 1942. Running between Beechhurst and Jamaica Estates, this roadway begins as a one-lane dead-end on the shore of Little Bay. Yesterday I wrote a Hi Jerry response to you. There were 2 pools: the whitestone pool was the public pool at the end of the street. 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. The northeast extreme of Queens is an ear-shaped peninsula that was used as an army base between 1857 and 1995. The building had significant shortcomings. This property was purchased by BADEA FELICIA for $1,463,000. The building was built in 1914 before Hitler had appropriated the swastica as his symbol. The paper posted on Chriss window said we came in 7th place (out of eight top spots) for our age category. God Bless him. Then first grade at PS 192. T TOKAR, FRANK A, 94 of Dunedin, FL passed away on December 23, 2012 at home surrounded by family. I remember there sign saying 100, 000 served, then finally a Million. 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. There was Adventurers Inn, the Aero Slife, Golf City, a watching the planes at Flushing (Speeds) Aiport At low tide, Id go to the Cement Pier in Malba and enter what I called the tunnel and what I now believe was a storm discharge outlet! The modernist apartment complexs name seems like a nod to architect Le Corbusier,whopromoted the Tower-In-The-Park concept in the postwar period. Hot Rod Magazine there taking pictures. I used to think it meant LeFrak House until now. It was across the street from the old Naval reserve building by the CYO camp. . Whitestone, like many Queens communities, is refreshingly patriotic. ? Theparkhas a small cove that has a beach, but swimming is prohibited. 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 @2019 - Forgotten New York. I just enjoyed reading everyones posts so much. I went to the day camp at 184 for one summer in the early 70s. My mother always spoke of Mrs. Day. Replying to Howard Mellon: Thanks for the info. He was quite intimidating. This outcropping usedtohave a lighthouse that was operated by a keeper until around 1990. It was chlorinated pretty well so no one every got sick. Acrossthe bay from Utopia Parkway is Fort Totten and behind it is Great Neck. Sometimes I would have to get a haircut at Frenchys Barber Shop. (505) 431 - 5992; man jumps off cruise ship after fight with wife I wouldnt call it an elite neighborhood, but I do call it home. As a formerresidentialcommunity, Fort Totten had its own post office, zip code, swimming pool, little league and street signs. She used to make pizza on English muffin halves, even though there was a pizzeria next door. My house on 12th ave bet 154 and 157th st is all redone . Known as Boosters Beach, itoccurringa narrow sliver of sand behind a tall fence. They were just happy care-free days with great kids and counselors. I loved those days! It was a scene man! Thanks for this. I am now 68. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhRMoU-KDZU. Or maybe that was Miss/Mrs Scarpetta, a name that just popped into my head. When one visits Little Bay Park, the curved coastline is reminiscent of Orchard Beach. Park used to offer one of my favorite quintessential NY experiences, which is hanging out in the cool space beneath a major bridge. Does not look like it did in 1950s, especially the windows facing the 21st Road. Candy Stores on every corner. To make a donation, please use the button below. Thanks, Worked my youth from 1963-1967 Clintonville The two unique, red-tile roof buildings besides the entrance? from 66-68, but never heard anything about an Hope you are happy and healthy! The drinking age was 18 ?!?!? 312 . It was a wonderful time. John I came here in search of info about Whitestone Pool and you seem to have many memories of it. 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. The prize was not a trophy though, we each were awarded an art set. NY-Crystal River Yacht Club. When I was drafted. I remember Frans husband wearing a baggy cardigan and bedroom slippers in the store, cigarette hanging out of his mouth. 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. dances, rolling the tennis courts or painting at Whitestone pool Fleming and introduced him to Cresthaven, where he ended up running the CYO camp. I had a vivid picture of the couple who ran the store but the name was not there. How about the Topless Bar off the Cross Island Service road in Beechurst. Cresthaven Site Is Eyed For Public Parkland In. It was a German themed deli then, I worked there a number of years while attending college. Where was the Tropicana plant? The Bank of North America bought the property and the testing was surface only. Newly listed Venetian Isle apartments for rent in Boynton Beach. Not sure if we cover all the data-points you need? Hi Fred: Are you related to College Points infamous Mayers Marina? 3rd Avenue & 150th Street, Whitestone, NY 11357. 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. The old Beechurst Building had interesting tiles on the floor. 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! I still have several entrance tickets for Whitestone Pool from 1973 . 315 Cresthaven Ln is a home located in Queens County with nearby schools including Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy, Jhs 194 William Carr, and . day camp (I think around noon for 2 hours). I didnt have her, wither. There were NO EXCUSES! Oh well. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706) was incorporated on 07/15/1977 in New York. I think it had an iron fence around it. Playing paddleball on Saturdays and in the summer across from JHS 185 Bleeker (We went to Carvel all the 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. I do remember the public pool at Cresthaven CYO (Which may have also been known as Whitestone Pool? We too lived on 12th road between 154th and 157th. Admission at that time was $1.50 . Find properties near 307 Cresthaven Ln. Do you know when it closed, what happened to it (I could hear all your parents partying at night). They went on to raise 2 daughters on E. Tremont Avenue. Does anyone remember Principal John Campbell? But this mystery teacher was into Japanese culture, and I have a memory of her walking down the hall carrying a samurai sword. Frank was my Grampa! There were wooden booths to sit in. Cresthaven Country Club, operated by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, was located there for 39 years until it closed in 1989. Did you know that Robert E. Lee was the chief engineer responsible for building Fort Totten? I attended school from from 1962- 1966. Remember the Juke Box on the handball courts and older teenagers dancing especially the girls with big hair. I work in Cambridge and have been similarly reminiscing with him about my old Whitestone days (b 1962, attended PS 79 and Bleeker JHS, and also was a proud LI Press delivery boy..etc etc. Hope to hear from you my old childhood friend. 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 . Whitestone in the 1960s was heaven. I would love to find some old pictures of the place. This had to be around 1978. 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. Was your mother Kay Curci? /bartender. ft with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms Her mansion became gave me when I left for the Army. 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! Here are some of mine: 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. Waldbaums Shopping Center was built, giving us a supermarket and some small shops like Stage Variety Store and a pizza place, a bank, etc. Weepy's pool hall was a famous fixture for many years, as was Jimmy's luncheonette . 120 Dehaven Drive 100 Dehaven Drive C resthaven Owners, Inc., is a three building cooperative apartment complex located in Northwest Yonkers. 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. House I grew up in is still there; Zillows in the millions now seems absurd I thought we were poor . I think it was right under the Utopia Parkway near the Throgs Neck Bridge. Any links to anything related would be great thx. I lived there, across from Clearview Golf Course. It has since been automated like all other lighthouses in the city. Yes, The Bertlesons made their own chocolates and they were good! I attended the CYO Day Camp from 1952 1960 when I became a Counselor. Silver Star and other local Bands would build a stage and run a power line from the lamp posts. 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. 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? Parades up 150th St from Memorial Field into Whitestone by Gleasons Funeral Home. The 2 pools were for Cresthaven and the CYO. for, and I live in CaliforniaThey say you can never go home again,I guess that is the truth. 323 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357. 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. Bridge Gulls [SpliceToday] Ring-A-Lario until midnight. We lived in a house on 12 th rd/ Life was good. (Ugh.where did that water come from then?). I grew up with owners kids. 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. 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. Thats right. Its sad what whitestone has become. I think the pizza man was Sal or Vito. Plenty of places to ride. ), which if I remember correctly may have been a salt water pool. I remember missing you and I still have. I worked there 1 summer while in college. Instead, money polluted/corrupted the business men there. But still..??? 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. Went to Boosters beach and sold my share/spot, what an idiot I am!!!! The property has a long and mixed history. See if the property is available for sale or lease. Second Avenue does not have sidewalks. Block Parties. I was a paper boy from 1966 to 1968. Ft. $403 per Sq. To the left of the building was a ball field, but us older kids could hit softballs on the roof of the building. There were two pools in Whitestone Cresthaven and the Whitestone pool and Haylocks Day Camp across from Whitestone pool. Following its closing in 1989, the property was subdivided for tract mansions accessed by private streets. 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. I went to kindergarten in that school early 1958. Also big wooden seesaws, metal swings, metal kiddie swings, high metal slides, and high, dangerous metal monkey bars. Alas, post 9/11 I believe there is a full time police presence and/or other means to prevent that. I had Mrs. Bennett for 1st and 2nd grade. I remember at age 12 that I had to deliver those papers every day rain, snow, or shine and sickness or health! Monsignor Gordon, Father Hannon, Sisters Virginia Ann, Margaret Mary, Mrs. Delavalle, Mrs. Lavin, and the crossing guard, Mrs. Yannity. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] Booths and counter, still remember it clear as a bell after all this time. So much around to keep us kids occupied growing up in the 70s. This is me: PS193 (class of 61), St.Lukes (63) Bishop Reilly (67) If only we could travel back in time. FNY will soon have a more comprehensive look at Fort Totten. Whitestone, NY 11357. 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. We would go onto the ferry and could see the water through the rotted out deck boards, never thinking we could have fallen into the abyss below. The rest is a private park-like terrain. 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 did my red cross junior lifesaver course there. My sister had her wedding at Cresthaven CC. Re Le Havre- It was built by Levitt ( of the several Levittowns in the US) . Does anyone remember a day camp on the water in Whitestone called Wide Wings? Rosalees mother, Myra OBrien (maiden name Myra Surgeon) lived to be 101 and died in 1971. I was allegedly the barefoot handball champion of Whitestone Park (1964) The site was part of the former Cresthaven Country Club and then was owned by real estate firm Whitestone Jewels LLC, but has been in foreclosure since 2007 after the firm defaulted on its. A fourth generation visits their grandfather, Ed, still living there. Donny, a family member of Father Flemmings, pretty much ran the pool and lived in the house behind it. I spent the summers at the Beechhurst Beach,as well as my parents before me. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday] 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. As we reported previously in College Point and North Astoria, Queens East River Shoreline is not as accessible. I grew up on 14th ave next to Grace Church. 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)? So few secret places to hang out at anymore. The largest unused building at Fort Totten is the former hospital, which flanks the Parade Ground. The tunnel someone mentioned was a distinct memory. I attended PS 184. Mr. Softee. That the old Sylvania or GE property had some type of radioactive incident around 1960? It is one of the two last private beaches remaining on the Queens shoreline of the East River. 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. Remember spending how much time trying to figure how to best spend my 10 cent allowance. In aneighborhoodfilled with private gated communities, cameras and security guards, the best day for me to check out these beaches is when there is a heavy downpourandno ones watching. 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. Its shoreline is largely comprised of upper income tract mansions and high rise apartments. $389,000. But if you would like to friend request or message me, you will be able to find me on facebook as Monica Mosquera-Cannon. As the first stones were being laid, he then was assigned to help design Fort Monroe, Hampton. I lived on 24rd ave. George J Murray III. Im still here! View information about 307 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357. We gave boat rides on the Manhattan at Cresthaven and on the African Queen and African King from Whitestone. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. Campbell was the prinicipal when I was there as well. All good memories! 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. Last Sold Price 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. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] Sneaking into Whitestone Pool, diving from the high dive and doing multiple flips Went down into the barges at the yacht club. 5 beds, 4 baths, 3180 sq. 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. Some of them had the image of swasticas! never regretted leaving. Geez old old memories. If I missed a day, Mr. Weber the route director would have fired me! Mr Harmon was a super nice gentleman, My favorite was Mrs. Frankel (my 3rd grade teacher). I grew up in the 70s so remember some of the stuff you are mentioning. cresthaven country club whitestone ny. In Whitestone. I AM OLD ENOUGH to remember the CYO summer day camp at Cresthaven Country Club in northern Whitestone. Insane! 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. He officiated the marriage ceremony of my wife and I. She spoke very fondly of the store and would run into former customers from time to time. The staff kept us safe by assigning colored swim caps according to our proficiency in the pool. I also went to St. Lukes School and was a Booster Beach member. Went to PS 193, 79 and 30. Find your perfect home in Brighton Condominiums, Boca Raton, FL. My best paddleball partner was Micheal, Cant remember his last name but he was a tiny kid who played shirtless and he was awesome. When the war ended, he came home, packed up his family, and moved south to become Washington College President. Those were truly wonderful summers and gave us all life-long memories of happy, safe and exciting times. down towards the yacht club. Only 19 percent of Le Havres land is occupied by buildings. As Whitestone has a large Greek population, it is possible that the streets name comes from the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea. I cant remember the Asian Restaurant in the whitestone shopping center other than it had some reputation. You remembered it correctly. rubber loop that went around your angle/wrist which held the key you needed for your locker. last mansion left of those that had property that Rent a row boat andante buy sand worms for a day of fishing. I remember going there in the 1970s. 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. He knew the Sanitation Dept would eventually get around to in probably in May lol. I dont think that type of man even exists any longer. Many went to Long Island, including me lol. Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. I also adored Storks and hung out at Bertlesons..loved the Italian ices or sherbet they had in the little white paper cups. It did get noisy mid 70s since most of us had dirt bikes. 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. Although Wildflower has a beach, it is not usedforswimming. This property in the 11357 zip code was built in 2001 and the lot size is 0.18 acres. Ed do you have a brother Robert in Cambridge, MA? Sometimes I bought Hostess Snowballs. Hi Jerry! Before it was middle class. How they managed to open that ill never know. In 1930, Hammerstein fell on hardtimesand sold the mansion. Bet we crossed paths in the past. Since then, thepropertywas developed with upscale townhouses and the 15-room mansion was divided into six condo units. We enjoyed Freddies pizza too and the Clintonville Bar Restaurant for fried shrimp and spaghetti. Hi. I still see tropicana trucks there and a new cvs taking over the waldbaums,plus waterfront restaurant ponte something. Its beach is useful for walking, launching canoes and fishing but signs inform visitors that swimming is prohibited. MLS# 3327572. constructed. I lived in bldg 16 apartment 2D. Many memories to bore you with but enjoyed reading these comments. The original PS 79 was a building as I recall built in 1898 with an addition around 1916 and at least one more addition. WOW. My brother knew one of her sons, I think his name was Paul. I used to walk to Whitestone pool & Ft Totten as a kid. The red Spanish style tile roofs belonged to the Then went under the locust trees to dry off and eat lunch. Id take my bike down the hill toward the water and sometimes fish under the bridge with my grandfather (Poppy).

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