But if you would like to friend request or message me, you will be able to find me on facebook as Monica Mosquera-Cannon. My twins were christened and had a luncheon upstairs at Mayers Marina where my husband at the time worked. The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, dances and other social functions, closed in 1989. We were famiy Behind the building was a small open area and then a large tent where kids got lunch or played when it rained. Draw your own conclusions. If memory serves, Cresthaven CC had a pool that was open to the public (25 cents) during the day except when being used by the CYO Catholic Youth Org. New York is becoming too gentrified. It was a German themed deli then, I worked there a number of years while attending college. I loved Whitestone in those days! 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. Excellent single house with 5 beds and 3 baths come with t. ), you should see it It can get confusing. The red Spanish style tile roofs belonged to the Also vacant is the Willett Farmhouse, hidden behind thick vegetation. On weekends and evenings it was open as a swim club. I first laid eyes on my beautiful wife, Eleanor, in 1958 at a weekly "singles" dance at the Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. Graduated from St. Lukes in 1976. are any of my old friends out there?? He knew the Sanitation Dept would eventually get around to in probably in May lol. The 70s were like the wild west. 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. 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 ). I went to St Lukes for 1st and 2nd grade and PS 79 for 3rd through 6th. You could walk from the park to the CYO along the shore if you didnt mind climbing a few fences. $389,000. 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. Here are some of mine: A Mr Zappavigna a contractor lived on 154th St right at the end of 14th Ave. Or maybe that was Miss/Mrs Scarpetta, a name that just popped into my head. The Welsh-born merchant represented Queens in the signing of theDeclarationof Independence and his name also appears on a local high school and the north-south boulevard thatstretchesfrom Whitestone to Rosedale. A couple of these streets reach the waters edge, but it does not appear that there is a beach in use at Cresthaven. Mr. Softee. As a teenager I worked there 2 summers for $100 a summer. 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. From the early 1980s until 1999, the landmarked mansion fell into decay, overshadowed by Throgs Neck Bridge. My name is Paul and my family lived on 6th Ave, four doors west of 149th 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? rubber loop that went around your angle/wrist which held the key you needed for your locker. 17th Ave between 150th Place and Clintonville St was a dirt road. Newly listed Brighton Condominiums apartments for rent in Boca Raton. A former country club, Cresthaven, Powell's Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. The staff kept us safe by assigning colored swim caps according to our proficiency in the pool. As a child I recall the remains of a ferry boat partially buried in the shore line of an old run down marina called Captain Bills. Whitestone then was a classic old town. As was the end of Murray St past 16th Rd. If my memory serves me correct (and there is no guarantee these days!!!) I attended Immanuel Lutheran School from 1959-1968. I remember when Beechhurst was Beechhurst. The 10th Ave crowd was the Sinobrias, Siracusas, and Larsens My mother went there as a child. Liived in LeHarve and Cryders before that. House I grew up in is still there; Zillows in the millions now seems absurd I thought we were poor . MLS# 3327572. I think the pizza man was Sal or Vito. I used to walk to Whitestone pool & Ft Totten as a kid. ? I remember her mom chasing me out of the store on day because she thought I had not paid for a pack of baseball cards! Had a black iron fence surrounding it. Went down into the barges at the yacht club. I often check real estate values for Beechhurst and I am amazed what houses are selling As we reported previously in College Point and North Astoria, Queens East River Shoreline is not as accessible. 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. 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. I delivered the Long Island Star Journal to Building 16 at LeHarve from 1966-1968, perhaps you were one of my customers? Riding bikes all over Beechhurst, Whitestone, malba. We used to go right down on the rocks under the south anchorage and fish, smoke, hang-out, whatever. I went to St Lukes had a paper route route 13 Freddys pizza $.25 a slice in 1969 storks bakery Karl Stork was in my class in the first and second grade I remember mrsStork bringing cookies every Christmas to school for the kids Hope to hear back from somebody this is the first time Ive ever done this kind of thing. Buried in the Old Fort on the ground floor by the tunnel and the entrance road from the pier. Best Sicilian and white pizza was Freddies. Clintonville Part of the daily routine walking home from school was to either get an Italian Ice at Bertlesons (5 or 10 cent sizes) or a slice of Pizza at Freddies (15 cents per slice, 20 cents for a Sicilian slice). 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 have a neighbor who attended P.S. My mother always spoke of Mrs. Day. Many memories to bore you with but enjoyed reading these comments. Went to 193, Mazels, Posner, Endress, England, Dodge, Bower. George J Murray III. One of them collapsed as I recall and Campbell got hurt as he was on the stairs when they broke. Finally, F.L. Behind the dead-end are the Wildflower townhouses. David. Very decadent but it was MY MONEY! 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. We hung out in front of Dirty Bobs candy store. I miss the old Whitestone so much! 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. Im pretty sure the Fran you are speaking of is my grandmother (unless there were two Frans who owned candy stores in Whitestone.) No excuses! Ring-A-Lario until midnight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhRMoU-KDZU. $1,157,500. 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! The mansions are overcrowding what used to beautiful old farm houses and Tudors. I am looking for information about the Day camp that was at PS 184 back in the 70s. What a great priest. Neither ever went beyond planning stage. Not sure if you replied here if I would receive it. That job taught me how to work and how to deliver and be reliable! Before Bay Bridge Condominiums were built on the property in 1980, the DEP did testing on the property and determined there was no contamination. 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. Ps 184 was my public school. I remember the raft wellas well as the rats and Coney Island whitefish in the east riverbut we survived! 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 grew up in the 70s so remember some of the stuff you are mentioning. When the dance ended, I. Then later, through my research I found a postcard from the Astoria Historical Society the showed the pool and dock/marina next door. Hi Jerry! Second Avenue does not have sidewalks. The pool you are thinking of was the Whitestone Pool, open to the public. Find your perfect home in Venetian Isle, Boynton Beach, FL. Across the street from Samos Lane, a fire hydrant is tastefully wrapped by paving stones. The prize was not a trophy though, we each were awarded an art set. I had never heard about the collapsing stairs. A third can be found in Little Neck Bay. Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. Same with the whitestone pool and cresthaven gone. Still remember the sign posted at the counter Thou shall not steal or thou shall get thy ass kicked. I also went to ps184 from you 1966 to 1972.What years were you there? We put life jackets on all the campers and sailed under both the Whitestone and Throggs Neck Bridge. Me too! 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 . Any links to anything related would be great thx. 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. I went to it between 55 and 62 but I see you were still going there in 1973. I wouldnt call it an elite neighborhood, but I do call it home. I remember always seeing that gray colored Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy ship docked on the other side of the Throgs Neck Bridge in the Little Neck Bay. They had driven from New York with baggy ski pants, lace boots, wooden skis and five dollars a day for tow tickets to participate in the first trip of the newly organized ski club. Find properties near 307 Cresthaven Ln. 725 . FNY will soon have a more comprehensive look at Fort Totten. The dances at the club in Cresthaven were quite the events. I remember that as well. When I had moved away to Peekskill, NY in April 1973, you sent me a letter. The developer is planning to build 45 homes at the former. My mom was born in 1926 she just turn 91 and she also lives in Florida now. 145-40 5 ave Whitestone, NY 11357: Presented by. One thing was that if you brought your lunch you had to eat in the auditorium due to lack of space in the cafeteria. Closer to the water, the pool had a pool house that overlooked the water and we used to take rowboats out into the river. I too attended the PS 184 Day Camp (Summertime only for two summers). Frans candy store! Also took a photo of the street. Donny, a family member of Father Flemmings, pretty much ran the pool and lived in the house behind it. I cant remember the Asian Restaurant in the whitestone shopping center other than it had some reputation. This is me: PS193 (class of 61), St.Lukes (63) Bishop Reilly (67) There was a sunken concrete sprinkler area in the park. Call today for an appointment 718-631-8900. All the places everyone spoke about sparks a memory. 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. 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. QUEENS VILLAGE COMMITTEE FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR JAMAICA COMMUNITY ADOLESCENT PROGRAM, INC. WHITESTONE VILLAGE BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION, INC. 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. Have been for 45 years. Bet we crossed paths in the past. Then first grade at PS 192. Whitestone is the northernmost neighborhood in Queens, situated between Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. Weepy's pool hall was a famous fixture for many years, as was Jimmy's luncheonette . CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706)was incorporated on 07/15/1977in New York. We used to enjoy the Sunday afternoon dances at Cresthaven Country Club. Beechurst one for the second grade and so on. 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