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The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, dances and other social functions, closed in 1989. 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. I went to it between 55 and 62 but I see you were still going there in 1973. Most of Fort Tottens coastline is rocky, unsuitable for a beach. PS 79 for kindergarten, and St Lukes for 1-8 grade. The while at Kents blew at 7:45 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and again at quttin time at 4:00 p.m. Time frame = Summer 1953 & 1954 ~OR~ Summer 1954 & 1955. Loved it! 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 did not have her, but Did she have reddish hair? She didnt even know she had been shot. What a loss. Doug, its like you picked the memories right out of MY head. We moved there in 1958. WOW. Hope you are happy and healthy! So as the war progressed, to spite him, the US Army (the North) confiscated his plantation (wife was still home) and immediately began burying bodies on his front lawn. Before Bay Bridge Condominiums were built on the property in 1980, the DEP did testing on the property and determined there was no contamination. Ed Winters, are you related to Robert, now in Cambridge? Does anyone remember an old wooden school house on 12th Road between Clintonville St and 152nd St? I went to St Lukes for 1st and 2nd grade and PS 79 for 3rd through 6th. Countryside Montessori 8 Week Camp is the answer. Mr. Softee. I grew up in the 70s so remember some of the stuff you are mentioning. Thanks for thes insightfull kodak moments, it makes me proud my dad chose this area to live. My summers I lived at Beechhurst beach. Maureen Kopelman It was chlorinated pretty well so no one every got sick. I wouldnt call it an elite neighborhood, but I do call it home. A couple of these streets reach the waters edge, but it does not appear that there is a beach in use at Cresthaven. Oh well. 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,. I also adored Storks and hung out at Bertlesons..loved the Italian ices or sherbet they had in the little white paper cups. originally stretched all the way down to the Randazzo is ringing a bell. It was a wonderful time. Its swimming pool however, is open to the public during the summer. So safe back then. The pool is a fond memory. Im on the island now and its great but nothing beat Whitestone back in the day. Patrick met and married his "Sweetheart" Deirdre (O'Brien) Dolan on the tennis courts of Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. Archie would run into the basement and find anything you needed. Estupendo condo de venta en Walnut, CA. Do you remember the place? Im trying to find out the name of the rowboat rental at the foot of Clintonville Street across from the Whitestone armory. 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. Playing paddleball on Saturdays and in the summer across from JHS 185 Bleeker As a formerresidentialcommunity, Fort Totten had its own post office, zip code, swimming pool, little league and street signs. End of 154st. everyone Loved Storks. Last Sold Price I loved those days! I also went to St. Lukes School and was a Booster Beach member. There were two camps. Then I had three private houses on Powels Cove Blvd. I would bet the wiring, etc. Frank was my Grampa! rubber loop that went around your angle/wrist which held the key you needed for your locker. 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. "My real estate mentor always said, 'Never fall . Same with the whitestone pool and cresthaven gone. 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. I remember walking to Sams Penny Store on 14th Avenue with its glass cases of loose candy. My Dad sold our house many years ago, I have been told that they built 4 houses on his property. A Mr Zappavigna a contractor lived on 154th St right at the end of 14th Ave. Maybe we had one or 2 beers once in a while. She had 2 older brothers Eddie and Gene and one younger brother Bobby. She was 21, and I was 20. Whitestone then was a classic old town. Its original name was Levitt House and the initials LH were imbedded in the tile floor of each of the 32 lobbies. One of them collapsed as I recall and Campbell got hurt as he was on the stairs when they broke. 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. This is not the official website of this company. Tropicana had property at the foot of 154th street in Beechhurst. Many more memories to share but another time. They primarily conducted testing on Uranium and Thorium. Remember the Juke Box on the handball courts and older teenagers dancing especially the girls with big hair. Bridge Gulls [SpliceToday] It was a German themed deli then, I worked there a number of years while attending college. I really loveWhitestone and PS 79 and have many wonderful memories of my childhood. Whitestone, NY 11357. Was Ritchie Ferraro the younger brother of Dino Ferraro? 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. Because Beechhurst shares the 11357 zip code with the more populated neighborhood of Whitestone, it is regarded by outsiders as part of Whitestone to the dismay of some residents. Ft. $403 per Sq. Jones Beach field 6 then Nathans in Oceanside. They are co-ops and have been since the mid 80s . I too was born in 1962, lived in Whitestone, and also attended PS 79. 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. How they managed to open that ill never know. It was a scene man! 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. I grew up in Beechhurst, and lived on Riverside Drive. He officiated the marriage ceremony of my wife and I. If I remember correctly your family lived on Powells Cove Blvd. I remember the raft wellas well as the rats and Coney Island whitefish in the east riverbut we survived! I remember it had an old mansion house and a large, for a little kid, wooded area. One was Wide Wings and was closer to the Throgs Neck bridge. 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. 79 in the 30s. gave me when I left for the Army. I remember the Then first grade at PS 192. 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. GT&Es Administration Building. He was quite intimidating. If I remember correctly, you were a cute dark haired boy and a cub scout. I worked there for Frank Tokar that ran the entire facility. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. My mother always spoke of Mrs. Day. St Lukes Bazaar every summer with the huge gambling tents for the over 18 crowd I would love to get some information on him. View sample full report Residential For Sale nearby Commercial Real Estate nearby Real Estate Reports: I remember there sign saying 100, 000 served, then finally a Million. 3 generations of my family, the Currys, lived in Beechhurst. Nice to read your comment. As Whitestone has a large Greek population, it is possible that the streets name comes from the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea. Maybe she was wearing a kimono! Still remember the sign posted at the counter Thou shall not steal or thou shall get thy ass kicked. Hi Jerry! NY-Crystal River Yacht Club. Storks bakery had the BEST ever hard rolls, could not wait till after mass on Sunday morning to pick them up! So beautiful there and such wonderful times the best 12 summers of my life. 312 . Sometimes I would have to get a haircut at Frenchys Barber Shop. The dirt road on 12 ave and 154 The Beechhurst food market DiMaggios pizza stuies candy store 193 park beechhurst Beach hanging out . 17th Ave between 150th Place and Clintonville St was a dirt road. Artie Quicks was tired and old when I hung out in Whitestone (yes, on the street corners). 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. i grew up in whitestone on 12 th road off of 150th street. 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 ). there was a very large cement dug out area dug with lots of sprinklers! My house on 12th ave bet 154 and 157th st is all redone . I have talked about and have wondered what happened to the cute little dark haired boy from so long ago. When I was drafted. At this location (by some accounts) East River becomes known as Long Island Sound. Great memories of my years in Cambridge. Its shoreline is largely comprised of upper income tract mansions and high rise apartments. Across the street from Samos Lane, a fire hydrant is tastefully wrapped by paving stones. 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. 725 . Bingo.Worked my way up to busboy then waiter It did get noisy mid 70s since most of us had dirt bikes. This is me: PS193 (class of 61), St.Lukes (63) Bishop Reilly (67) Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. 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. 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? Silver Star and other local Bands would build a stage and run a power line from the lamp posts. He dedicated his life to the CYO and children wherever he was! Whitestone, NY 11357. The drinking age was 18 ?!?!? 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? I too went to CYO day camp. Hot Rods up and down the Boulevard. 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. ? Beers Avenue and Walter Reed Road. I had Mrs. Bennett for 1st and 2nd grade. It was. While some of the buildings on the former base are actively used as offices andtrainingfacilities,others are in a dilapidated state, ravaged by themoistureandwinds of the bay. The green knife sharpening truck ringing its bell. My brother knew one of her sons, I think his name was Paul. 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. 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. 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 . Oh well. Find your perfect home in Venetian Isle, Boynton Beach, FL. That the old Sylvania or GE property had some type of radioactive incident around 1960? I lived on 26th Ave off of 150th in Flushing but we went there a lot. I remember having a sundae at the counter and the ice cream and syrup dripping over the side of the metal tulip shaped dish. It was officially named The Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corporation Metallurgical Laboratory. I delivered the Long Island Star Journal, which yielded to the Long Island Press in 1968. Neither ever went beyond planning stage. Im now 72 but I still have many vivid memories of growing up at CYO way back then. There was a Navy destroyer escort (Harris) docked there. Bet we crossed paths in the past. 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. I would love to find some old pictures of the place. No excuses! I delivered the Long Island Star Journal to Building 16 at LeHarve from 1966-1968, perhaps you were one of my customers? Whitestone is the northernmost neighborhood in Queens, situated between Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. 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. In 2000, about 16 acres of the 22-acre site were sold to a developer that built 110 luxury homes on the site. Went to Boosters beach and sold my share/spot, what an idiot I am!!!! The 10th Ave crowd was the Sinobrias, Siracusas, and Larsens 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. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday] Some of my friends around 17th Ave were the Skaats, Weiss, Rice, LaPlace, Hertz, Thorgensen. The master bedroom and living room had wall-to-wall windows on the exterior wall. There were two pools in Whitestone Cresthaven and the Whitestone pool and Haylocks Day Camp across from Whitestone pool. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Good Humor Trucks. After she died it was sold for a great deal of money. 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. I grew up in Whitestone 1947-1959. They sell for upwards of 300,000. I went to the day camp at 184 for one summer in the early 70s. $25 a day made me feel wealthy. I hope you will see my message. Admission at that time was $1.50 . I walked from my apartment by the golf course, with my mother. Staff Shaune Randles. There were a set of whistles every day telling workers it was time to be at work. At 11:15 p.m. exactly, John saw me across the room, walked quickly over and asked me to dance. I AM OLD ENOUGH to remember the CYO summer day camp at Cresthaven Country Club in northern Whitestone. . Sneaking into Whitestone Pool, diving from the high dive and doing multiple flips Had to have been around 1967. Weepy's pool hall was a famous fixture for many years, as was Jimmy's luncheonette . John I came here in search of info about Whitestone Pool and you seem to have many memories of it. My gramps was a regular customer. I too attended the PS 184 Day Camp (Summertime only for two summers). Cherry Valley, Cedar Lane, Freddys Pizza, Carvel, Genovese Drug store, Bohacks, Stationery on 150th St and 14th Ave where you could get candy and comic books Crime did not even exist. 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. 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. Live in Babylon now. The Oleskiew families lived a few houses north on 154 st and on 14th Ave across from me. FNY will soon have a more comprehensive look at Fort Totten. Here are some of mine: I was a counselor there during the summers of 1960 and 1961. 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! There were wooden booths to sit in. I had never heard about the collapsing stairs. I did , however, find this amazing YouTube video of Whitestone pool 1963/1964 which I feel you could more closely identify with than I can. They were just happy care-free days with great kids and counselors. We hung out in front of Dirty Bobs candy store. I am interested in information about P.S. BLACK LIVES MATTER. Most of the homes on the six-acre site will have approximately 2,500 square feet of living space with four bedrooms and four full bathrooms, according to Tim O'Sullivan of Fulcrum Real Estate. 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. ), you should see it I remember riding my bike through the empty lot and seeing pools of colored purple, orange and green water in the mud. 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. 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. If you crossed the street not at her corner, she would make you cross back and forth 10 times saying thats a corner. Fleming and introduced him to Cresthaven, where he ended up running the CYO camp. Was Bertlesons the little ice cream parlor near Storks? I have a photo of my brother wearing a Wide Wings tee shirt. Great times! Real terra incognita as they say. I cry when I go back and dont want to keep doing it to myself. 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. 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. I often check real estate values for Beechhurst and I am amazed what houses are selling I enjoyed walking down memory lane and am so thankful for my time on 11th and 13th Avenues. Buried in the Old Fort on the ground floor by the tunnel and the entrance road from the pier. 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. Ficks market was the butcher shop across the street from my house on 17th Ave and 150th St. He conducted our Pre Cana by asking us to give him a tour of SUNY Maritime College (where I graduated college). 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. Behind the dead-end are the Wildflower townhouses. Surprisingly, I visited the Beechurst in 2017, 50 years after I delivered there, and the swastica tiles were still there! 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. But still..??? On December 3 I, 1958, thirty-eight skiers at Stowe, Vermont raised their glasses to welcome the New Year and toast the beginnings of the Cresthaven Ski Club. It has since been automated like all other lighthouses in the city. 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? This property was purchased by BADEA FELICIA for $1,463,000. Its sad what whitestone has become. 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. Me too! We used to enjoy the Sunday afternoon dances at Cresthaven Country Club. Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. Yes, The Bertlesons made their own chocolates and they were good! The red Spanish style tile roofs belonged to the The dances at the club in Cresthaven were quite the events. Only 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place got trophies. If this apartment ever went co-op or condo, itd be worth a mint! There was a gate and the Tropicana trucks came and went from the lot. Thanks for this. I played stick ball lots of times in Bohacks parking lot with Billy Collela. Such everlasting memories. Hope you see my message when you scroll down or up. Please excuse the last post, that was Edward Cleary on 14th Street in Whitestone queens. 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. He had a big first-floor office that faced the front yard. Cresthaven Country Club, operated by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, was located there for 39 years until it closed in 1989. The Company's current operating status is Active. Went down into the barges at the yacht club. I lived on 24rd ave. He was right across the river from it for 35 years and had never seen the campus. My mother went there as a child. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane is a House located in the Whitestone neighborhood in Queens, NY. How many residential units does this building have? 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 . That was in the sixtiesthe water got better since then thankfully.They were such good times. To answer your questions: a) Yes, Lieutenant Robert Lee did supervise the construction of both Fort Totten and its companion Fort Schuyler. The kids would spend half a day swimming and the other half in the park with bug juice before the bus ride home. A formercountry club, Cresthaven, Powells Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. They called us Star Boys in those days and, yes, we were all boys. View information about 307 Cresthaven Ln, 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 last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. Now Billions.should have bought stock when I first saw the sign!! Had a black iron fence surrounding it. Amazing the names changes = a) I remember the pool called CYO Pool but now know it as Cresthaven, and b) I remember the park/spray heads called Whitestone Park but now known as Francis Lewis Park. dances, rolling the tennis courts or painting at Whitestone pool ft. house located at 3-30 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 sold for $1,400,000 on Nov 16, 2021. Id take my bike down the hill toward the water and sometimes fish under the bridge with my grandfather (Poppy). Cottage, 14th Avenue east of 150th, with iron eagle. There were 50 paper routes in Whitestone and I had Route #42 which delivered to Beechurst. Then, at 8 a.m. 315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 was last sold in 07/06/2016 for $1,400,000. Hi Paul I went to st Lukes school my dad worked in the bank of manhattan on150th st larrycarroll my mom worked for dr glass I had a sister Joan Carroll @ a brother Larry nickname bubby. Hope you are happy and doing well. Also a similar sunken sand box. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. Overhead was the Goodyear Blimp with animation lighting up the sky. Was your mother Kay Curci? Excellent single house with 5 beds and 3 baths come with t. My best friend and I met our wives there. As you know, 1861, he sided with Virginia and the South and quickly went to the Confederate Richmond, leaving Washington behind. 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. Many summer days at CYO (bug juice) @ Cresthaven Pool, where, during its country club time, Bernie taught me the crawl. 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 am not sure I want to go back to see them. Known as Boosters Beach, itoccurringa narrow sliver of sand behind a tall fence. Have been for 45 years. starting as a youngster on the tennis court at what was then the Cresthaven Country Club. Lots of woods now all houses. As was the end of Murray St past 16th Rd. Still have the watch Fr Flemings brother Willie Frances Lewis Park was neverland to me. Newly listed Venetian Isle apartments for rent in Boynton Beach. If you scroll down or up (? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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! Following its closing in 1989, the property wassubdividedfor tract mansions accessed by private streets. Some wonderful memories reading this! Good ole Frans Candy Stores! Cresthaven A former country club, Cresthaven, Powell's Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. Hot Rod Magazine there taking pictures. 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