Mr. Softee. Penny candylicorice, Bazookas, sugar dots on a paper stripin a little brown bag. Archie would run into the basement and find anything you needed. 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! 3 generations of my family, the Currys, lived in Beechhurst. everyone Loved Storks. 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. Remember spending how much time trying to figure how to best spend my 10 cent allowance. We too lived on 12th road between 154th and 157th. In Whitestone. I think it had an iron fence around it. I went to the day camp at 184 for one summer in the early 70s. One thing was that if you brought your lunch you had to eat in the auditorium due to lack of space in the cafeteria. Jones Beach field 6 then Nathans in Oceanside. I do not remember the name of my 3rd grade teacher but remember a boy named Gerald Friedman who was in that class with me. 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. View photos, public assessor data, maps and county tax information. This is all from memory, but it had acreage and was fenced. Great memories of my years in Cambridge. 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 She used to make pizza on English muffin halves, even though there was a pizzeria next door. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane was built in 2000 and has 2 stories and 2 units. Funny, I found this site when I got curious about the fate of Cresthaven & Whitestone Pools ( I left the east coast for the west in early in the early 1980s). Dad was employed as a railroad mail clerk and later was assigned to the Throggs Neck Post Office, where he worked for 37 years before retiring. I miss the old Whitestone. Milt, the Good Humor truck driver It was exciting! Our lunches were provided by the NYC Board of Ed. Why were people thinking? Silver Star and other local Bands would build a stage and run a power line from the lamp posts. To the left of the building was a ball field, but us older kids could hit softballs on the roof of the building. You had to keep winning to hold the court, very competetive. Whitestone officials are eyeing the six-1/2-acre former Cresthaven Country Club, now overgrown and boarded up, for use as a city park. No excuses! Fort Monroe was completed and then the Civil War broke out. 79primarily about how and why that magnificent building was torn down. Donny, a family member of Father Flemmings, pretty much ran the pool and lived in the house behind it. If this apartment ever went co-op or condo, itd be worth a mint! Such everlasting memories. I had a vivid picture of the couple who ran the store but the name was not there. accident. Between 1889 and 1908, WhitestonePointhad a romantic-looking lighthouse tower with a bell. I wish I could find some of these awards from the window painting constests to give to my son. 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. Elephas, Avanti and Camouflage (Mondays) Night Clubs rocked Bayside. Second Avenue does not have sidewalks. By SERGEY KADINSKY (I could hear all your parents partying at night). In French, its name translates as The Harbor. Completed in 1958, Le Havrecomprisesof 32 towers on 32 acres of waterfront land. I have some memories of my parents taking us when we were quite young to a park under the Whitestone Bridge for a picnic! 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. In 1930, Hammerstein fell on hardtimesand sold the mansion. I grew up in the corner house diagonally across from Gleasons Funeral home on 150th St. Hope you are happy and doing well. Since then, thepropertywas developed with upscale townhouses and the 15-room mansion was divided into six condo units. Investment property in WHITESTONE, NY located at 318 CRESTHAVEN LN. He had a big first-floor office that faced the front yard. Tropicana had property at the foot of 154th street in Beechhurst. My next door neighbor, Rosalee Reilly, in Whitestone was the VP for Personnel at Kents Cleaners her husband Charlie worked in the Post Office. 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. GT&Es Administration Building. I also went to St. Lukes School and was a Booster Beach member. Anyone remember Carosons Hardware store on Francis Lewis off 26th ave? In 1969:I keep my boat in Mayers Marina. Same with the whitestone pool and cresthaven gone. Thanks for this. Find properties near 307 Cresthaven Ln. . I attended PS 184. As we reported previously in College Point and North Astoria, Queens East River Shoreline is not as accessible. Then later, through my research I found a postcard from the Astoria Historical Society the showed the pool and dock/marina next door. Call today for an appointment 718-631-8900. As young teenagers we would get someone to buy us a bottle in Whitestone village and then go to the park, or hang out outside the Bowling Alley. @2019 - Forgotten New York. 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. If I missed a day, Mr. Weber the route director would have fired me! The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. The regulars called me Red. Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. Aww, the memories. 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. This building has 2 residential unit (s). /bartender. It was. thanks for the memories,i went to st.lukes school and p.s.79 for kindergarten. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] Good times! Has been gone a while. Its original name was Levitt House and the initials LH were imbedded in the tile floor of each of the 32 lobbies. 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. water before the Cross Island Pkwy was Following its closing in 1989, the property was subdivided for tract mansions accessed by private streets. Playing paddleball on Saturdays and in the summer across from JHS 185 Bleeker Beechurst had a beach i went to as a child next to tropicana etc. Payment $9,110 /mo * Refinance Your Home Homes for Sale Near 315 Cresthaven Ln $1,899,000 4bd 3ba 3,180 sqft 150-64 Powells Cove Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11357 Listing by: Keller Williams Realty Greater Not sure if you replied here if I would receive it. Actually used to climb up the concrete anchorage for the Whitestone Bridge. The pool is a fond memory. So much around to keep us kids occupied growing up in the 70s. When the dance ended, I. A lifetime ago!!! But do you remember the stairwells that were in there with the glass with the wires in them? Surprisingly, I visited the Beechurst in 2017, 50 years after I delivered there, and the swastica tiles were still there! 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. there was a very large cement dug out area dug with lots of sprinklers! Playing DAC Baseball in Fort Totten then sneaking into the Fort and hiding when the MPs in the Green Jeep would come through the tunnel. View information about 307 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357. There were wooden booths to sit in. Still have the watch Fr Flemings brother Willie http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/view/all/what/PS%2B79?sort=identifier%2Cschool%2Cdate%2Csubject. 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. I was wondering if you are the same Gerald Friedman who I was in 3rd grade with at PS 79 in 1971. Yesterday I came across a pamphlet from back in the day about joining the beach house beach. Hey Zoso! It did get noisy mid 70s since most of us had dirt bikes. Reminiscent of Liggett Hall on Governors Island, it nearly spans the width of the peninsula. 79 in the 30s. We moved there in 1958. Also, nearby under the Throgs Neck Bridge was a horseshoe ring (still there) and Bands would play in the summertime. 315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 was last sold in 07/06/2016 for $1,400,000. It belonged to Dolores del Rio, a film celebrity back in the day. She spoke very fondly of the store and would run into former customers from time to time. 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. FNY will soon have a more comprehensive look at Fort Totten. Finally, F.L. 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 average person cannot live there anymore because it is too expensive, Where does the middle class live now anyway.? This property was built in 2002. I have to believe the building could have been renovated instead of destroyed. I am not old enough to remember that Milk Maid but went to McDonalds at that spot often and when i had kids to play in ball pit jungle gym. The old Beechurst Building had interesting tiles on the floor. Block Parties. There was a Navy destroyer escort (Harris) docked there. Now gone for more than 25 years, the club's large outdoor swimming pool provided welcome relief from summer's heat. Also a similar sunken sand box. Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. I grew up in Beechhurst, and lived on Riverside Drive. Thats we went to meet girls, mostly unsuccessfully though! Mostly good times, I have been trying to find information about the Whitestone ferry for many years. 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. Hi Margaret Deciccio.I my name is Linda. Find your perfect home in Venetian Isle, Boynton Beach, FL. When the war ended, he came home, packed up his family, and moved south to become Washington College President. It is not the small town I grew up in anymore, but to me, its still a great place to raise my family. I didnt have her, wither. I remember Kent Cleaners. Does anyone know the name or have any info on it.? constructed. A couple of these streets reach the waters edge, but it does not appear that there is a beach in use at Cresthaven. Maybe she was wearing a kimono! I too also lived in Cambridge, Ma as a college student at Lesley College and Nanny. wonderful Sunday afternoons we spent there in the early 60s. Also big wooden seesaws, metal swings, metal kiddie swings, high metal slides, and high, dangerous metal monkey bars. There were a set of whistles every day telling workers it was time to be at work. Overhead was the Goodyear Blimp with animation lighting up the sky. It has since been automated like all other lighthouses in the city. We hung out in front of Dirty Bobs candy store. This had to be around 1978. Cottage, 14th Avenue east of 150th, with iron eagle. 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. Entered window painting contests. Thanks, Worked my youth from 1963-1967 Not sure if we cover all the data-points you need? Ft. $403 per Sq. As close to Mels Drive Inn as you can get. This should have remained a historic town. Park used to offer one of my favorite quintessential NY experiences, which is hanging out in the cool space beneath a major bridge. Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. I used the pool for one summer (1954 or 1955). Rent a row boat andante buy sand worms for a day of fishing. T TOKAR, FRANK A, 94 of Dunedin, FL passed away on December 23, 2012 at home surrounded by family. I worked there I remember having a sundae at the counter and the ice cream and syrup dripping over the side of the metal tulip shaped dish. 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