Im pretty sure the Fran you are speaking of is my grandmother (unless there were two Frans who owned candy stores in Whitestone.) Oh well. yes there was a public pool there ,separate from the country club .Went there many times .nice pool.Little secret in congested Queens pools. i grew up in whitestone on 12 th road off of 150th street. New York is becoming too gentrified. Same with the whitestone pool and cresthaven gone. See if the property is available for sale or lease. Was your mother Kay Curci? What a loss. When it went Condo, my mother bought it. Its sad what whitestone has become. My house on 12th ave bet 154 and 157th st is all redone . 12 year olds dont have much fear. Wagons would bring in the cannon shells and explosives and store them in the back of the hill, then place on carriages, pass down through the tunnel to load the cannons. There were a set of whistles every day telling workers it was time to be at work. Weepy's pool hall was a famous fixture for many years, as was Jimmy's luncheonette . Like me and you, he had a childhood using the CYO aka Cresthaven Pool. Im still here! The tunnel someone mentioned was a distinct memory. ft. house located at 3-30 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 sold for $1,400,000 on Nov 16, 2021. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Dear Rich, a few years ago I stumbled into a Facebook page being posted by a fellow named Ritchie Ferraro. My best paddleball partner was Micheal, Cant remember his last name but he was a tiny kid who played shirtless and he was awesome. WE USE TO GO TO THE CYO SWIMMING , DOES ANYONE KNOW THE STREET IT WAS ON . From the bead-end at Cresthaven, one can see Whitestone Point Rock. The dirt road on 12 ave and 154 The Beechhurst food market DiMaggios pizza stuies candy store 193 park beechhurst Beach hanging out . Hi margret I knew your father well I remember your two Brothers too.Brenda I built a stoop for your uncle on 13 ave . By SERGEY KADINSKY Cresthaven Country Club, operated by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, was located there for 39 years until it closed in 1989. On the negative side, I remember a mother being shot in the stomach and killed by two boys playing with a .22 rifle. If I remember correctly, you were a cute dark haired boy and a cub scout. Does not look like it did in 1950s, especially the windows facing the 21st Road. A couple of these streets reach the waters edge, but it does not appear that there is a beach in use at Cresthaven. So beautiful there and such wonderful times the best 12 summers of my life. She was 21, and I was 20. are any of my old friends out there?? As you know, 1861, he sided with Virginia and the South and quickly went to the Confederate Richmond, leaving Washington behind. An important ferry landing prior to the construction of Whitestone Bridge, the community was served by the Long Island Railroad until 1932. I lived in bldg 16 apartment 2D. Buried in the Old Fort on the ground floor by the tunnel and the entrance road from the pier. 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 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. I cant remember the Asian Restaurant in the whitestone shopping center other than it had some reputation. Call today for an appointment 718-631-8900. How about the Topless Bar off the Cross Island Service road in Beechurst. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] Passed away a few years agoa great man to the very end, and a wonderful loving Grandfather my whole life. St Lukes Bazaar every summer with the huge gambling tents for the over 18 crowd 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. Bridge Gulls [SpliceToday] Ed do you have a brother Robert in Cambridge, MA? @2019 - Forgotten New York. Most memorable day was seeing Mrs. Collins crying and later being dismissed early finding out President Kennedy died! Because the estate has a gate and 24-hour security, the best I could do here is poke my camera between the fence posts. Only 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place got trophies. I remember Frans husband wearing a baggy cardigan and bedroom slippers in the store, cigarette hanging out of his mouth. 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. Running between Beechhurst and Jamaica Estates, this roadway begins as a one-lane dead-end on the shore of Little Bay. We had a ball on that tour! All Right Reserved. I was a counselor there during the summers of 1960 and 1961. Hot Rod Magazine there taking pictures. Im a Zappavigna, my mother Madeline, Dad is Louie, who was a general contractor. To answer your questions: a) Yes, Lieutenant Robert Lee did supervise the construction of both Fort Totten and its companion Fort Schuyler. 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. The modernist apartment complexs name seems like a nod to architect Le Corbusier,whopromoted the Tower-In-The-Park concept in the postwar period. Ring-A-Lario until midnight. Wow! I grew up with owners kids. 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! Rent a row boat andante buy sand worms for a day of fishing. Cresthaven also had on their grounds both the Whitestone Boat Club and Cresthaven Yacht Club which remnants may still be seen possibly today. Don't seek support service here please. How many residential units does this building have? 725 . Cresthaven A former country club, Cresthaven, Powell's Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. Our love story began on Nov. 10, 1961, at a dance at Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. Frances Lewis Park was neverland to me. I remember Fran as well! My cousin was Richey Jensen ..one of the owners of Whitestone deli. Sorry, spent many summer days in Whitestone and can only remember the CYO day camp. Also, nearby under the Throgs Neck Bridge was a horseshoe ring (still there) and Bands would play in the summertime. 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. Went to 193, Mazels, Posner, Endress, England, Dodge, Bower. day camp (I think around noon for 2 hours). He had a big first-floor office that faced the front yard. Later she would pick me up. 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. I wouldnt call it an elite neighborhood, but I do call it home. I finished 6th grade there in 1963, JHS 185 in 1966 and Flushing High School in 1969. I remember Kent Cleaners. I was active at Immanuel Lutheran church and my cousin Richeys wife taught at their school. To the left of the building was a ball field, but us older kids could hit softballs on the roof of the building. Only 19 percent of Le Havres land is occupied by buildings. This building has 2 residential unit (s). The mansions are overcrowding what used to beautiful old farm houses and Tudors. Remember spending how much time trying to figure how to best spend my 10 cent allowance. I remember walking to Sams Penny Store on 14th Avenue with its glass cases of loose candy. Surprisingly, I visited the Beechurst in 2017, 50 years after I delivered there, and the swastica tiles were still there! Good ole Frans Candy Stores! That was in the sixtiesthe water got better since then thankfully.They were such good times. constructed. Learn how your comment data is processed. GT&Es Administration Building. The chapel is leased to a Korean congregationwhilethe Officers Club is used by Bayside Historical Society. It has since been automated like all other lighthouses in the city. They primarily conducted testing on Uranium and Thorium. Was there also to see the first stones being laid and then went home (that later became Arlington Cemetery). This promontory is known on maps as Cryders Point. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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? Maureen Kopelman Riding our bikes in old Kent Cleaners off Clintonville and other lots before they were all gone. Started by serving snacks at I used the pool for one summer (1954 or 1955). Jerry, We were famiy c) Sylvania Research Laboratory very possible had an incident c.1960. I lived on 26th Ave off of 150th in Flushing but we went there a lot. WOW. He officiated the marriage ceremony of my wife and I. They put the new one in the back. 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. But do you remember the stairwells that were in there with the glass with the wires in them? When I had moved away to Peekskill, NY in April 1973, you sent me a letter. Loved it! 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? It was a German themed deli then, I worked there a number of years while attending college. I remember having a sundae at the counter and the ice cream and syrup dripping over the side of the metal tulip shaped dish. Behind the building was a small open area and then a large tent where kids got lunch or played when it rained. So much around to keep us kids occupied growing up in the 70s. Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. My mother and father still live on 12 ave I am still in the neighborhood. We put life jackets on all the campers and sailed under both the Whitestone and Throggs Neck Bridge. How they managed to open that ill never know. Do you know when it closed, what happened to it Played in the woods between the Renaissance and Wide Wings with my brothers. David. If I remember correctly your family lived on Powells Cove Blvd. Whitestone, like many Queens communities, is refreshingly patriotic. To the right of the building was the pool, and then open space. I was wondering if you are the same Gerald Friedman who I was in 3rd grade with at PS 79 in 1971. Hi Jerry! Does anyone remember an old wooden school house on 12th Road between Clintonville St and 152nd St? 312 . Some of them had the image of swasticas! work for students, off duty cops and fireman. Forgotten NY correspondent. 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. 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 remember Carvell and their raspberry sorbet and Storks with their jelly donuts. I so miss the crumb cake and pecan ring we would get every Sunday at Storks. MLS# 3327572. 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. starting as a youngster on the tennis court at what was then the Cresthaven Country Club. I also went to PS 79 and then St Lukes through 4th grade, but then off to Holy Trinity & St. Agnes for the rest! Remember the Juke Box on the handball courts and older teenagers dancing especially the girls with big hair. Today, a simple skeleton tower with a beacon performs the duty. I lived there, across from Clearview Golf Course. Between 1889 and 1908, WhitestonePointhad a romantic-looking lighthouse tower with a bell. I would park my bike outside of section A, go up stairs, across the roof, to section B, down to my bike, get more papers and then up section C, across the roof again and down section D. Of course I had to go up and down the three floors of Section E because there was no section F! They went on to raise 2 daughters on E. Tremont Avenue. Parades up 150th St from Memorial Field into Whitestone by Gleasons Funeral Home. There was a gate and the Tropicana trucks came and went from the lot. ft with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms 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. Excellent single house with 5 beds and 3 baths come with t. My mom was born in 1926 she just turn 91 and she also lives in Florida now. In Whitestone. ), Mr. Campbell was an old kind of nasty man. They sell for upwards of 300,000. Daniel J. Gilligan was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 17th, 1942. Alas, post 9/11 I believe there is a full time police presence and/or other means to prevent that. There was a sunken concrete sprinkler area in the park. I used to walk to Whitestone pool & Ft Totten as a kid. Does anyone know the name or have any info on it.? Ive parallel experiences to yours. That was the go to bakery for our entire family. Many Hi. I did not have her, but Did she have reddish hair? Its original name was Levitt House and the initials LH were imbedded in the tile floor of each of the 32 lobbies. The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, dances and other social functions, closed in 1989. During heavy snowstorms your Dad would plow our street (15th Drive between 149th and 150th). Beechurst had a beach i went to as a child next to tropicana etc. This should have remained a historic town. I often check real estate values for Beechhurst and I am amazed what houses are selling As close to small town America as you could get. I recall a while on black sign in the the lobby of their apartment house with the initials LH on it. 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. Oh, and Artie Quicks candy store next to and later taken over by Storks Bakery. 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. I also went to St. Lukes School and was a Booster Beach member. where I could practice my skills at actually throwing the papers to the stoops of the homes. The wing and gym and auditorium were not built yet. Accordingtothe historian Strabo, its name is Phoenician for rise by the shore.. Across the East River, Ferry Point Park also has a curved shoreline that was designedfora beach. Great memories! Then I had three private houses on Powels Cove Blvd. Near the eponymous bridge, Francis LewisParkoccupies aportionof the former estate of AmericanrevolutionaryFrancis Lewis. 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. Live in Babylon now. Following its closing in 1989, the property was subdivided for tract mansions accessed by private streets. I worked there 1 summer while in college. Yes, The Bertlesons made their own chocolates and they were good! I delivered the Long Island Star Journal to Building 16 at LeHarve from 1966-1968, perhaps you were one of my customers? 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. I walked from my apartment by the golf course, with my mother. Growing up in Whitestone in the 60s and 70s, the waterfront (other than F. L. 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