If there was a center of the Universe.. Whitestone would be it! It was a wonderful place to grow up, I often wonder what it is like now. Karl Bertleson (who used to work in that ice cream store) was one of the partners of the Whitestone Delicatessen (Across the street from Storks Bakery and Cherry valley) The other two were Richard Jensen and Ludwig Richardson. Hey Zoso! 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? The average person cannot live there anymore because it is too expensive, Where does the middle class live now anyway.? $389,000. If you crossed the street not at her corner, she would make you cross back and forth 10 times saying thats a corner. There was a Navy destroyer escort (Harris) docked there. My mother always spoke of Mrs. Day. In 1930, Hammerstein fell on hardtimesand sold the mansion. All Right Reserved. My sister had her wedding at Cresthaven CC. The tunnel someone mentioned was a distinct memory. dances, rolling the tennis courts or painting at Whitestone pool My summers I lived at Beechhurst beach. Whitestone is the northernmost neighborhood in Queens, situated between Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. Am I just imagining this or did it really exist?!? 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. I often check real estate values for Beechhurst and I am amazed what houses are selling As a private road, it has its own custom-made sign. Most of Fort Tottens coastline is rocky, unsuitable for a beach. Swam at the CYO. The building, as I recall was originally fronting 149 St with a large yard space behind it. There were a set of whistles every day telling workers it was time to be at work. The dirt road on 12 ave and 154 The Beechhurst food market DiMaggios pizza stuies candy store 193 park beechhurst Beach hanging out . CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706), AMERICAN LEGION ELMER E. BENNETT JR. POST NO. I had a vivid picture of the couple who ran the store but the name was not there. for, and I live in CaliforniaThey say you can never go home again,I guess that is the truth. The staff kept us safe by assigning colored swim caps according to our proficiency in the pool. I was active at Immanuel Lutheran church and my cousin Richeys wife taught at their school. Very decadent but it was MY MONEY! Me too! At the eastern end of Whitestone / Beechhurst, the shoreline curves south into Little Bay. 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. How they managed to open that ill never know. Tropicana was located on 154th street, off the water for deliveries by boat. 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. Across the East River, Ferry Point Park also has a curved shoreline that was designedfora beach. It was exciting! Patrick met and married his "Sweetheart" Deirdre (O'Brien) Dolan on the tennis courts of Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. Closer to the water, the pool had a pool house that overlooked the water and we used to take rowboats out into the river. It is not the small town I grew up in anymore, but to me, its still a great place to raise my family. We often talk if the best bakery ever: Storks, and their crumb cake, kruellers, cookies. 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. She used to make pizza on English muffin halves, even though there was a pizzeria next door. I remember Frans husband wearing a baggy cardigan and bedroom slippers in the store, cigarette hanging out of his mouth. He had a big first-floor office that faced the front yard. 3rd Avenue & 150th Street, Whitestone, NY 11357. Jones Beach field 6 then Nathans in Oceanside. I attended the CYO Day Camp from 1952 1960 when I became a Counselor. I also went to ps184 from you 1966 to 1972.What years were you there? I remember going on a school trip there in elementary school. 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. When the dance ended, I. This property in the 11357 zip code was built in 2001 and the lot size is 0.18 acres. We used to go right down on the rocks under the south anchorage and fish, smoke, hang-out, whatever. I remember taking a note into his office when I was a little girl. When the complex went co-op in the 80s , I believe, it could no longer be called by its original name and the developers had to decide whether to rip up 32 lobby floors or find a name that would have the same initials. Some wonderful memories reading this! There were 2 pools: the whitestone pool was the public pool at the end of the street. 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 remember riding my bike through the empty lot and seeing pools of colored purple, orange and green water in the mud. Its beach is useful for walking, launching canoes and fishing but signs inform visitors that swimming is prohibited. House I grew up in is still there; Zillows in the millions now seems absurd I thought we were poor . The Company's current operating status is Active. All are gone. Penny candylicorice, Bazookas, sugar dots on a paper stripin a little brown bag. from 66-68, but never heard anything about an Three Hidden Cemeteries [SpliceToday]. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. The wing and gym and auditorium were not built yet. /bartender. Good Humor Trucks. Before Bay Bridge Condominiums were built on the property in 1980, the DEP did testing on the property and determined there was no contamination. Bridge Gulls [SpliceToday] All the places everyone spoke about sparks a memory. She had a vivid memory of the Blizzard of 88 (thats 1888) that buried NYC in its greatest snowfall of all times! He played the saw and did ventriloquism with a dummy he would take out a suitcase. Was your mother Kay Curci? Mr. Harmon would perform in the auditorium occasionally. Riding bikes all over Beechhurst, Whitestone, malba. 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. The Whitestone pool was opened to the public. Plus in days before easy access to aerial photos, it was even harder to imagine what went on at the waters edge. 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 also adored Storks and hung out at Bertlesons..loved the Italian ices or sherbet they had in the little white paper cups. 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. Today, a simple skeleton tower with a beacon performs the duty. Does not look like it did in 1950s, especially the windows facing the 21st Road. 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. Reminiscent of Liggett Hall on Governors Island, it nearly spans the width of the peninsula. Ring-A-Lario until midnight. He was right across the river from it for 35 years and had never seen the campus. where I could practice my skills at actually throwing the papers to the stoops of the homes. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. I remember Kent Cleaners. Do you remember the place? Clintonville Does anyone remember a day camp on the water in Whitestone called Wide Wings? Rent a row boat andante buy sand worms for a day of fishing. Wonderful place to grow up in the 50s & 60s. I too attended the PS 184 Day Camp (Summertime only for two summers). 17th Ave between 150th Place and Clintonville St was a dirt road. Following the armys decommissioning of this historic base, thepeninsulais shared by the Fire Department, NYPD, Parks Department, Coast Guard and a smallremnantportion retained by the U.S. Army Reserve. Yesterday I came across a pamphlet from back in the day about joining the beach house beach. I dont think that type of man even exists any longer. Beechurst had a beach i went to as a child next to tropicana etc. That job taught me how to work and how to deliver and be reliable! Thats we went to meet girls, mostly unsuccessfully though! 5 bed 4 bath 3,180 sqft 4,592 sqft lot 3-30 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 Property Type Single Family Year Built 2000 Last Sold $1.4M in 2021 Price per sqft $440 Garage 2 Car Share this. Hope you are happy and healthy! Oh well. 79 in the 30s. rubber loop that went around your angle/wrist which held the key you needed for your locker. I remember Carvell and their raspberry sorbet and Storks with their jelly donuts. WE USE TO GO TO THE CYO SWIMMING , DOES ANYONE KNOW THE STREET IT WAS ON . I remember it had an old mansion house and a large, for a little kid, wooded area. Great times! Beers Avenue and Walter Reed Road. See if the property is available for sale or lease. Then 49 other kids and I had to fold our papers outside of the station office on Cross Island Parkway and 149th Street. Played in the woods between the Renaissance and Wide Wings with my brothers. 5 beds, 4 baths, 3180 sq. Was Bertlesons the little ice cream parlor near Storks? It was. If my memory serves me correct (and there is no guarantee these days!!!) I grew up in Whitestone 1947-1959. Ps 184 was my public school. $1,157,500. Finding homes for sale in Whitestone, Queens, NY has never been easier as our comprehensive directory currently contains more than 126 listings! I delivered the Long Island Star Journal to Building 16 at LeHarve from 1966-1968, perhaps you were one of my customers? 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 city acquired this park in 1937. I loved those days! 1st year = We played there, then boarded buses to the CYO Cresthaven Pool, went swimming and had lunch overlooking the East River and the next door dock and marina. Ice skating in Bowne Park. 14th Avenue between 149th and 150th. Entered window painting contests. I did not have her, but Did she have reddish hair? Geez old old memories. 120 Dehaven Drive 100 Dehaven Drive C resthaven Owners, Inc., is a three building cooperative apartment complex located in Northwest Yonkers. Such everlasting memories. last mansion left of those that had property that Lots of woods now all houses. 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. 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. Frances Lewis Park was neverland to me. That was the go to bakery for our entire family. Ft. Share Location Property Info Property History Public Records Schools Similar Homes Sold 3/26/21 View All Map Street View Elephas, Avanti and Camouflage (Mondays) Night Clubs rocked Bayside. We gave boat rides on the Manhattan at Cresthaven and on the African Queen and African King from Whitestone. Storks bakery had the BEST ever hard rolls, could not wait till after mass on Sunday morning to pick them up! Same with the whitestone pool and cresthaven gone. Many memories to bore you with but enjoyed reading these comments. She had 2 older brothers Eddie and Gene and one younger brother Bobby. Beechurst one for the second grade and so on. 3-35 Cresthaven Lane: Real Estate, school zoning and more information about 3-35 Cresthaven Lane in Whitestone Best Sicilian and white pizza was Freddies. And his property became Arlington Cemetery. Playing paddleball on Saturdays and in the summer across from JHS 185 Bleeker Ed Winters, are you related to Robert, now in Cambridge? 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. 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. I had The Beechurst, which is an iconic building still in existence today. Yesterday I wrote a Hi Jerry response to you. I have talked about and have wondered what happened to the cute little dark haired boy from so long ago. Search by owner name and find all properties currently or previously owned. There were wooden booths to sit in. 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 had to deliver the Sunday paper at 6 a.m. each week and one day we had a blizzard! Started by serving snacks at This building has 2 residential unit (s). Excellent single house with 5 beds and 3 baths come with t. Randazzo is ringing a bell. 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. David. I worked there I used the pool for one summer (1954 or 1955). The building was built in 1914 before Hitler had appropriated the swastica as his symbol. Address, neighborhood, city, or ZIP code. So off to Virginia he went. Re Le Havre- It was built by Levitt ( of the several Levittowns in the US) . This property was built in 2002. Cresthaven Country Club, operated by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, was located there for 39 years until it closed in 1989. I used to walk to Whitestone pool & Ft Totten as a kid. I had to get my papers, hop the Q-15 at 15th and 150th Street and deliver my papers! Its clearly gone now from the google earth view, but it had a huge pool in a T shape. Staff Shaune Randles. accident. wonderful Sunday afternoons we spent there in the early 60s. I attended Immanuel Lutheran School from 1959-1968. I spent the summers at the Beechhurst Beach,as well as my parents before me. ft with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms Son Georgie keep the place going.There was always thanks for the memories,i went to st.lukes school and p.s.79 for kindergarten. 330 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 | 26 Photos | MLS #3279227 - Movoto Virtual Tour 330 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, NY 11357 FOR SALE New 19 Hours Ago $1,588,000 5 Bd 3 Ba 3,180 Sqft Go See This Home with a Whitestone Agent Contact Agent 26 Photos Map Save Share Nearby Homes New 1 Hour Ago House For Sale $1,200,000 3 Bd 2 Ba 2,160 Sqft $556/Sqft Not sure if you replied here if I would receive it. Surprisingly, I visited the Beechurst in 2017, 50 years after I delivered there, and the swastica tiles were still there! I remember missing you and I still have. The fridge in the kitchen was mounted on the ceiling over the counter like an overhead kitchen cabinet! Aww, the memories. When one visits Little Bay Park, the curved coastline is reminiscent of Orchard Beach. I grew up on 14th ave next to Grace Church. The Bank of North America bought the property and the testing was surface only. As the first stones were being laid, he then was assigned to help design Fort Monroe, Hampton. Id take my bike down the hill toward the water and sometimes fish under the bridge with my grandfather (Poppy). Did you have questions about the camp? Whitestone, Queens, NY 11357. We too lived on 12th road between 154th and 157th. T TOKAR, FRANK A, 94 of Dunedin, FL passed away on December 23, 2012 at home surrounded by family. My name is Paul and my family lived on 6th Ave, four doors west of 149th My brother knew one of her sons, I think his name was Paul. Following its closing in 1989, the property was subdivided for tract mansions accessed by private streets. Time frame = Summer 1953 & 1954 ~OR~ Summer 1954 & 1955. The front window had a changing display for the season or holiday, and would feature boxes of candy you could buy. Hot Rods up and down the Boulevard. But this mystery teacher was into Japanese culture, and I have a memory of her walking down the hall carrying a samurai sword. 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 St Lukes Bazaar every summer with the huge gambling tents for the over 18 crowd But if you would like to friend request or message me, you will be able to find me on facebook as Monica Mosquera-Cannon. I remember swimming in Whitestone Pool. I have a photo of my brother wearing a Wide Wings tee shirt. This outcropping usedtohave a lighthouse that was operated by a keeper until around 1990. At other times, we went to Whitestone Pool. 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. If I missed a day, Mr. Weber the route director would have fired me! are any of my old friends out there?? They primarily conducted testing on Uranium and Thorium. I played countless games of softball in the PS 193 hardtop school yard and lost lots of money playing Whte Lighnng at the checkerboard tables in the school yard. Find your perfect home in Venetian Isle, Boynton Beach, FL. We covered all of Queens, and went a little into Brooklyn by the Queens border, and into the Bronx just over the Throgs Neck Bridge. 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. I miss the old Whitestone so much! View sample full report Residential For Sale nearby Commercial Real Estate nearby Real Estate Reports: 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. Here is a link to some photos of P.S. Thanks for this. Yes the CYO property started small the Brooklyn Diocese just took over the Cresthaven Country Club and its 2 pools, expanded by taking over the Whitestone Pool as the small day camp grew and grew and grew. They were just happy care-free days with great kids and counselors. What a loss. Maybe we had one or 2 beers once in a while. Neither ever went beyond planning stage. As a teenager I worked there 2 summers for $100 a summer. 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. The northeast extreme of Queens is an ear-shaped peninsula that was used as an army base between 1857 and 1995. 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 have to believe the building could have been renovated instead of destroyed. 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. MLS# 3327572. 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 . It was officially named The Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corporation Metallurgical Laboratory. I grew up with owners kids. I just discovered this blog and it brought back so many memories. 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. This is not the official website of this company. But I remember it well nonetheless. How about the Topless Bar off the Cross Island Service road in Beechurst. constructed. 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 the Juke Box on the handball courts and older teenagers dancing especially the girls with big hair. Also vacant is the Willett Farmhouse, hidden behind thick vegetation. The Frank was probably Frank Tokar who ran everything on the CYO property. Then first grade at PS 192. You could walk from the park to the CYO along the shore if you didnt mind climbing a few fences. He would do it as a favor to my Dad, George J Murray Jr (FDNY). I remember walking to Sams Penny Store on 14th Avenue with its glass cases of loose candy. We used to go there in our bathing suits to cool off! On summer days they had bands playing at the pool. Where was the Tropicana plant? I worked there 1 summer while in college. I remember at age 12 that I had to deliver those papers every day rain, snow, or shine and sickness or health! A lifetime ago!!! I like this post but to call a signal light a lighthouse is a stretch ,and I believe the only lighthouse in Whitestone ,the one with the bell was by where the original white stone was by the wildflower estate or hammerstein .ansion aka ripples on the water, 157-34 10th Ave. 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. Known as Boosters Beach, itoccurringa narrow sliver of sand behind a tall fence. Playing Asteroids and eating toasted buttered bagels at Bridge Lanes Jerry, 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? Anyone remember Carosons Hardware store on Francis Lewis off 26th ave? Then went under the locust trees to dry off and eat lunch. Whitestone contains Queens' lowest numbered present-day avenue: 2nd, which exists as a dead-end at the north end of 148th Street and 149th Place. Donny, a family member of Father Flemmings, pretty much ran the pool and lived in the house behind it. Second Avenue does not have sidewalks. I think she said he was the assistant principal. I attended PS 184. The building had significant shortcomings. Block Parties. 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. This 9-acre park covers aremnantof the property that belonged to Francis Lewis. Hello Jerry Friedman ! 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? I still have several entrance tickets for Whitestone Pool from 1973 . In French, its name translates as The Harbor. Completed in 1958, Le Havrecomprisesof 32 towers on 32 acres of waterfront land. Newly listed Brighton Condominiums apartments for rent in Boca Raton. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706) was incorporated on 07/15/1977 in New York. The original PS 79 was a building as I recall built in 1898 with an addition around 1916 and at least one more addition. Whitestone then was a classic old town. On the negative side, I remember a mother being shot in the stomach and killed by two boys playing with a .22 rifle. I remember Wide Wings camp. 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. Milk Maid was there before Mcdonalds opened. BLACK LIVES MATTER. 315 Cresthaven Ln is a home located in Queens County with nearby schools including Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy, Jhs 194 William Carr, and . A couple of these streets reach the waters edge, but it does not appear that there is a beach in use at Cresthaven. It was chlorinated pretty well so no one every got sick. I too also lived in Cambridge, Ma as a college student at Lesley College and Nanny. For 39 years, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Brooklyn operated the Cresthaven Country Club on 19.5 acres, including some on the river, providing thousands of city youngsters the chance. i grew up in whitestone on 12 th road off of 150th street. Oh well. (505) 431 - 5992; man jumps off cruise ship after fight with wife Went to Wide Wings and a nursery school near there that has become nameless in my memory. Lived near to Boosters in the late 60s. In 2004, a private cul-de-sac was constructed between Second Avenueandthe waters edge,containingfour extravagant Mediterranean palaces. 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. During heavy snowstorms your Dad would plow our street (15th Drive between 149th and 150th). It was the best bakery around. And the old mother of the husband or Fran lived with them in that small space in the back of the store. Alas, post 9/11 I believe there is a full time police presence and/or other means to prevent that. I also went to St. Lukes School and was a Booster Beach member. Any links to anything related would be great thx. Park used to offer one of my favorite quintessential NY experiences, which is hanging out in the cool space beneath a major bridge. I enjoyed walking down memory lane and am so thankful for my time on 11th and 13th Avenues. 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. The pool is a fond memory. 4 bed 2.5 bath 4,792 sqft lot 312 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 Property Type Single Family Year Built 2000 Last Sold $1M in 2009 Share this home Edit Facts Get your home value updates. Speaking of the Bronx, once every 2 weeks we went to the very famous Bronx Zoo folr half a day. On weekends and evenings it was open as a swim club. It had a great Playground with Monkey Bars and the Long Swing sets which are banned today. Was looking up the old neighborhood. I remember Cherry valley dairy, Storks, Freddies pizza, Chriss card shop. Lucille A Mackenzie Your Dad was referred to as Uncle Frank in our household. Parades up 150th St from Memorial Field into Whitestone by Gleasons Funeral Home. Replying to Howard Mellon: Thanks for the info. Went to Boosters beach and sold my share/spot, what an idiot I am!!!! The regulars called me Red. The modernist apartment complexs name seems like a nod to architect Le Corbusier,whopromoted the Tower-In-The-Park concept in the postwar period. Im a Zappavigna, my mother Madeline, Dad is Louie, who was a general contractor. Hi. Lighting Punks from Little Neck Bay for fireworks on the 4th of July. Stay happy and healthy! 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