When it went Condo, my mother bought it. constructed. I grew up in the 70s so remember some of the stuff you are mentioning. Campbell was the prinicipal when I was there as well. Second Avenue does not have sidewalks. I did not have her, but Did she have reddish hair? I grew up in Whitestone 1947-1959. Would love to hear from you and share stories and memories. My mother went there as a child. View photos, public assessor data, maps and county tax information. If only we could travel back in time. Donny, a family member of Father Flemmings, pretty much ran the pool and lived in the house behind it. My name is Paul and my family lived on 6th Ave, four doors west of 149th Whitestone is the northernmost neighborhood in Queens, situated between Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. Finally, F.L. Live in Babylon now. Best Sicilian and white pizza was Freddies. 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. My mother always spoke of Mrs. Day. Sneaking into Whitestone Pool, diving from the high dive and doing multiple flips Puerto Madero N9710, Oficina 22, Pudahuel - Santiago | saudi arabian airlines flight 763 cvr transcript Find properties near 307 Cresthaven Ln. Many This property in the 11357 zip code was built in 2001 and the lot size is 0.18 acres. 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 think the pizza man was Sal or Vito. Sorry, spent many summer days in Whitestone and can only remember the CYO day camp. 3 generations of my family, the Currys, lived in Beechhurst. There was a gate and the Tropicana trucks came and went from the lot. The developer is planning to build 45 homes at the former. 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 moved there in 1958. Penny candylicorice, Bazookas, sugar dots on a paper stripin a little brown bag. ft with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms I do remember the public pool at Cresthaven CYO (Which may have also been known as Whitestone Pool? God Bless him. I really loveWhitestone and PS 79 and have many wonderful memories of my childhood. That the old Sylvania or GE property had some type of radioactive incident around 1960? yes there was a public pool there ,separate from the country club .Went there many times .nice pool.Little secret in congested Queens pools. Find investment properties for sale in Queens County Click Here I think it had an iron fence around it. Then it was on to four buildings in LeHarve, where I took the elevators up nine floors and slid the papers along the floor to the subscribers on each floor easy peasy! Hi Joanie and Brenda you lived on my Block 12 ave.my mother and father still live on 12 ave.I live on 12 road now never left .Joanie how is your sister Alita I hope I spelled it right .Brenda how is your brother Jerry? 2-40 150 Street . Some of the former army residences appear as if transported from a small town. From the early 1980s until 1999, the landmarked mansion fell into decay, overshadowed by Throgs Neck Bridge. Im now 72 but I still have many vivid memories of growing up at CYO way back then. I also went to ps184 from you 1966 to 1972.What years were you there? Did you have questions about the camp? (I could hear all your parents partying at night). It was across the street from the old Naval reserve building by the CYO camp. Following its closing in 1989, the property was subdivided for tract mansions accessed by private streets. Doug, its like you picked the memories right out of MY head. 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? I remember the Kent Trucks coming in every afternoon along 20th avenue with cleaning items from their entire network of dry cleaning shops. After she died it was sold for a great deal of money. Beechurst one for the second grade and so on. I attended Immanuel Lutheran School from 1959-1968. They are co-ops and have been since the mid 80s . 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. Overhead was the Goodyear Blimp with animation lighting up the sky. Passed away a few years agoa great man to the very end, and a wonderful loving Grandfather my whole life. I had to light the candles at Immanuel Lutheran Church as an acolyte. I so miss the crumb cake and pecan ring we would get every Sunday at Storks. At the eastern end of Whitestone / Beechhurst, the shoreline curves south into Little Bay. At this location (by some accounts) East River becomes known as Long Island Sound. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706)was incorporated on 07/15/1977in New York. Surprisingly, I visited the Beechurst in 2017, 50 years after I delivered there, and the swastica tiles were still there! The two unique, red-tile roof buildings besides the entrance? Now Billions.should have bought stock when I first saw the sign!! After graduating West Point, now an Engineering Officer, participating in the Mexican War, was his assignment but he was not the only one, just part of a group of Army engineers. 323 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357. (Ugh.where did that water come from then?). Here is a link to some photos of P.S. Storks bakery had the BEST ever hard rolls, could not wait till after mass on Sunday morning to pick them up! My sister had her wedding at Cresthaven CC. Ps 184 was my public school. Hi Margaret Deciccio.I my name is Linda. I used to think it meant LeFrak House until now. Beers Avenue and Walter Reed Road. Some of my friends around 17th Ave were the Skaats, Weiss, Rice, LaPlace, Hertz, Thorgensen. He officiated the marriage ceremony of my wife and I. I recall a while on black sign in the the lobby of their apartment house with the initials LH on it. Good times! If that bothers you in any way, you don't belong here.. or anywhere. I loved Whitestone in those days! Still have the watch Fr Flemings brother Willie That job taught me how to work and how to deliver and be reliable! I attended PS 184. I have been trying to find a photo of the Kent water tower for years but with no luck. The while at Kents blew at 7:45 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and again at quttin time at 4:00 p.m. Oh, and Artie Quicks candy store next to and later taken over by Storks Bakery. ft. house located at 3-30 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 sold for $1,400,000 on Nov 16, 2021. This is no accident as in the early postwar years,ParksCommissioner Robert Moses intended to construct Clearview Beach on this site. Jerry, Hot Rods up and down the Boulevard. At St Lukes, Mrs. somebody, I dont remember her name, would call the buses over the PA at the end of the day Malba and colony for the second grade; Malba and colony for the third; Malba and colony for the 4th, 5th, and 6th; Malba and colony for the first. Countryside Montessori 8 Week Camp is the answer. My brother knew one of her sons, I think his name was Paul. But I remember it well nonetheless. I delivered the LI Star Journal in Malba, not that it has any relevance to your post. Im trying to find out the name of the rowboat rental at the foot of Clintonville Street across from the Whitestone armory. ), Mr. Campbell was an old kind of nasty man. The city acquired this park in 1937. When the dance ended, I. I have a neighbor who attended P.S. Fran came out and saved me from her mothers wrath! I often check real estate values for Beechhurst and I am amazed what houses are selling Investment property in WHITESTONE, NY located at 318 CRESTHAVEN LN. This is not the official website of this company. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. Staff Shaune Randles. Also big wooden seesaws, metal swings, metal kiddie swings, high metal slides, and high, dangerous metal monkey bars. Cresthaven Country Club, operated by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, was located there for 39 years until it closed in 1989. 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. He conducted our Pre Cana by asking us to give him a tour of SUNY Maritime College (where I graduated college). There was a Navy destroyer escort (Harris) docked there. My Mom and Grandmother were very close friends with Msgr. THE WATER I worked at both Cresthaven Country Club and the Whitestone Pool so I know the salt water came right from the East River next door. Whitestone, NY 11357. I had Mrs. Bennett for 1st and 2nd grade. If this apartment ever went co-op or condo, itd be worth a mint! In French, its name translates as The Harbor. Completed in 1958, Le Havrecomprisesof 32 towers on 32 acres of waterfront land. Newly listed Venetian Isle apartments for rent in Boynton Beach. I was wondering if you are the same Gerald Friedman who I was in 3rd grade with at PS 79 in 1971. As a private road, it has its own custom-made sign. So few secret places to hang out at anymore. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. There were two pools in Whitestone Cresthaven and the Whitestone pool and Haylocks Day Camp across from Whitestone pool. Hey Zoso! A Mr Zappavigna a contractor lived on 154th St right at the end of 14th Ave. Lots of woods now all houses. I remember Cherry valley dairy, Storks, Freddies pizza, Chriss card shop. 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. One was Wide Wings and was closer to the Throgs Neck bridge. They were just happy care-free days with great kids and counselors. And the old mother of the husband or Fran lived with them in that small space in the back of the store. This promontory is known on maps as Cryders Point. I went to kindergarten in that school early 1958. Mr. & Mrs. Stork have long since passed but Karl still has his older brother Nicky- People still rave about one of the best bakeries ever! There were so many different types of pools for people of all ages and sizes. Refi. The Clearview Golf course was our hang out. 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