I remember swimming in Whitestone Pool. Jones Beach field 6 then Nathans in Oceanside. All of those playground items are now probably considered too dangerous but somehow you and I an tens of thousands of other kids survived it! I just discovered this blog and it brought back so many memories. I remember riding my bike through the empty lot and seeing pools of colored purple, orange and green water in the mud. The master bedroom and living room had wall-to-wall windows on the exterior wall. Graduated from St. Lukes in 1976. I grew up with owners kids. Ice skating in Bowne Park. But this mystery teacher was into Japanese culture, and I have a memory of her walking down the hall carrying a samurai sword. I worked there Great deli!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There were wooden booths to sit in. I remember walking to Sams Penny Store on 14th Avenue with its glass cases of loose candy. The largest unused building at Fort Totten is the former hospital, which flanks the Parade Ground. 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. One thing was that if you brought your lunch you had to eat in the auditorium due to lack of space in the cafeteria. (I could hear all your parents partying at night). The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, dances and other social functions, closed in 1989. I have a neighbor who attended P.S. I used to think it meant LeFrak House until now. Waldbaums Shopping Center was built, giving us a supermarket and some small shops like Stage Variety Store and a pizza place, a bank, etc. 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. So safe back then. Such everlasting memories. I spent the summers at the Beechhurst Beach,as well as my parents before me. are any of my old friends out there?? 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. Hope you are happy and doing well. Also big wooden seesaws, metal swings, metal kiddie swings, high metal slides, and high, dangerous metal monkey bars. Locals said it was once one of the ferries that ran between Whitestone and the Bronx. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane is a House located in the Whitestone neighborhood in Queens, NY. I remember Wide Wings camp. FNY will soon have a more comprehensive look at Fort Totten. When it went Condo, my mother bought it. She had 2 older brothers Eddie and Gene and one younger brother Bobby. Ed do you have a brother Robert in Cambridge, MA? Became Toms deli for many years never regretted leaving. 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. I would love to find some old pictures of the place. 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. When I had moved away to Peekskill, NY in April 1973, you sent me a letter. Weepy's pool hall was a famous fixture for many years, as was Jimmy's luncheonette . How did it change so much ugh. 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. One of them collapsed as I recall and Campbell got hurt as he was on the stairs when they broke. 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. An aunt and uncle of mine used to live in the Le Havre apartments. 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. Frances Lewis Park was neverland to me. Forgotten NY correspondent. To the right of the building was the pool, and then open space. I remember Carvell and their raspberry sorbet and Storks with their jelly donuts. They primarily conducted testing on Uranium and Thorium. There were 50 paper routes in Whitestone and I had Route #42 which delivered to Beechurst. 3-35 Cresthaven Lane: Real Estate, school zoning and more information about 3-35 Cresthaven Lane in Whitestone 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 . 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. We used to go there in our bathing suits to cool off! The red Spanish style tile roofs belonged to the I delivered the Long Island Star Journal to Building 16 at LeHarve from 1966-1968, perhaps you were one of my customers? An important ferry landing prior to the construction of Whitestone Bridge, the community was served by the Long Island Railroad until 1932. No crime sex violence. 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. I lived in bldg 16 apartment 2D. Especially after Mass at St Lukes on Sunday. It had a great Playground with Monkey Bars and the Long Swing sets which are banned today. It was a scene man! So few secret places to hang out at anymore. Its clearly gone now from the google earth view, but it had a huge pool in a T shape. The kids would spend half a day swimming and the other half in the park with bug juice before the bus ride home. Like me and you, he had a childhood using the CYO aka Cresthaven Pool. Then I had three private houses on Powels Cove Blvd. Lighting Punks from Little Neck Bay for fireworks on the 4th of July. Hi. Booths and counter, still remember it clear as a bell after all this time. Doug, its like you picked the memories right out of MY head. 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. 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 Nice to read your comment. 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. Investment property in WHITESTONE, NY located at 318 CRESTHAVEN LN. couldnt support modern electronics. There was a sunken concrete sprinkler area in the park. I worked there 1 summer while in college. As of 10/26/2022 the estimated market value is $1,752,000. How many residential units does this building have? My mother always spoke of Mrs. Day. It was officially named The Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corporation Metallurgical Laboratory. A lifetime ago!!! 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 ). Acrossthe bay from Utopia Parkway is Fort Totten and behind it is Great Neck. 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. 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. Countryside Montessori 8 Week Camp is the answer. Archie would run into the basement and find anything you needed. Weddings Since then, thepropertywas developed with upscale townhouses and the 15-room mansion was divided into six condo units. As the first stones were being laid, he then was assigned to help design Fort Monroe, Hampton. Hi Anne Marie Im thinking your family must know my moms family Eddie and Loretta Day were my grandparents, he was the mail man out of the Post Office on a 150th street and delivered to all of Beachurst. Cresthaven also had on their grounds both the Whitestone Boat Club and Cresthaven Yacht Club which remnants may still be seen possibly today. Many more memories to share but another time. If I remember correctly your family lived on Powells Cove Blvd. I also adored Storks and hung out at Bertlesons..loved the Italian ices or sherbet they had in the little white paper cups. At the landing of 158th Street near Riverside Drive, a waterfront parcel as wide as the street belongs to Beechhurst Property Owners Association (BPOA) whose logo resembles a DOT-issue bridgedirectionalsign. I miss the old Whitestone so much! Thanks for the memories! The well-maintained buildings and grounds are 97% shareholder owned and feature a total of 217 units ranging from studios and one bedroom with one bath to two-bedrooms with one and one-half baths. My sister had her wedding at Cresthaven CC. The 10th Ave crowd was the Sinobrias, Siracusas, and Larsens The 2 pools were for Cresthaven and the CYO. There was a gate and the Tropicana trucks came and went from the lot. She used to make pizza on English muffin halves, even though there was a pizzeria next door. 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. Had to have been around 1967. I wish I could find some of these awards from the window painting constests to give to my son. If this apartment ever went co-op or condo, itd be worth a mint! I am interested in information about P.S. 3rd Avenue & 150th Street, Whitestone, NY 11357. Tropicana was located on 154th street, off the water for deliveries by boat. Whitestone, NY 11357. I used the pool for one summer (1954 or 1955). Stay happy and healthy! How about the Topless Bar off the Cross Island Service road in Beechurst. She had a vivid memory of the Blizzard of 88 (thats 1888) that buried NYC in its greatest snowfall of all times! Good times! Puerto Madero N9710, Oficina 22, Pudahuel - Santiago | saudi arabian airlines flight 763 cvr transcript day camp (I think around noon for 2 hours). Whitestone, like many Queens communities, is refreshingly patriotic. Then later, through my research I found a postcard from the Astoria Historical Society the showed the pool and dock/marina next door. My mom was born in 1926 she just turn 91 and she also lives in Florida now. It is one of the two last private beaches remaining on the Queens shoreline of the East River. Between 1889 and 1908, WhitestonePointhad a romantic-looking lighthouse tower with a bell. Went to Boosters beach and sold my share/spot, what an idiot I am!!!! 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. My summers I lived at Beechhurst beach. He dedicated his life to the CYO and children wherever he was! Before Bay Bridge Condominiums were built on the property in 1980, the DEP did testing on the property and determined there was no contamination. It was across the street from the old Naval reserve building by the CYO camp. Hot Rod Magazine there taking pictures. But still..??? End of 154st. They sell for upwards of 300,000. The Clearview Golf course was our hang out. Campbell was the prinicipal when I was there as well. I remember Fran as well! The wing and gym and auditorium were not built yet. At the eastern end of Whitestone / Beechhurst, the shoreline curves south into Little Bay. I had relatives who lived in Whitestone. Anyone have any further info? All Right Reserved. The mansions are overcrowding what used to beautiful old farm houses and Tudors. 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? T TOKAR, FRANK A, 94 of Dunedin, FL passed away on December 23, 2012 at home surrounded by family. Hi Margaret Deciccio.I my name is Linda. Properties; Search by address to access the property report or search by location to build lists of properties. 12 year olds dont have much fear. We miss him dearly, thanks so much for mentioning and remembering him. Excellent single house with 5 beds and 3 baths come with t. Later she would pick me up. Then, at 8 a.m. Very decadent but it was MY MONEY! Learn how your comment data is processed. We have become a small city with many diversified cultures. At that time, there was a sunken school yard that was later filled in with an addition to the building. There was a Navy destroyer escort (Harris) docked there. Real terra incognita as they say. Where was the Tropicana plant? The green knife sharpening truck used to come down our block everyday(138 street between 11ave-14ave. Running between Beechhurst and Jamaica Estates, this roadway begins as a one-lane dead-end on the shore of Little Bay. 145-40 5 ave Whitestone, NY 11357: Presented by. Known as Boosters Beach, itoccurringa narrow sliver of sand behind a tall fence. David. I do remember the public pool at Cresthaven CYO (Which may have also been known as Whitestone Pool? Address, neighborhood, city, or ZIP code. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I remember at age 12 that I had to deliver those papers every day rain, snow, or shine and sickness or health! I would bet the wiring, etc. Here, residential developers hold sway and instead of parks, gated communities separate the public from the water. I had never heard about the collapsing stairs. 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. The Bank of North America bought the property and the testing was surface only. That job taught me how to work and how to deliver and be reliable! This promontory is known on maps as Cryders Point. On weekends and evenings it was open as a swim club. New York is becoming too gentrified. 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 There was NO ROOM FOR ERROR! 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). gave me when I left for the Army. Oh well. Riding our bikes in old Kent Cleaners off Clintonville and other lots before they were all gone. Any links to anything related would be great thx. They are co-ops and have been since the mid 80s . Went to PS 193, 79 and 30. I had The Beechurst, which is an iconic building still in existence today. Finally, F.L. I went to it between 55 and 62 but I see you were still going there in 1973. He had a huge English Mastiff dog which used to patrol at night. I also went to ps184 from you 1966 to 1972.What years were you there? CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706), AMERICAN LEGION ELMER E. BENNETT JR. POST NO. We enjoyed Freddies pizza too and the Clintonville Bar Restaurant for fried shrimp and spaghetti. Vets fishing station .you could buy all your tackle. 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? Parades up 150th St from Memorial Field into Whitestone by Gleasons Funeral Home. I attended Immanuel Lutheran School from 1959-1968. I too grew up in all theplaces mentionedBoosters Beach member#96.season pass to Whitestone pool..went to PS 79.Im 73 now and closing my eyes Im there againCarvel On 149st..BertelsonsStorks before First mass at St. Lukes..hard roll, best jelly donut Daily News funnies ..Dick Tracy on front and Dondi on the backcould go on and on as Im sure you know what Im talking aboutvery early 50s and 60sjoined Navy in 63 from Holy Cross HSSt Lukes was my grammar schoolgraduated in 59thats it for now but there a bunch more in memoriesLenny. Whitestone is the northernmost neighborhood in Queens, situated between Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. It was the best bakery around. 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. Here are some of mine: Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. 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. Id take my bike down the hill toward the water and sometimes fish under the bridge with my grandfather (Poppy). I remember Frans husband wearing a baggy cardigan and bedroom slippers in the store, cigarette hanging out of his mouth. My mother and father still live on 12 ave I am still in the neighborhood. 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. A former country club, Cresthaven, Powell's Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. 323 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357. You had to keep winning to hold the court, very competetive. One was Wide Wings and was closer to the Throgs Neck bridge. I have to believe the building could have been renovated instead of destroyed. Wow! I lived on 24rd ave. I have been trying to find a photo of the Kent water tower for years but with no luck. I attended the CYO Day Camp from 1952 1960 when I became a Counselor. Lived near to Boosters in the late 60s. Hope you are happy and healthy! Clintonville View information about 307 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357. Some of the former army residences appear as if transported from a small town. Re Le Havre- It was built by Levitt ( of the several Levittowns in the US) . Ps 184 was my public school. We used to go right down on the rocks under the south anchorage and fish, smoke, hang-out, whatever. Across the East River, Ferry Point Park also has a curved shoreline that was designedfora beach. Find your perfect home in Venetian Isle, Boynton Beach, FL. From the bead-end at Cresthaven, one can see Whitestone Point Rock. Most memorable day was seeing Mrs. Collins crying and later being dismissed early finding out President Kennedy died! Its sad what whitestone has become. there was a very large cement dug out area dug with lots of sprinklers! My brother in law is Karl Stork- He moved out to Montauk & was the head baker for Gurney`s Inn before retiring! work for students, off duty cops and fireman. George J Murray III. Me too! Sometimes I bought Hostess Snowballs. Once, when our sixth-grade class was having some kind of special event, Fran let us use her burners to heat up the food. We used the yellow NYC public school buses to pick up campers at their parish church and transport them to one of the main 4 properties Whitestone, Cresthaven, (one block apart) Alley Pond Park or Kissena Park. House I grew up in is still there; Zillows in the millions now seems absurd I thought we were poor . She didnt even know she had been shot. Liived in LeHarve and Cryders before that. Loved it! GT&Es Administration Building. He had a big first-floor office that faced the front yard. 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. People outside Carvel watching the races on lounge chairs. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] Great memories! I remember the raft wellas well as the rats and Coney Island whitefish in the east riverbut we survived! I did not have her, but Did she have reddish hair? everyone Loved Storks. God Bless him. The paper posted on Chriss window said we came in 7th place (out of eight top spots) for our age category. There were two camps. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706) was incorporated on 07/15/1977 in New York. Mostly good times, I have been trying to find information about the Whitestone ferry for many years. If you scroll down or up (? Rosalees mother, Myra OBrien (maiden name Myra Surgeon) lived to be 101 and died in 1971. Our lunches were provided by the NYC Board of Ed. 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. This outcropping usedtohave a lighthouse that was operated by a keeper until around 1990. He was quite intimidating. We lived in a house on 12 th rd/ Life was good. I think she said he was the assistant principal. 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. Yesterday I came across a pamphlet from back in the day about joining the beach house beach. 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. Many I have a photo of my brother wearing a Wide Wings tee shirt. I walked from my apartment by the golf course, with my mother. But do you remember the stairwells that were in there with the glass with the wires in them? Most of Fort Tottens coastline is rocky, unsuitable for a beach. The Company's current operating status is Active. Yes, The Bertlesons made their own chocolates and they were good! That was in the sixtiesthe water got better since then thankfully.They were such good times. I have talked about and have wondered what happened to the cute little dark haired boy from so long 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. 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. They were just happy care-free days with great kids and counselors. I am looking for information about the Day camp that was at PS 184 back in the 70s. My brother knew one of her sons, I think his name was Paul. I recall a while on black sign in the the lobby of their apartment house with the initials LH on it. Still have card/letter you sent me when I moved away. Before it was middle class. I still have several entrance tickets for Whitestone Pool from 1973 . 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. Thats we went to meet girls, mostly unsuccessfully though! 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. A third can be found in Little Neck Bay. Milk Maid was there before Mcdonalds opened. Ed I know your brother Artie . Newly listed Venetian Isle apartments for rent in Boynton Beach. I did not know the name of that ice cream parlor, as I did not go there often. Time frame = Summer 1953 & 1954 ~OR~ Summer 1954 & 1955. Was your mother Kay Curci? 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