315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 was last sold in 07/06/2016 for $1,400,000. Candy Stores on every corner. Ice skating in Bowne Park. I had a vivid picture of the couple who ran the store but the name was not there. are any of my old friends out there?? This is no accident as in the early postwar years,ParksCommissioner Robert Moses intended to construct Clearview Beach on this site. Here, residential developers hold sway and instead of parks, gated communities separate the public from the water. I have a neighbor who attended P.S. Im a Zappavigna, my mother Madeline, Dad is Louie, who was a general contractor. Some wonderful memories reading this! I grew up in Beechhurst, and lived on Riverside Drive. This 9-acre park covers aremnantof the property that belonged to Francis Lewis. Lunchroom smelled so bad I was so thankful we ate in the auditorium. Booths and counter, still remember it clear as a bell after all this time. Yes It was on the shore in Queens, not far west of the Throgs Neck Bridge, on which construction was just being finished my first year there. Started by serving snacks at In 1969:I keep my boat in Mayers Marina. OFF MARKET 315 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, NY 11357 Whitestone 4 Beds 4 Baths 4,000 sqft $1,637,700 Trulia Estimate as of Jan 8, 2023 Est. FNY will soon have a more comprehensive look at Fort Totten. Im still here! Rosalees mother, Myra OBrien (maiden name Myra Surgeon) lived to be 101 and died in 1971. Ive parallel experiences to yours. As a formerresidentialcommunity, Fort Totten had its own post office, zip code, swimming pool, little league and street signs. NY-Crystal River Yacht Club. I remember going on a school trip there in elementary school. Geez old old memories. Real terra incognita as they say. Her mansion became 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. Refi. The drinking age was 18 ?!?!? Hot Rods up and down the Boulevard. Alas, post 9/11 I believe there is a full time police presence and/or other means to prevent that. God Bless him. Lots of woods now all houses. 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 cant remember the Asian Restaurant in the whitestone shopping center other than it had some reputation. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] Maybe she was wearing a kimono! Entered window painting contests. An important ferry landing prior to the construction of Whitestone Bridge, the community was served by the Long Island Railroad until 1932. 725 . Any links to anything related would be great thx. 3rd Avenue & 150th Street, Whitestone, NY 11357. We loved going to Beechhurst Beach, swimming out to the big wooden raft, or from the wooden steps at the end, getting burgers and fries from the concession, dressing up for the Saturday night dance. The wing and gym and auditorium were not built yet. I miss the old Whitestone. Or maybe that was Miss/Mrs Scarpetta, a name that just popped into my head. Whitestone in the 1960s was heaven. My house on 12th ave bet 154 and 157th st is all redone . The cresthaven country club pool was only for the CYO kids and for the country club people after the camp. We covered all of Queens, and went a little into Brooklyn by the Queens border, and into the Bronx just over the Throgs Neck Bridge. In 2000, about 16 acres of the 22-acre site were sold to a developer that built 110 luxury homes on the site. Son Georgie keep the place going.There was always Plus in days before easy access to aerial photos, it was even harder to imagine what went on at the waters edge. I delivered the LI Star Journal in Malba, not that it has any relevance to your post. thanks for the memories,i went to st.lukes school and p.s.79 for kindergarten. 79 in the 40s and 50s, and Mr. Campbell was there then, too. I went to the day camp at 184 for one summer in the early 70s. Thats we went to meet girls, mostly unsuccessfully though! It had a great Playground with Monkey Bars and the Long Swing sets which are banned today. Cottage, 14th Avenue east of 150th, with iron eagle. Oh well. 3-23 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, Queens, NY 11357 $1,450,000 Last Sold Price 4 Beds 2 Baths 2 1/2 Baths 3,600 Sq. Last Sold Price It was a wonderful time. We used to enjoy the Sunday afternoon dances at Cresthaven Country Club. 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? Still have the watch Fr Flemings brother Willie A fourth generation visits their grandfather, Ed, still living there. The tunnel someone mentioned was a distinct memory. 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. Countryside Montessori 8 Week Camp is the answer. I grew up in Whitestone in 1931 and remained there until 2007 and am now in Florida. 79primarily about how and why that magnificent building was torn down. Closer to the water, the pool had a pool house that overlooked the water and we used to take rowboats out into the river. Hi Jerry! ), which if I remember correctly may have been a salt water pool. To answer your questions: a) Yes, Lieutenant Robert Lee did supervise the construction of both Fort Totten and its companion Fort Schuyler. How many residential units does this building have? Call today for an appointment 718-631-8900. She remembered taking goods to market from her family farm in Whitestone to the Hunts Point Market in the Bronx via the old Ferry from Whitestone to Ferry Point in the Bronx. So safe back then. Working for route drivers at Tropicana, getting there at 5:30 a.m. as a 12 year old, working all summer and having Wednesdays and weekends off. Forgotten NY correspondent. After she died it was sold for a great deal of money. I remember Wide Wings camp. Also, nearby under the Throgs Neck Bridge was a horseshoe ring (still there) and Bands would play in the summertime. My mom was born in 1926 she just turn 91 and she also lives in Florida now. It was a scene man! (Ugh.where did that water come from then?). The northernmost avenue in Queens is Second Avenue, which is the first number in a grid sequence that extends to 165th Avenue in Howard Beach. Randazzo is ringing a bell. The Mattone Group of College Point and the Associated Development Corporation of Bayside are developing the $52 million project, called Waterside Estates at Cresthaven, with up to 117 houses,. Does not look like it did in 1950s, especially the windows facing the 21st Road. There was a kitchen between the pool and the building, which was attached to the main building. Ed do you have a brother Robert in Cambridge, MA? I would love to get some information on him. I loved those days! (505) 431 - 5992; man jumps off cruise ship after fight with wife He knew the Sanitation Dept would eventually get around to in probably in May lol. This outcropping usedtohave a lighthouse that was operated by a keeper until around 1990. I was a paper boy from 1966 to 1968. I think the pizza man was Sal or Vito. Vets fishing station .you could buy all your tackle. Hey Zoso! Hello Brenda live upstate for the last 16 years but my mom still lives there .I occasionally see Ed.was actually in Whitestone yesterday. 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. Jones Beach field 6 then Nathans in Oceanside. As we reported previously in College Point and North Astoria, Queens East River Shoreline is not as accessible. I also went to ps184 from you 1966 to 1972.What years were you there? 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. 3 23 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 is a Single Family, Residential property listed for $1,480,000 The property is 3600 sq. My Great grandfather Edward Cleary had a farm on 14th Avenue around 1900 in White Plains, any suggestions on how to find more information about the farm? I really loveWhitestone and PS 79 and have many wonderful memories of my childhood. starting as a youngster on the tennis court at what was then the Cresthaven Country Club. Id take my bike down the hill toward the water and sometimes fish under the bridge with my grandfather (Poppy). CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706), AMERICAN LEGION ELMER E. BENNETT JR. POST NO. 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. She had 2 older brothers Eddie and Gene and one younger brother Bobby. On the negative side, I remember a mother being shot in the stomach and killed by two boys playing with a .22 rifle. Behind the building was a small open area and then a large tent where kids got lunch or played when it rained. We too lived on 12th road between 154th and 157th. The 10th Ave crowd was the Sinobrias, Siracusas, and Larsens 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. Lived near to Boosters in the late 60s. I remember the Today, a simple skeleton tower with a beacon performs the duty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhRMoU-KDZU. 79 in the 30s. The largest unused building at Fort Totten is the former hospital, which flanks the Parade Ground. Did you know that Robert E. Lee was the chief engineer responsible for building Fort Totten? I had to get my papers, hop the Q-15 at 15th and 150th Street and deliver my papers! BLACK LIVES MATTER. I wish I could find some of these awards from the window painting constests to give to my son. I lived in bldg 16 apartment 2D. Ps 184 was my public school. Archie would run into the basement and find anything you needed. It was. I do remember the stairwells. Was there also to see the first stones being laid and then went home (that later became Arlington Cemetery). As you know, 1861, he sided with Virginia and the South and quickly went to the Confederate Richmond, leaving Washington behind. When one visits Little Bay Park, the curved coastline is reminiscent of Orchard Beach. I had to light the candles at Immanuel Lutheran Church as an acolyte. At the landing of 158th Street near Riverside Drive, a waterfront parcel as wide as the street belongs to Beechhurst Property Owners Association (BPOA) whose logo resembles a DOT-issue bridgedirectionalsign. I used the pool for one summer (1954 or 1955). If only we could travel back in time. yes there was a public pool there ,separate from the country club .Went there many times .nice pool.Little secret in congested Queens pools. Monsignor Gordon, Father Hannon, Sisters Virginia Ann, Margaret Mary, Mrs. Delavalle, Mrs. Lavin, and the crossing guard, Mrs. Yannity. I had relatives who lived in Whitestone. My good friend Obi worked at Whitestone Deli when we were teens. 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. At the eastern end of Whitestone / Beechhurst, the shoreline curves south into Little Bay. The well-maintained buildings and grounds are 97% shareholder owned and feature a total of 217 units ranging from studios and one bedroom with one bath to two-bedrooms with one and one-half baths. Near the eponymous bridge, Francis LewisParkoccupies aportionof the former estate of AmericanrevolutionaryFrancis Lewis. I remember taking a note into his office when I was a little girl. I am looking for information about the Day camp that was at PS 184 back in the 70s. As young teenagers we would get someone to buy us a bottle in Whitestone village and then go to the park, or hang out outside the Bowling Alley. We often talk if the best bakery ever: Storks, and their crumb cake, kruellers, cookies. There were wooden booths to sit in. Lucille A Mackenzie Your Dad was referred to as Uncle Frank in our household. I lived there, across from Clearview Golf Course. Thanks for the memories! I was allegedly the barefoot handball champion of Whitestone Park (1964) ), you should see it There was a sunken concrete sprinkler area in the park. She was 21, and I was 20. I also adored Storks and hung out at Bertlesons..loved the Italian ices or sherbet they had in the little white paper cups. The front window had a changing display for the season or holiday, and would feature boxes of candy you could buy. Mr Harmon was a super nice gentleman, My favorite was Mrs. Frankel (my 3rd grade teacher). I was active at Immanuel Lutheran church and my cousin Richeys wife taught at their school. Sorry, spent many summer days in Whitestone and can only remember the CYO day camp. If you scroll down or up (? 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. Acrossthe bay from Utopia Parkway is Fort Totten and behind it is Great Neck. and exactly where it was located? Actually used to climb up the concrete anchorage for the Whitestone Bridge. All Right Reserved. My mother went there as a child. Maureen Kopelman Otherwise, Id cycle through Malba, College Point, Flushing and Fort Totten. The dances at the club in Cresthaven were quite the events. Live in Babylon now. I work in Cambridge and have been similarly reminiscing with him about my old Whitestone days (b 1962, attended PS 79 and Bleeker JHS, and also was a proud LI Press delivery boy..etc etc. The red Spanish style tile roofs belonged to the Its clearly gone now from the google earth view, but it had a huge pool in a T shape. LIVED at the Whitestone Pool for multiple summers, Had a seasons pass, would walk there from my home 149th St and 11th Aven. Find investment properties for sale in Queens County Click Here Each apartment has a terrace and full-length windows. (We went to Carvel all the time.) The two unique, red-tile roof buildings besides the entrance? The 70s were like the wild west. When we got a little older and had phony proof in hand, we went to the Mona Kai (near Bohacks & Tropacana) for a Flaming Volcano or to Rum Bottoms for some music. Because Beechhurst shares the 11357 zip code with the more populated neighborhood of Whitestone, it is regarded by outsiders as part of Whitestone to the dismay of some residents. The Whitestone pool was opened to the public. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday] Sometimes I bought Hostess Snowballs. Their apartment had a great sweeping view of Long Island Sound and the Whitestone Bridge. 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. On summer days they had bands playing at the pool. Was looking up the old neighborhood. I attended Immanuel Lutheran School from 1959-1968. Yesterday I wrote a Hi Jerry response to you. When it went Condo, my mother bought it. She spoke very fondly of the store and would run into former customers from time to time. As Whitestone has a large Greek population, it is possible that the streets name comes from the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea. Because the estate has a gate and 24-hour security, the best I could do here is poke my camera between the fence posts. Park used to offer one of my favorite quintessential NY experiences, which is hanging out in the cool space beneath a major bridge. There were two pools in Whitestone Cresthaven and the Whitestone pool and Haylocks Day Camp across from Whitestone pool. The northeast extreme of Queens is an ear-shaped peninsula that was used as an army base between 1857 and 1995. Was Bertlesons the little ice cream parlor near Storks? Artie Quicks was tired and old when I hung out in Whitestone (yes, on the street corners). The mansions are overcrowding what used to beautiful old farm houses and Tudors. Only 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place got trophies. 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. He played the saw and did ventriloquism with a dummy he would take out a suitcase. I remember Carvell and their raspberry sorbet and Storks with their jelly donuts. I was wondering if you are the same Gerald Friedman who I was in 3rd grade with at PS 79 in 1971. To make a donation, please use the button below. Re Le Havre- It was built by Levitt ( of the several Levittowns in the US) . I had Mrs. Bennett for 1st and 2nd grade. Fleming and introduced him to Cresthaven, where he ended up running the CYO camp. I went to St Lukes for 1st and 2nd grade and PS 79 for 3rd through 6th. To the right of the building was the pool, and then open space. I did my red cross junior lifesaver course there. water before the Cross Island Pkwy was Then later, through my research I found a postcard from the Astoria Historical Society the showed the pool and dock/marina next door. Only 19 percent of Le Havres land is occupied by buildings. Now Billions.should have bought stock when I first saw the sign!! Reminiscent of Liggett Hall on Governors Island, it nearly spans the width of the peninsula. Three Hidden Cemeteries [SpliceToday]. 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. As close to small town America as you could get. Locals said it was once one of the ferries that ran between Whitestone and the Bronx. 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! Loved it! The building had significant shortcomings. It was run by Father Flemming. I share all of your memories! He was quite intimidating. Milk Maid was there before Mcdonalds opened. I wonder where he lived and where he studied. 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. This home is located at 315 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 and has been listed on Homes.com and is currently estimated at $1,645,000, approximately $612 per square foot. We were famiy b) There is no tunnel between Fort Totten and Schuyler, BUT there is a well-hidden tunnel that goes under the hill that protects the back fort from the front where the cannons were. Have been for 45 years. Also big wooden seesaws, metal swings, metal kiddie swings, high metal slides, and high, dangerous metal monkey bars. It predates the fort and is a linktoa period when the peninsula carried the name Willets Point. Were you there? Then I had three private houses on Powels Cove Blvd. 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. The prize was not a trophy though, we each were awarded an art set. I remember the Kent Trucks coming in every afternoon along 20th avenue with cleaning items from their entire network of dry cleaning shops. Its shoreline is largely comprised of upper income tract mansions and high rise apartments. c) Sylvania Research Laboratory very possible had an incident c.1960. As was the end of Murray St past 16th Rd. My name is Paul and my family lived on 6th Ave, four doors west of 149th Please excuse the last post, that was Edward Cleary on 14th Street in Whitestone queens. I AM OLD ENOUGH to remember the CYO summer day camp at Cresthaven Country Club in northern Whitestone. My Mom and Grandmother were very close friends with Msgr. I remember when Beechhurst was Beechhurst. Ed Winters, are you related to Robert, now in Cambridge? Excellent single house with 5 beds and 3 baths come with t. I wouldnt call it an elite neighborhood, but I do call it home. If I remember correctly, you were a cute dark haired boy and a cub scout. Wish we can all make it what it was. For 39 years, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Brooklyn operated the Cresthaven Country Club on 19.5 acres, including some on the river, providing thousands of city youngsters the chance. It was the best bakery around. We used to go there in our bathing suits to cool off! Yesterday I came across a pamphlet from back in the day about joining the beach house beach. The Company's current operating status is Active. When I had moved away to Peekskill, NY in April 1973, you sent me a letter. While some of the buildings on the former base are actively used as offices andtrainingfacilities,others are in a dilapidated state, ravaged by themoistureandwinds of the bay. 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. If there was a center of the Universe.. Whitestone would be it! David. Find your perfect home in Brighton Condominiums, Boca Raton, FL. Whitestone, like many Queens communities, is refreshingly patriotic. Search by owner name and find all properties currently or previously owned. I am not sure I want to go back to see them. I first laid eyes on my beautiful wife, Eleanor, in 1958 at a weekly "singles" dance at the Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. My family was one of the original members of Boosters Beach and my father a founding member of the Whitestone Ambulance Corps the precursors of EMTs. Still have card/letter you sent me when I moved away. Ft. Share Location Property Info Property History Public Records Schools Similar Homes Sold 3/26/21 View All Map Street View Our love story began on Nov. 10, 1961, at a dance at Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane was built in 2000 and has 2 stories and 2 units. This site brings back a lot of fond memories., storks is gone I wish I could still live there. Not sure if you replied here if I would receive it. A lifetime ago!!! He had a big first-floor office that faced the front yard. So few secret places to hang out at anymore. Learn how your comment data is processed. I remember it had an old mansion house and a large, for a little kid, wooded area. The kids would spend half a day swimming and the other half in the park with bug juice before the bus ride home. Wow! Hence, Le Havre , the name of a very large French port city. I too attended the PS 184 Day Camp (Summertime only for two summers). My next door neighbor, Rosalee Reilly, in Whitestone was the VP for Personnel at Kents Cleaners her husband Charlie worked in the Post Office. Now I am rambling. I have to believe the building could have been renovated instead of destroyed. As of 10/26/2022 the estimated market value is $1,752,000. Thats right. That camp closed when the property was sold and the owner reopened closer to the Whitestone Bridge calling the camp Wings. There were two camps. I remember Cherry valley dairy, Storks, Freddies pizza, Chriss card shop. I think it was right under the Utopia Parkway near the Throgs Neck Bridge. Silver Star and other local Bands would build a stage and run a power line from the lamp posts. He was right across the river from it for 35 years and had never seen the campus. 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. Frank was my Grampa! The while at Kents blew at 7:45 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and again at quttin time at 4:00 p.m. Cherry Valley, Cedar Lane, Freddys Pizza, Carvel, Genovese Drug store, Bohacks, Stationery on 150th St and 14th Ave where you could get candy and comic books Doug, its like you picked the memories right out of MY head. The rest is a private park-like terrain. Riding our bikes in old Kent Cleaners off Clintonville and other lots before they were all gone. Wagons would bring in the cannon shells and explosives and store them in the back of the hill, then place on carriages, pass down through the tunnel to load the cannons. Tropicana had property at the foot of 154th street in Beechhurst. I remember swimming in Whitestone Pool. Beers Avenue and Walter Reed Road. Whitestone-based developer Fulcrum Real Estate Advisors closed on the purchase of a six-acre Queens development site for $14 million. Across the street from Samos Lane, a fire hydrant is tastefully wrapped by paving stones. 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