The paper posted on Chriss window said we came in 7th place (out of eight top spots) for our age category. It is one of the two last private beaches remaining on the Queens shoreline of the East River. The 2 pools were for Cresthaven and the CYO. The two unique, red-tile roof buildings besides the entrance? Thats we went to meet girls, mostly unsuccessfully though! Growing up in Whitestone in the 60s and 70s, the waterfront (other than F. L. Park) was always a mystery to me, what with the large Tropicana plant, and then the private lanes and houses that you mention. Hot Rod Magazine there taking pictures. Theparkhas a small cove that has a beach, but swimming is prohibited. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Across the East River, Ferry Point Park also has a curved shoreline that was designedfora beach. The Clearview Golf course was our hang out. Hi Jerry! They called us Star Boys in those days and, yes, we were all boys. I think the pizza man was Sal or Vito. 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. It belonged to Dolores del Rio, a film celebrity back in the day. My house on 12th ave bet 154 and 157th st is all redone . Ed Winters, are you related to Robert, now in Cambridge? Mr. Harmon would perform in the auditorium occasionally. My gramps was a regular customer. Good ole Frans Candy Stores! I would love to get some information on him. Our lunches were provided by the NYC Board of Ed. The mansions are overcrowding what used to beautiful old farm houses and Tudors. Was your mother Kay Curci? Mr Harmon was a super nice gentleman, My favorite was Mrs. Frankel (my 3rd grade teacher). 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. Me too! originally stretched all the way down to the Hello Brenda live upstate for the last 16 years but my mom still lives there .I occasionally see Ed.was actually in Whitestone yesterday. I also adored Storks and hung out at Bertlesons..loved the Italian ices or sherbet they had in the little white paper cups. $25 a day made me feel wealthy. Bridge Gulls [SpliceToday] As Whitestone has a large Greek population, it is possible that the streets name comes from the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea. Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. The kids would spend half a day swimming and the other half in the park with bug juice before the bus ride home. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] In 2000, about 16 acres of the 22-acre site were sold to a developer that built 110 luxury homes on the site. http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/view/all/what/PS%2B79?sort=identifier%2Cschool%2Cdate%2Csubject. 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. That the old Sylvania or GE property had some type of radioactive incident around 1960? Once, when our sixth-grade class was having some kind of special event, Fran let us use her burners to heat up the food. 2-40 150 Street . Were you there? starting as a youngster on the tennis court at what was then the Cresthaven Country Club. Lived near to Boosters in the late 60s. Weddings House I grew up in is still there; Zillows in the millions now seems absurd I thought we were poor . I went to it between 55 and 62 but I see you were still going there in 1973. 17th Ave between 150th Place and Clintonville St was a dirt road. Now I am rambling. QUEENS VILLAGE COMMITTEE FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR JAMAICA COMMUNITY ADOLESCENT PROGRAM, INC. WHITESTONE VILLAGE BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION, INC. When I was drafted. There were a set of whistles every day telling workers it was time to be at work. Hello Jerry Friedman ! See if the property is available for sale or lease. The Bank of North America bought the property and the testing was surface only. Live in Babylon now. Still remember the sign posted at the counter Thou shall not steal or thou shall get thy ass kicked. There were wooden booths to sit in. The rest is a private park-like terrain. If this apartment ever went co-op or condo, itd be worth a mint! How did it change so much ugh. The developer is planning to build 45 homes at the former. and exactly where it was located? Sure enough the pool was still there and he shot photos through the fence. I live not far from Tampa Florida now but have gone back a few years ago. If there was a center of the Universe.. Whitestone would be it! The city acquired this park in 1937. George J Murray III. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. The front window had a changing display for the season or holiday, and would feature boxes of candy you could buy. 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. 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. I miss the old Whitestone. You remembered it correctly. My brother knew one of her sons, I think his name was Paul. WOW. Find properties near 307 Cresthaven Ln. My Mom and Grandmother were very close friends with Msgr. He would do it as a favor to my Dad, George J Murray Jr (FDNY). My sister had her wedding at Cresthaven CC. The green knife sharpening truck ringing its bell. Many more memories to share but another time. There was a kitchen between the pool and the building, which was attached to the main building. All the places everyone spoke about sparks a memory. 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. No excuses! She didnt even know she had been shot. Father Flemings family, Rita Hass her Although Wildflower has a beach, it is not usedforswimming. The average person cannot live there anymore because it is too expensive, Where does the middle class live now anyway.? ), which if I remember correctly may have been a salt water pool. Wildflower and Le Havre are both located at Powells Cove Boulevard and Totten Street. Thanks for the memories! Many went to Long Island, including me lol. Do you know when it closed, what happened to it Playing Asteroids and eating toasted buttered bagels at Bridge Lanes The old Beechurst Building had interesting tiles on the floor. 79primarily about how and why that magnificent building was torn down. I remember the ankle loop with the key as well. Whitestone, NY 11357. I wish I could find some of these awards from the window painting constests to give to my son. 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. everyone Loved Storks. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane was built in 2000 and has 2 stories and 2 units. Its original name was Levitt House and the initials LH were imbedded in the tile floor of each of the 32 lobbies. LIVED at the Whitestone Pool for multiple summers, Had a seasons pass, would walk there from my home 149th St and 11th Aven. I remember missing you and I still have. The Mona Kai and the Shore Tavern were tough drinking Bars. Best Sicilian and white pizza was Freddies. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. I first laid eyes on my beautiful wife, Eleanor, in 1958 at a weekly "singles" dance at the Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. Also vacant is the Willett Farmhouse, hidden behind thick vegetation. Randazzo is ringing a bell. My name is Paul and my family lived on 6th Ave, four doors west of 149th There was Adventurers Inn, the Aero Slife, Golf City, a watching the planes at Flushing (Speeds) Aiport At low tide, Id go to the Cement Pier in Malba and enter what I called the tunnel and what I now believe was a storm discharge outlet! My brother still lives there. 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. I attended the CYO Day Camp from 1952 1960 when I became a Counselor. I went to the day camp at 184 for one summer in the early 70s. 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 Later she would pick me up. My best friend and I met our wives there. GT&Es Administration Building. Hence, Le Havre , the name of a very large French port city. 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. 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). Stay happy and healthy! Anyone remember Carosons Hardware store on Francis Lewis off 26th ave? I remember the $1,157,500. End of 154st. I AM OLD ENOUGH to remember the CYO summer day camp at Cresthaven Country Club in northern Whitestone. Hi margret I knew your father well I remember your two Brothers too.Brenda I built a stoop for your uncle on 13 ave . I remember Fran as well! Clintonville We were famiy When the dance ended, I. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. Park used to offer one of my favorite quintessential NY experiences, which is hanging out in the cool space beneath a major bridge. Yesterday I wrote a Hi Jerry response to you. Monsignor Gordon, Father Hannon, Sisters Virginia Ann, Margaret Mary, Mrs. Delavalle, Mrs. Lavin, and the crossing guard, Mrs. Yannity. I had The Beechurst, which is an iconic building still in existence today. Last Sold Price It was officially named The Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corporation Metallurgical Laboratory. When I had moved away to Peekskill, NY in April 1973, you sent me a letter. Dear Rich, a few years ago I stumbled into a Facebook page being posted by a fellow named Ritchie Ferraro. (505) 431 - 5992; man jumps off cruise ship after fight with wife An aunt and uncle of mine used to live in the Le Havre apartments. are any of my old friends out there?? Locals said it was once one of the ferries that ran between Whitestone and the Bronx. Great times! The modernist apartment complexs name seems like a nod to architect Le Corbusier,whopromoted the Tower-In-The-Park concept in the postwar period. ), you should see it This is all from memory, but it had acreage and was fenced. 315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 was last sold in 07/06/2016 for $1,400,000. 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. 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. At other times, we went to Whitestone Pool. I remember there sign saying 100, 000 served, then finally a Million. Boosters beach is disgusting with all those overgrown mansions there. View information about 307 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357. She was 21, and I was 20. 315 Cresthaven Ln is a home located in Queens County with nearby schools including Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy, Jhs 194 William Carr, and . As of 10/26/2022 the estimated market value is $1,752,000. The staff kept us safe by assigning colored swim caps according to our proficiency in the pool. To anyone that knew him..sorry to say he passed on many years ago..more than 20. The prize was not a trophy though, we each were awarded an art set. This property was purchased by BADEA FELICIA for $1,463,000. Our love story began on Nov. 10, 1961, at a dance at Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. He had a big first-floor office that faced the front yard. My next door neighbor, Rosalee Reilly, in Whitestone was the VP for Personnel at Kents Cleaners her husband Charlie worked in the Post Office. Tropicana was located on 154th street, off the water for deliveries by boat. It is not the small town I grew up in anymore, but to me, its still a great place to raise my family. ), Mr. Campbell was an old kind of nasty man. Whitestone officials are eyeing the six-1/2-acre former Cresthaven Country Club, now overgrown and boarded up, for use as a city park. Was officially named the Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corporation Metallurgical Laboratory a kitchen between the pool was still there Zillows. 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