Hope you are happy and healthy! Nice to read your comment. 79 in the 30s. (I could hear all your parents partying at night). 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. Stay happy and healthy! Then later, through my research I found a postcard from the Astoria Historical Society the showed the pool and dock/marina next door. OSullivan, who grew up in Whitestone, said he understands what the residents are feeling and wants to be on their side. 3-30 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 Sold : $1,400,000Sold on 11/16/21 Zestimate : $1,448,000 Est. The paper posted on Chriss window said we came in 7th place (out of eight top spots) for our age category. I had Mrs. Bennett for 1st and 2nd grade. It can get confusing. He smoked a pipe in there, and there was a carpet on the floor. Father Flemings family, Rita Hass her I really loveWhitestone and PS 79 and have many wonderful memories of my childhood. Before it was middle class. I dont think that type of man even exists any longer. Played in the woods between the Renaissance and Wide Wings with my brothers. Has been gone a while. I had to light the candles at Immanuel Lutheran Church as an acolyte. It was across the street from the old Naval reserve building by the CYO camp. Menu. $1,410,000 Last Sold Price. The CYO camp in the 1970s would love to see pics, as I attended at a young age maybe 5-7yrs old and have memories of taking the bus there from Rego Park. The dances at the club in Cresthaven were quite the events. Hi Margaret Deciccio.I my name is Linda. Whitestone is a residential area dominated by one-family homes, Avella said. Web47 6 thatphanom.techno@gmail.com 042-532028 , 042-532027 I lived in bldg 16 apartment 2D. Remember spending how much time trying to figure how to best spend my 10 cent allowance. Each apartment has a terrace and full-length windows. 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? What is the assessed value of 315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 and the property tax paid? Mifflintown, PA 17059. Speaking of the Bronx, once every 2 weeks we went to the very famous Bronx Zoo folr half a day. Many memories to bore you with but enjoyed reading these comments. That the old Sylvania or GE property had some type of radioactive incident around 1960? Home; Our Services; About us; Gallery; Contact Fleming and introduced him to Cresthaven, where he ended up running the CYO camp. I have been trying to find a photo of the Kent water tower for years but with no luck. Hi Paul I went to st Lukes school my dad worked in the bank of manhattan on150th st larrycarroll my mom worked for dr glass I had a sister Joan Carroll @ a brother Larry nickname bubby. The pool is a fond memory. As a private road, it has its own custom-made sign. Actual amounts may vary. 3rd Avenue & 150th Street, Whitestone, NY 11357. View sales history, tax history, home value estimates, and overhead views. The 2 pools were for Cresthaven and the CYO. I too went to CYO day camp. Real terra incognita as they say. 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. Web315 Cresthaven Ln is a 2,686 square foot multi-family home on a 5,388 square foot lot. So as the war progressed, to spite him, the US Army (the North) confiscated his plantation (wife was still home) and immediately began burying bodies on his front lawn. I also went to ps184 from you 1966 to 1972.What years were you there? $25 a day made me feel wealthy. WebThe book that hockey fans have been waiting for: the definitive, unauthorized account of the man many say was the greatest player the game has ever seen. Wish we can all make it what it was. Teddy Pendergrass Band on Tour: 20th Anniversary Reunion! Passed away a few years agoa great man to the very end, and a wonderful loving Grandfather my whole life. Many summer days at CYO (bug juice) @ Cresthaven Pool, where, during its country club time, Bernie taught me the crawl. Whitestone officials are eyeing the six-1/2-acre former Cresthaven Country Club, now overgrown and boarded up, for use as a city park. Webhttp://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMydS, Foot Locker Europe introduces Female Striper, a campaign to promote inclusivity in sports! As a teenager I worked there 2 summers for $100 a summer. One of them collapsed as I recall and Campbell got hurt as he was on the stairs when they broke. Menu. This Single Family House is 5-bed, 3-bath, 3,180-Sqft ($499/Sqft), listed at $1,588,000. During those 2 weeks they would take you the Bronx zoo, and for cookouts at Cunningham or Kissena park. An important ferry landing prior to the construction of Whitestone Bridge, the community was served by the Long Island Railroad until 1932. Swam at the CYO. To the left of the building was a ball field, but us older kids could hit softballs on the roof of the building. The 70s were like the wild west. My italian immigrant grandfather and I would pick dandelion leaves for salad at the Whitestone Park. yes there was a public pool there ,separate from the country club .Went there many times .nice pool.Little secret in congested Queens pools. 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. I walked from my apartment by the golf course, with my mother. Do you know when it closed, what happened to it The two unique, red-tile roof buildings besides the entrance? There were wooden booths to sit in. My twins were christened and had a luncheon upstairs at Mayers Marina where my husband at the time worked. They put the new one in the back. Jones Beach field 6 then Nathans in Oceanside. I became the Whitestone Boating Director as the CYO Day Camp reached a capacity of 5,000 campers a day spread out between 6 properties Whitestone, Alley Pond Park, Cresthaven, Kisena Park, Astoria Pool and Cunningham Park. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] I grew up in the 70s so remember some of the stuff you are mentioning. They were on the lawns and very close to the service road while the two large research laboratories were further back by the forest(s)? Parades up 150th St from Memorial Field into Whitestone by Gleasons Funeral Home. Web47 6 thatphanom.techno@gmail.com 042-532028 , 042-532027 I am not sure I want to go back to see them. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] Some of my friends around 17th Ave were the Skaats, Weiss, Rice, LaPlace, Hertz, Thorgensen. This Single Family House is 4-bed, 4-bath, 3,600-Sqft ($424/Sqft), listed at $1,525,000. I went to the day camp at 184 for one summer in the early 70s. The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, What a loss. Was there also to see the first stones being laid and then went home (that later became Arlington Cemetery). I went to St Lukes for 1st and 2nd grade and PS 79 for 3rd through 6th. Still have the watch Fr Flemings brother Willie Anyone have any further info? Lots of woods now all houses. 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! I delivered the Long Island Star Journal, which yielded to the Long Island Press in 1968. We miss him dearly, thanks so much for mentioning and remembering him. The red Spanish style tile roofs belonged to the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhRMoU-KDZU. Entered window painting contests. last mansion left of those that had property that I lived there in Clearview, Bayside from 1953 till I joined the Army in 1973 and left my family there for the beautiful Tidewater Virginia . I have some memories of my parents taking us when we were quite young to a park under the Whitestone Bridge for a picnic! Worked on the waterfront both at Whitestone and next door at Cresthaven for several summers with really tremendous kids from all the Catholic high schools in Queens. Some of the former army residences appear as if transported from a small town. There were 50 paper routes in Whitestone and I had Route #42 which delivered to Beechurst. At other times, we went to Whitestone Pool. From the early 1980s until 1999, the landmarked mansion fell into decay, overshadowed by Throgs Neck Bridge. Ft. $425 per Sq. Payment $9,529 /mo * Refinance Your Home Homes for Sale Near 315 Cresthaven Ln $1,899,000 4bd 3ba 3,180 sqft 150-64 Powells Cove Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11357 Listing by: Keller Williams Realty Greater $1,650,000 My house on 12th ave bet 154 and 157th st is all redone . Hi margret I knew your father well I remember your two Brothers too.Brenda I built a stoop for your uncle on 13 ave . Its shoreline is largely comprised of upper income tract mansions and high rise apartments. down towards the yacht club. There were so many different types of pools for people of all ages and sizes. Running between Beechhurst and Jamaica Estates, this roadway begins as a one-lane dead-end on the shore of Little Bay. c) Sylvania Research Laboratory very possible had an incident c.1960. This 9-acre park covers aremnantof the property that belonged to Francis Lewis. 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? A former country club, Cresthaven, Powells Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. Following its closing in 1989, the property was subdivided for tract mansions accessed by private streets. I was allegedly the barefoot handball champion of Whitestone Park (1964) I cry when I go back and dont want to keep doing it to myself. The building had significant shortcomings. Today, a simple skeleton tower with a beacon performs the duty. WebMonday - Friday - 8am - 5:00pm. In French, its name translates as The Harbor. Completed in 1958, Le Havrecomprisesof 32 towers on 32 acres of waterfront land. Web164-24 Willets Point Bl Boulevard Unit 4-17 Whitestone $258,000 2 Bedrooms 1 Full Bath Coop For Sale ML# 3425863 Presented By: New York Residential R E 917-921-9108 Details 31 163-48 17th Avenue Unit 4-315 Whitestone $262,000 1 Bedroom 1 Full Bath Coop For Sale ML# 3444638 Presented By: New York Residential R E 917-921-9108 Details 15 APN 450716. Also, nearby under the Throgs Neck Bridge was a horseshoe ring (still there) and Bands would play in the summertime. I remember going on a school trip there in elementary school. Yes, The Bertlesons made their own chocolates and they were good! It was officially named The Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corporation Metallurgical Laboratory. Also big wooden seesaws, metal swings, metal kiddie swings, high metal slides, and high, dangerous metal monkey bars. There was a sunken concrete sprinkler area in the park. The tunnel someone mentioned was a distinct memory. If there was a center of the Universe.. Whitestone would be it! In 2004, a private cul-de-sac was constructed between Second Avenueandthe waters edge,containingfour extravagant Mediterranean palaces. Ahhhh, Frans Candy Store spent many days there trying to decide how best to spend my 10 cent allowance whether it be on the loads of penny candy to Revell plastic model kits or the paper cap gun ammo which we scratched with our fingernails till they were stained with gunpowder. It has since been automated like all other lighthouses in the city. thanks for the memories,i went to st.lukes school and p.s.79 for kindergarten. Whitestone is the northernmost neighborhood in Queens, situated between Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. I used the pool for one summer (1954 or 1955). Beechurst had a beach i went to as a child next to tropicana etc. Whitestone Jewels LLC purchased the site in 2006 for $23.3 million from the Catholic Charities, Diocese of Brooklyn, according to city records. 79primarily about how and why that magnificent building was torn down. I think she said he was the assistant principal. Hi. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Keep up with all the latest from your borough. My good friend Obi worked at Whitestone Deli when we were teens. My next door neighbor, Rosalee Reilly, in Whitestone was the VP for Personnel at Kents Cleaners her husband Charlie worked in the Post Office. When it went Condo, my mother bought it. Web318 Cresthaven Ln is a 3,180 square foot multi-family home on a 10,741 square foot lot. Web721 Smith Rd. Assessed at $86,700, the tax amount paid for 315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 is $13,408. payment Overview I went to PS 79 for Kindergarten, graduated from St. Lukes in 1976, went to St. Francis Prep and graduated from St. Johns in 1984. Many originally stretched all the way down to the Webis it better to take turkish lira or eurosirina emelyanova pasternak 26th February 2023 / in coastal carolina football camp 2022 / by / in coastal carolina football camp 2022 / by It belonged to Dolores del Rio, a film celebrity back in the day. Web315 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, NY 11357 Whitestone 4 Beds 4 Baths 4,000 sqft $1,589,600 Trulia Estimate as of Feb 22, 2023 Est. refi payment: $8,381/mo Refinance your loan All calculations are estimates and provided for informational purposes only. We hung out in front of Dirty Bobs candy store. Cresthaven, Powells Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate, was operated by a keeper until around 1990, WhitestonePointhad a romantic-looking lighthouse tower with a bell, was used as an army base between 1857 and 1995, others are in a dilapidated state, ravaged by themoistureandwinds of the bay, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhRMoU-KDZU, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. I attended PS 184. The uncertainty remains over a plan to build a high school on the site of a former country club in Whitestone as this year draws to a close.State Sen. Tony 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. 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 remember Frans husband wearing a baggy cardigan and bedroom slippers in the store, cigarette hanging out of his mouth. Maybe she was wearing a kimono! I remember that as well. House I grew up in is still there; Zillows in the millions now seems absurd I thought we were poor . and exactly where it was located? Also took a photo of the street. everyone Loved Storks. Thanks for thes insightfull kodak moments, it makes me proud my dad chose this area to live. There was a gate and the Tropicana trucks came and went from the lot. 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. Otherwise, Id cycle through Malba, College Point, Flushing and Fort Totten. I do remember the public pool at Cresthaven CYO (Which may have also been known as Whitestone Pool? I had to get my papers, hop the Q-15 at 15th and 150th Street and deliver my papers! Im named after him. 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