Regards We also loved the live entertainment like Jackie Mason and Joan Rivers. The neighborhood's northern and eastern borders have a heavy concentration of commercial establishments. All the great games at baseball field, parties at firehouse. This was the first. I remember you guys very well. [18]:11 Clason Point and Parkchester has a relatively average population of residents who are uninsured. parents stayed on for 35 years.I road the trolley from Gildersleeve straight up Soundview to Westchester Ave.My mother shopped at Paleys and our property was adjacent to Glens Estate.I remember the night baseball games iin thefield where my cousin was picked up by the Boston Red Socks.The homes on stilts at the tip of the Point; Across the East River you canexplore the northern shoreline of Queensand see thepalatial homes of Malba. [18]:13 For every supermarket in Clason Point and Parkchester, there are 13 bodegas. It was historically the site of an amusement park, which operated in the first half of the 20th century. The beach club operated until 1986 before closing its doors due to dwindling membership, competition, and increasing operational costs. Then the Neck stretching itselfe East South East into the Sound is bounded to the East with another Rivolett which divides it from the limits of West Chester and a line being run from the head of each Rivolett wherewith a narrow slip, the said Neck is joined to the Maine Land, it closes up the Neck and makes the North bounds thereof. The Rivolett which runs to the Black Rock was known as Barrett Creek in 1912, and there was a bluff of black gneiss at the southeastern part of the neck where it joined the Bronx River. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday]. Please email me . Im Alex Hernandez and I lived from 1962 to 1970 at 506 Harding Park. Soundview Avenue is the odd one here, cutting through the street grid on its two-mile route. I would like to see every major street have a monument and plaza at its terminus, but the southern tip of White Plains Road is marked by a fence that keeps it a few yards short of the East River. I enjoyed reading about Clason Point. Wow what a wonderful childhood I had! Great going down memory lane . My mom worked at the Beach Theater where you bought your ticket to get in. There were ferryboat and steamer excursions from Clason Point to downtown Manhattan and a local service to College Point, Queens. She still lives, and is doing great, in the house that my grandfathers brother built on Bolton Ave. we were all born and raise in the same house. I grew up from 1960 1976 on Pugsley just off of Cornell Ave. Whenever I see them I call them Louie Garza flowers. Great Memories Here. I have great memories of Clason Point. In Clason Point and Parkchester, 28% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, more than the citywide average of 20%. You can also find other Marriage & Family Counselors on MapQuest . The former amusement park, purchased in 1947, became the site for the Shorehaven Beach Club two years later. [30][8][31] The park now serves as a ferry landing[32] and kayaking facility. Very excited. At some point, we should do a Forgotten-NY cheapskates cruise aboard this ferry. Clason Point, Bronx NY. Shortly after we moved to the area in 1963, the old church was condemned and torn down. 5 Best Public Art Installations In NYC March 2023, The Missing 1930s RKO Roxy Theater at Rockefeller Center, How a Dancer and Singer Helped Save Radio City from Demolition, Explore Powerful Contemporary Art at NYCs Heller Museum. [18]:6, The following public schools are located in Clason Point that are not also located in Soundview:[45]. Italy's border police said in a statement that organizers of the crossing charged 8,000 euros (around $8,500) each for the "voyage of death.". the street because I was young ,but we moved around 1977 . According to the EDC, the route was expected to carry 410,000 riders during the first . The completion of the nearby Whitestone Bridge put the ferry out of business. Had many meals with you guys. Abuelo ( Victor Irizarry) and Dad ( Jose Irizarry) . They were good days in the 50s. Lived in Harding Park from 1945 till 60s. It seems to be that a person Whom owned my lot bought the lot next to him. I remember the scarey crazy lady that lived next door to me. Kevin Walsh was here in 2006, telling the story of Harding Park in detail, acquired by the city for parkland but kept in a natural state, the above 1940 photo from the Municipal Archives, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. The entirety of Community District 9, which comprises Clason Point and Parkchester, had 184,105 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 79.7 years. Below is the description of the grant. lived on Randall ave from 1957 to 1970 as well. Kayaker along East River inlet. Walking to school through the dumps. Clason Point was a mixture of mansions, farmland and undeveloped fields and swampland. Today, the site is home to a 57-acre gated condominium community known as Shorehaven, that maintains a resort-style feel and offers residents an outdoor swimming pool and several amenity spaces. we would try to swim over to Ferry Point Park but never made it New York, NY When you have a 9 a.m. in the South Bronx and then 11 a.m. on Wall Street you take the Soundview Ferry kiddddddddd #notrafficyo Soundview Bronx Ferry Terminal at Clason Point is at Soundview Bronx Ferry Terminal at Clason Point. It was like a giant summer camp, but you got to go home and sleep in your own bed at night. MY husband met him. [8]:113 The club was purchased by Soundview Associates, an investment group including Sylvester Stallone, in 1986. Up until the pandemic, ridership along the Soundview ferry route, which stops along the East side of Manhattan along the East River at 90th Street, 34th Street, Stuyvesant Cove (at 20th Street, and Wall Street at Pier 11, was exceeding expectations.. Hagstrom often tried to keep their maps up to date by depicting planned highways and paper streets as reality, because in most cases when Robert Moses proposed something, it became reality. mike maher i lived in the academy gardens in the i remember rudys candy store peppermint bar shoe repair beer garden etc beach movie theater VFW for saturday movies in the early1950 my family lived in rudd place my cousin was a life guard at shorehaven pool my aunt had a small deli near the water fond memories we moved to L.I.in 1956 i went to ps 107 ps 69 holy cross church . +91 99094 91629; info@sentinelinfotech.com; Mon. Is it the East or the Bronx River? I got to speak to a couple who live there now, so nice and speaking to a very nice lady that lives there now next door. When I dream, I am usually at 336 Theriot Ave. they say you always dream about the place you felt the safest. I now own a home there in one of the developments and to think this area is still making history. Was wondering if you recalled 712 Harding Park? City planner Robert Moses attempted to condemn this community in the name of slum clearance but the residents won and in 1982 the Harding Park Homeowners Association succeeded in gaining title to their homes and land. The branch opened at this location in 1973. Loved the stories and photos of living on a houseboat in the Bronx. The area is patrolled by the NYPD's 43rd Precinct. Friend. You have 4 brothers: George,Buddy,Walter and Robert. You'll also find details of Clason Point parking vendors listed. Church we went to. this was around 1957 or 58. at that time for a kid, it was paradise in the Bronx. Here you can also take the NYCFerry at the cost of a subway ride down to the Upper East Side, 34th Street, and Wall Street. Great fond memories. We were poor and were not A passing ship rescued the Cornells, and they persisted, returning to their adopted Bronx home the year after Wampages last raid. I was about to send a link to Elizabeth, George, then saw your name. Fire I ask because my mom and me and my sister used to babysit them, I remember crying for months!! Even today the main shopping area is fairly distant, along Story Avenue, the Bruckner Expressway and White Plains Road. It was like a 10 week long Bronx summit meeting: Parkchester (my contingent) met Soundview, Grand Concourse, Pelham Parkway, & other middle class Bronx neighborhoods. Gildersleeve Ave, a stones throw from the the people hated the giant bull frogs that inhabited the marsh they were so loud people could not sleep. Clason Point, Bronx NY. Regarded as the Coney Island of the Bronx, Clason Point was always buzzing with working and middle-class New Yorkers who would flock there during warm weather. Yesterday I decided to pass by my old neighborhood. 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Here you can also take theNYCFerryat the cost of a subway ride down to the Upper East Side, 34thStreet, and Wall Street. Though Robert Moses attempted to tear down what he called the Soundview Slums (Moses didnt like anything that wasnt a Corbusian-esque housing project or an expressway; his Utopia would have been a city composed of residential skyscrapers connected by superhighways), Harding Park survived, but became City property in 1979. Monroe Houses; twelve buildings, either 8, 14, or 15 stories tall. Between 1906 and 1939, a ferry operated between Clason Point and College Point. [8]:110111[10]. My family moved out in the 1970s For the record I became a history teacher retired now and also a Restaurant owner in Montauk, NY with my wife Jan Place was called OMurphys Pub on the circle in the center of town. I think his address was 507 Harding Park their names were Ella and Thomas Tierney ,he had a vegetable garden in the lot across the from his house,great memories . I remember the smell of the clothes hanging on the clothes lines. I Lived in Harding Park when my children were in their teenage years. If you never knew it was there, the sleepy []. We lived across the street from Shorehaven pool. on nearby Castle Hill Avenue has indoor and outdoor pools, the Harding Park Homeowners Association is building a new community center and the Point Yacht Club still flies its burgee from the tip of Clason Point. 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. Many good memories. I remember cisterns deep into the ground to collect irregation water. Not far from your [18]:6 The percentage of Clason Point and Parkchester students excelling in math rose from 23% in 2000 to 44% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 27% to 30% during the same time period. Their village was supposedly located near the corner of Lacomb and Soundview Avenues. I stay in touch with Ronnie B . This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 15:14. By the mid-1800s, as weve seen, the area was called Clason Point. She was a neighbor and is still a It was a great place to grow up! Ultimately you will stumble upon Harding Park, a small working-class enclave lined with bungalows. Families such as the Lynches, Ludlows, Schieffelins, and Lelands, some of which are still seen on street signs, all built farmhouses in the area, though its swampy, waterlogged nature made it a non-starter for commerce. Baby Esther was a black woman who originally performed at the Cotton Club in Harlem and was actually the first flapper with the Betty Boop persona, but Helen Kane was falsely credited at the time. My previous examples of exploring tips of land in the city includeThrog(g)s Neck,Breezy Point, andKingsborough Community College. Soundview's total land area is roughly 1.3 square miles. Great memories growing up in the Point. Iwould like to see every major street have a monument and plaza at its terminus, but the southern tip of White Plains Road is marked by a fence that keeps it a few yards short of the East River. I remember your Mom She worked as a Para Professional in the schools. playing in the ruins of Kanes Park, doing the Classon Pt Crawl at the mouth of the large sewer on Soundview Ahhhh very scarey. Take care all! was not to smart. Click on the Bus route to see step by step directions with maps, line arrival times and updated time schedules. As mentioned, Harding Park developed organically without regard to the borough-wide street grid. The freak accident killed eight and injured more than two dozen, as riders were tossed from the wheels baskets and crushed. She wanted me to share that shes still alive and kicking at the age of 92. 70s where 2 children passed away in a house Small adjustment Mike, the candy store was called Rubys and across the street was Worths Grocery Store and they were my neighbors in 521 Commonwealth Avenue. I havent bee back to the Bronx since 1967 when I attended Barbara Verheyens wedding. Alan. My sister lived on Rudd place till they moved to upstate. The planes would always pass what seemed very close above us entering the airport across the water. His will, dated 5 December 1651, left all his real estate to his wife Rebecca. To make a donation, please use the button below. In 1949, Mal Deitch and Joseph Goodstein transformed the defunct Clason Point Bathing and Amusement Park, into a private resort with a swimming pool, cabanas, playground, and a stage. In 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that in 2018, ferry service would begin operating in the neighborhood. I remember some of their names. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 55% in Clason Point and Parkchester, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51% respectively. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are: Lafayette Avenue to the north, White Plains Road/Pugsley Creek Park to the east, the East River to the south, and the Bronx River to the west. My Mom would love to know we may have finally found you again. [18]:2,20 This is about the same as the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most of it would end up developed. [18]:12, Eighty-three percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. In the 1640s a series of skirmishes between the Cornells and the Siwanoy, known as the Pig Wars, were led by Wampage, the Siwanoy scahem believed to be the Indian leader who killed Anne Hutchinson and her children in 1643 at Split Rock in the northern Bronx. All my friends went to Shorehaven for many wonderful summers there enjoying life in the great neighborhood. He owned 2000 acres. It was a warm late spring day in Clason Point on June 11, 1922, when 75 mile per hour storm winds toppled a 100-foot ferris wheel, ripping the structure from its supports and tossing it onto the beach ten feet below its base. When I moved here in 33, there were still farms, he said. Whats ironic about the Bronx River Ave. White Plains Rd. *Nothing to do with the heir to the Addams Family fortune played by Ken Weatherwax; this was a Talman Pugsley, who owned land here in the late 1700s. Its very, very odd. The New York Times profiled the area in November 2004. The precinct reported 6 murders, 48 rapes, 747 robberies, 806 felony assaults, 302 burglaries, 1,039 grand larcenies, and 561 grand larcenies auto in 2022. Like a Catskills resort or a Miami Beach hotel, Shore Haven had a unique cultural feel of secular Jewish life that included stand-up comedians, singers, mah-jongg, and cocktails. In 1949, Mal Deitch and Joseph Goodstein transformed the defunct Clason Point Bathing and Amusement Park, into a private resort with a swimming pool, cabanas, playground, and a stage. There were ferryboat and steamer excursions from "The Point" to downtown Manhattan as well as local service across the East River to College Point, Queens. It is racially diverse and has a mixture of moderate single family homes, low income buildings and expensive condominiums. Originally it was a tent on a platform that they spent summers in. Sergey Kadinsky is the author ofHidden Waters of New York City: A History and Guide to 101 Forgotten Lakes, Ponds, Creeks, and Streams in the Five Boroughs(2016, Countryman Press) and the webmaster ofHidden Waters Blog. Monument, Dr. Granito, so much more.I worked in Shorehaven from 1954 to 1958 to pay my school tuition, then I lived at Academy Gatdens till about 1953 when we moved to my Grandfathers (Clifford Beck)house at 352 White Plains Rd. By the 1980s the Bronx was more Hispanic than Jewish, and new residents did not join the club in large enough numbers. All Right Reserved. See Clason Point photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Clason . Tom, I grew up at 1621 Gildersleeve @ Harding Park. Wow what a trip. Thanks for the memories. Ill pass by again sometime and bring pictures of what the house I lived in looked like to the beautiful people I met yesterday. I was young, 67 years ago. My father was born and raised in Clason Point, being born in one of the bungalows within Glenz Estates, which was located at the intersection of Soundview and Gildersleeve (just behind the old Paleys Supermarket). I went to PS69 for kindergarten 72-73 school year I think and I had Ms Kulusky. Went to P.S. [18]:14, The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Clason Point and Parkchester is 0.0076 milligrams per cubic metre (7.6109oz/cuft), more than the city average. Are you speaking of Aubrey and Mary Nichols, they had a son, John and a daughter, cant remember her name. Bronx River Avenue curves around the bungalows, but despite its name, does so here along the East River. Between 1906 and 1939, a ferry operated between Clason Point and College Point. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. I am a metal detector hobbyist learning history of the Bronx [18]:8, The 43rd Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 63.1% between 1990 and 2022. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. Do you know the age of the parish? I remember Farmers Hill were Monroe Projects were built. He is first found in Boston. Bayside Hills [SpliceToday] How about indoor playground equipment? 69. In the background are the Hunts Point Market and the skyline of Manhattan. My mom made a beautiful garden on Lacombe and Barrett, everyone came to take their easter pictures there is wast huge and very colorful. The Wreck of the Steamer Barge Osceola. Anne cinquegrana.. i just this morning saw your reply . Comment. Yep I remember the day the boatyard went up in towering flames and the fire pit, dumps and black rock! The 2018 addition of the NYC Soundview ferry and the recent service expansion to Throgs Neck is ushering in new residents, drawn by the neighborhoods tranquility, affordability, and accessibility to Manhattan. Dead-end streets disappear into the tangle of vegetation at Harding Park. Bronx River is largely industrial in usage. Along with rising liability costs, Shorehavens expenses forced it to close. A trolley line runs down Soundview Avenue, but Bronx River Parkway has not yet been extended to this corner of the Bronx. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday]. Its a tiny place, but still standing. The following MTA Regional Bus Operations bus routes serve Clason Point:[49], Nonprofit group Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance had been bolstering support to expand ferry service into the Bronx. Following the demise of the ferry, the tip of Clason Point reverted to parkland and was given its present landscape in the early 1990s. Loretta is luving nearby me in north carolina. The Y.M.C.A. 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