It is one of the two last private beaches remaining on the Queens shoreline of the East River. Ice skating in Bowne Park. What else do you know about Sylvania besides the rumor? I worked there 1 summer while in college. 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. 3-35 Cresthaven Lane: Real Estate, school zoning and more information about 3-35 Cresthaven Lane in Whitestone I recognize Philmoony and Bill Tekverk I called a Billy to identify some of the people in the photos how can I get it on this blog the photos I think you guys may find it interesting, Hi joanie you lived on my block Howie your sister Alita I hope I spelled it right how are you Brenda you lived across the street too how is your brother Jerry How are you frank? If I remember correctly, you were a cute dark haired boy and a cub scout. I lived in bldg 16 apartment 2D. Tropicana was located on 154th street, off the water for deliveries by boat. It was officially named The Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corporation Metallurgical Laboratory. Speaking of the Bronx, once every 2 weeks we went to the very famous Bronx Zoo folr half a day. I cant remember the Asian Restaurant in the whitestone shopping center other than it had some reputation. I spent the summers at the Beechhurst Beach,as well as my parents before me. T TOKAR, FRANK A, 94 of Dunedin, FL passed away on December 23, 2012 at home surrounded by family. Milk Maid was there before Mcdonalds opened. Lots of woods now all houses. I just enjoyed reading everyones posts so much. We put life jackets on all the campers and sailed under both the Whitestone and Throggs Neck Bridge. Find investment properties for sale in Queens County Click Here The largest unused building at Fort Totten is the former hospital, which flanks the Parade Ground. Where was the Tropicana plant? Does anyone remember a day camp on the water in Whitestone called Wide Wings? Played in the construction site for Cryder House. 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. Live in Babylon now. Ive fond memories of Freddies Pizzeria in the Village, with its hitching post and a slice that, at one time,cost the same as a subway ride, 20 cents. This had to be around 1978. They sell for upwards of 300,000. The northernmost avenue in Queens is Second Avenue, which is the first number in a grid sequence that extends to 165th Avenue in Howard Beach. The Company's current operating status is Active Company Info DOS ID: 441706 Current Entity Name: CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. Incorpration Date: 07/15/1977 Nice to read your comment. No crime sex violence. Locals said it was once one of the ferries that ran between Whitestone and the Bronx. 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). Vets fishing station .you could buy all your tackle. Whitestone, NY 11357. Its swimming pool however, is open to the public during the summer. Playing Asteroids and eating toasted buttered bagels at Bridge Lanes 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. It was the best bakery around. 315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 was last sold in 07/06/2016 for $1,400,000. Newly listed Venetian Isle apartments for rent in Boynton Beach. 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 wonder where he lived and where he studied. Cresthaven Country Club, operated by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, was located there for 39 years until it closed in 1989. That job taught me how to work and how to deliver and be reliable! Frances Lewis Park was neverland to me. 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. There were two camps. We have become a small city with many diversified cultures. I remember it had an old mansion house and a large, for a little kid, wooded area. If I remember correctly your family lived on Powells Cove Blvd. I think it had an iron fence around it. This is me: PS193 (class of 61), St.Lukes (63) Bishop Reilly (67) never regretted leaving. starting as a youngster on the tennis court at what was then the Cresthaven Country Club. My good friend Obi worked at Whitestone Deli when we were teens. I so miss the crumb cake and pecan ring we would get every Sunday at Storks. 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. where I could practice my skills at actually throwing the papers to the stoops of the homes. I think the pizza man was Sal or Vito. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane was built in 2000 and has 2 stories and 2 units. Yesterday I wrote a Hi Jerry response to you. Im on the island now and its great but nothing beat Whitestone back in the day. PS 79 for kindergarten, and St Lukes for 1-8 grade. When the war ended, he came home, packed up his family, and moved south to become Washington College President. The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, dances and other social functions, closed in 1989. We gave boat rides on the Manhattan at Cresthaven and on the African Queen and African King from Whitestone. One was Wide Wings and was closer to the Throgs Neck bridge. In Whitestone. My gramps was a regular customer. I went to kindergarten in that school early 1958. It was exciting! originally stretched all the way down to the He had a huge English Mastiff dog which used to patrol at night. How about the Topless Bar off the Cross Island Service road in Beechurst. It was run by Father Flemming. The green knife sharpening truck ringing its bell. couldnt support modern electronics. We used to enjoy the Sunday afternoon dances at Cresthaven Country Club. Sometimes I would have to get a haircut at Frenchys Barber Shop. He was right across the river from it for 35 years and had never seen the campus. . Then first grade at PS 192. 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. I had The Beechurst, which is an iconic building still in existence today. One thing was that if you brought your lunch you had to eat in the auditorium due to lack of space in the cafeteria. Have been for 45 years. Spent a lot of time of my time in Francis Lewis Park. The rest is a private park-like terrain. Time frame = Summer 1953 & 1954 ~OR~ Summer 1954 & 1955. I also adored Storks and hung out at Bertlesons..loved the Italian ices or sherbet they had in the little white paper cups. Plenty of places to ride. OFF MARKET 315 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, NY 11357 Whitestone 4 Beds 4 Baths 4,000 sqft $1,637,700 Trulia Estimate as of Jan 8, 2023 Est. We were middle class. The property has a long and mixed history. I was wondering if you are the same Gerald Friedman who I was in 3rd grade with at PS 79 in 1971. They called us Star Boys in those days and, yes, we were all boys. The northeast extreme of Queens is an ear-shaped peninsula that was used as an army base between 1857 and 1995. Only 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place got trophies. They went on to raise 2 daughters on E. Tremont Avenue. Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. I do remember the stairwells. Hi Fred: Are you related to College Points infamous Mayers Marina? A lifetime ago!!! Overhead was the Goodyear Blimp with animation lighting up the sky. 323 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357. All Right Reserved. We often talk if the best bakery ever: Storks, and their crumb cake, kruellers, cookies. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday] How they managed to open that ill never know. St Lukes Bazaar every summer with the huge gambling tents for the over 18 crowd As you know, 1861, he sided with Virginia and the South and quickly went to the Confederate Richmond, leaving Washington behind. I loved those days! CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706) was incorporated on 07/15/1977 in New York. 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. Some of them had the image of swasticas! It was across the street from the old Naval reserve building by the CYO camp. Silver Star and other local Bands would build a stage and run a power line from the lamp posts. The dances at the club in Cresthaven were quite the events. Dear Rich, a few years ago I stumbled into a Facebook page being posted by a fellow named Ritchie Ferraro. I went to it between 55 and 62 but I see you were still going there in 1973. That was the go to bakery for our entire family. As we reported previously in College Point and North Astoria, Queens East River Shoreline is not as accessible. I remember the I used to think it meant LeFrak House until now. Does anyone remember an old wooden school house on 12th Road between Clintonville St and 152nd St? I loved Whitestone in those days! We hung out in front of Dirty Bobs candy store. 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. Cresthaven A former country club, Cresthaven, Powell's Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. Im named after him. The 10th Ave crowd was the Sinobrias, Siracusas, and Larsens 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. New York is becoming too gentrified. I am not sure I want to go back to see them. 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! I am looking for information about the Day camp that was at PS 184 back in the 70s. So safe back then. The dirt road on 12 ave and 154 The Beechhurst food market DiMaggios pizza stuies candy store 193 park beechhurst Beach hanging out . Mr. Harmon would perform in the auditorium occasionally. My best friend and I met our wives there. That there is a tunnel (which has caved in) under the bay connecting Fort Totten to Fort Schyler? John I came here in search of info about Whitestone Pool and you seem to have many memories of it. If that bothers you in any way, you don't belong here.. or anywhere. That the old Sylvania or GE property had some type of radioactive incident around 1960? Each apartment has a terrace and full-length windows. Near the eponymous bridge, Francis LewisParkoccupies aportionof the former estate of AmericanrevolutionaryFrancis Lewis. An important ferry landing prior to the construction of Whitestone Bridge, the community was served by the Long Island Railroad until 1932. Many 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. Yes It was on the shore in Queens, not far west of the Throgs Neck Bridge, on which construction was just being finished my first year there. Also a similar sunken sand box. last mansion left of those that had property that Then 49 other kids and I had to fold our papers outside of the station office on Cross Island Parkway and 149th Street. Ft. $403 per Sq. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhRMoU-KDZU. 725 . After she died it was sold for a great deal of money. (We went to Carvel all the time.) The old Beechurst Building had interesting tiles on the floor. You had to keep winning to hold the court, very competetive. 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. 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. ft with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms Still have the watch Fr Flemings brother Willie I would love to get some information on him. Hope you are happy and doing well. 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 ). 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? There was a sunken concrete sprinkler area in the park. The building had significant shortcomings. The cresthaven country club pool was only for the CYO kids and for the country club people after the camp. Cottage, 14th Avenue east of 150th, with iron eagle. 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. Newly listed Brighton Condominiums apartments for rent in Boca Raton. Ed do you have a brother Robert in Cambridge, MA? To the left of the beach entrance is a private segment of Riverside Drive, where one can find eight oversize tract mansions with their own docks and waterfront pools. The while at Kents blew at 7:45 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and again at quttin time at 4:00 p.m. i grew up in whitestone on 12 th road off of 150th street. Its shoreline is largely comprised of upper income tract mansions and high rise apartments. 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. Excellent single house with 5 beds and 3 baths come with t. Its original name was Levitt House and the initials LH were imbedded in the tile floor of each of the 32 lobbies. And the old mother of the husband or Fran lived with them in that small space in the back of the store. We moved there in 1958. Between 1889 and 1908, WhitestonePointhad a romantic-looking lighthouse tower with a bell. The 70s were like the wild west. Weepy's pool hall was a famous fixture for many years, as was Jimmy's luncheonette . It cost $1.25 in those days. A couple of these streets reach the waters edge, but it does not appear that there is a beach in use at Cresthaven. I miss the old Whitestone so much! 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. Jones Beach field 6 then Nathans in Oceanside. The drinking age was 18 ?!?!? The mansions are overcrowding what used to beautiful old farm houses and Tudors. Bug juice and cookies before the ride home. Refi. Loved it! In 2000, about 16 acres of the 22-acre site were sold to a developer that built 110 luxury homes on the site. View information about 307 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357. Finally, F.L. I am interested in information about P.S. Thats we went to meet girls, mostly unsuccessfully though! The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. Hello Jerry Friedman ! The Frank was probably Frank Tokar who ran everything on the CYO property. I often check real estate values for Beechhurst and I am amazed what houses are selling I had to get my papers, hop the Q-15 at 15th and 150th Street and deliver my papers! Ps 184 was my public school. As of 10/26/2022 the estimated market value is $1,752,000. Monsignor Gordon, Father Hannon, Sisters Virginia Ann, Margaret Mary, Mrs. Delavalle, Mrs. Lavin, and the crossing guard, Mrs. Yannity. There was an old abandoned Divco type truck (think old milk truck) way out back used for storage and a few small kids buildings to play in. Elephas, Avanti and Camouflage (Mondays) Night Clubs rocked Bayside. This outcropping usedtohave a lighthouse that was operated by a keeper until around 1990. He had a big first-floor office that faced the front yard. 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