Whitestone is the northernmost neighborhood in Queens, situated between Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. The Mona Kai and the Shore Tavern were tough drinking Bars. 147-51 8th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357 (MLS# 3335462) is a Single Family property with 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms and 1 partial bathroom. Why were people thinking? View sample full report Residential For Sale nearby Commercial Real Estate nearby Real Estate Reports: Ft. $403 per Sq. My cousin was Richey Jensen ..one of the owners of Whitestone deli. 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! I also went to PS 79 and then St Lukes through 4th grade, but then off to Holy Trinity & St. Agnes for the rest! Its swimming pool however, is open to the public during the summer. The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, dances and other social functions, closed in 1989. I grew up with owners kids. Yesterday I wrote a Hi Jerry response to you. To the left of the building was a ball field, but us older kids could hit softballs on the roof of the building. Elephas, Avanti and Camouflage (Mondays) Night Clubs rocked Bayside. I remember going on a school trip there in elementary school. 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. Running between Beechhurst and Jamaica Estates, this roadway begins as a one-lane dead-end on the shore of Little Bay. Here is a link to some photos of P.S. originally stretched all the way down to the Ive parallel experiences to yours. You could walk from the park to the CYO along the shore if you didnt mind climbing a few fences. The Whitestone pool was opened to the public. Milt, the Good Humor truck driver 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. Many went to Long Island, including me lol. I went to it between 55 and 62 but I see you were still going there in 1973. It is one of the two last private beaches remaining on the Queens shoreline of the East River. 330 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 | 26 Photos | MLS #3279227 - Movoto Virtual Tour 330 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, NY 11357 FOR SALE New 19 Hours Ago $1,588,000 5 Bd 3 Ba 3,180 Sqft Go See This Home with a Whitestone Agent Contact Agent 26 Photos Map Save Share Nearby Homes New 1 Hour Ago House For Sale $1,200,000 3 Bd 2 Ba 2,160 Sqft $556/Sqft Her mansion became After she died it was sold for a great deal of money. This property was purchased by BADEA FELICIA for $1,463,000. Does not look like it did in 1950s, especially the windows facing the 21st Road. (We went to Carvel all the time.) In Whitestone. Or maybe that was Miss/Mrs Scarpetta, a name that just popped into my head. 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. Does anyone remember an old wooden school house on 12th Road between Clintonville St and 152nd St? 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. WOW. How many residential units does this building have? Find properties near 307 Cresthaven Ln. 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. couldnt support modern electronics. If there was a center of the Universe.. Whitestone would be it! The green knife sharpening truck ringing its bell. Each apartment has a terrace and full-length windows. Those were truly wonderful summers and gave us all life-long memories of happy, safe and exciting times. The Company's current operating status is Active. I have some memories of my parents taking us when we were quite young to a park under the Whitestone Bridge for a picnic! I dont know the exact date it closed but I know CYO Day Camp closed around 1986 or 87 which was located on 3 Ave & 150 St. Whitestone pool was adjacent to the camp ground. there was a very large cement dug out area dug with lots of sprinklers! Mr. Softee. I too also lived in Cambridge, Ma as a college student at Lesley College and Nanny. But if you would like to friend request or message me, you will be able to find me on facebook as Monica Mosquera-Cannon. They put the new one in the back. I loved staying with my parents and brother going up the hill by the benches where the cooking grills were. We used to enjoy the Sunday afternoon dances at Cresthaven Country Club. From the bead-end at Cresthaven, one can see Whitestone Point Rock. Weddings There were the wafer flying saucers, dot strips, penny Bazookas, wax teeth, the Revell plastic model kits and the cap gun ammo wed scratch until our nails were scorched with gunpowder. A former country club, Cresthaven, Powell's Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. Hi Jerry! If my memory serves me correct (and there is no guarantee these days!!!) It belonged to Dolores del Rio, a film celebrity back in the day. This had to be around 1978. 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 am not old enough to remember that Milk Maid but went to McDonalds at that spot often and when i had kids to play in ball pit jungle gym. Am I just imagining this or did it really exist?!? Sometimes I bought Hostess Snowballs. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday] 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! I am interested in information about P.S. I grew up in the corner house diagonally across from Gleasons Funeral home on 150th St. Graduated from St. Lukes in 1976. Lighting Punks from Little Neck Bay for fireworks on the 4th of July. 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. 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. Draw your own conclusions. No excuses! In the early 20th century, thislocationwas part of Long Islands Gold Coast, a stretch of waterfront mansions covering the northern shores of Queens and Nassau counties. Sneaking into Whitestone Pool, diving from the high dive and doing multiple flips ft. house located at 3-30 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 sold for $1,400,000 on Nov 16, 2021. Search by owner name and find all properties currently or previously owned. I remember there sign saying 100, 000 served, then finally a Million. Call today for an appointment 718-631-8900. i grew up in whitestone on 12 th road off of 150th street. I remember walking to Sams Penny Store on 14th Avenue with its glass cases of loose candy. 14th Avenue between 149th and 150th. He would do it as a favor to my Dad, George J Murray Jr (FDNY). If I remember correctly your family lived on Powells Cove Blvd. Properties; Search by address to access the property report or search by location to build lists of properties. I was wondering if you are the same Gerald Friedman who I was in 3rd grade with at PS 79 in 1971. I attended PS 184. My best paddleball partner was Micheal, Cant remember his last name but he was a tiny kid who played shirtless and he was awesome. I also went to St. Lukes School and was a Booster Beach member. I loved those days! I attended school from from 1962- 1966. Coming in from the entrance there was a building with a few offices and then girls lockers went to the left and boys to the right. The original PS 79 was a building as I recall built in 1898 with an addition around 1916 and at least one more addition. I remember Carvell and their raspberry sorbet and Storks with their jelly donuts. It was run by Father Flemming. Started by serving snacks at But I remember it well nonetheless. 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. The Company's current operating status is Active Company Info DOS ID: 441706 Current Entity Name: CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. Incorpration Date: 07/15/1977 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. My twins were christened and had a luncheon upstairs at Mayers Marina where my husband at the time worked. As Whitestone has a large Greek population, it is possible that the streets name comes from the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea. The pool is a fond memory. It was a scene man! GT&Es Administration Building. She spoke very fondly of the store and would run into former customers from time to time. I remember missing you and I still have. So safe back then. Many The while at Kents blew at 7:45 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and again at quttin time at 4:00 p.m. Had a black iron fence surrounding it. Became Toms deli for many years Neither ever went beyond planning stage. Here, residential developers hold sway and instead of parks, gated communities separate the public from the water. 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. Riding bikes all over Beechhurst, Whitestone, malba. Sure enough the pool was still there and he shot photos through the fence. In 1969:I keep my boat in Mayers Marina. When the war ended, he came home, packed up his family, and moved south to become Washington College President. So much around to keep us kids occupied growing up in the 70s. It was a wonderful time. The Clearview Golf course was our hang out. John I came here in search of info about Whitestone Pool and you seem to have many memories of it. She was 21, and I was 20. c) Sylvania Research Laboratory very possible had an incident c.1960. Wildflower and Le Havre are both located at Powells Cove Boulevard and Totten Street. As close to Mels Drive Inn as you can get. I do not remember the name of my 3rd grade teacher but remember a boy named Gerald Friedman who was in that class with me. Beers Avenue and Walter Reed Road. Parades up 150th St from Memorial Field into Whitestone by Gleasons Funeral Home. Before Bay Bridge Condominiums were built on the property in 1980, the DEP did testing on the property and determined there was no contamination. By SERGEY KADINSKY I used the pool for one summer (1954 or 1955). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Plus in days before easy access to aerial photos, it was even harder to imagine what went on at the waters edge. Live in Babylon now. I remember swimming in Whitestone Pool. Went to 193, Mazels, Posner, Endress, England, Dodge, Bower. 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. Lived near to Boosters in the late 60s. The developer is planning to build 45 homes at the former. Does anyone remember a day camp on the water in Whitestone called Wide Wings? The kids would spend half a day swimming and the other half in the park with bug juice before the bus ride home. 145-40 5 ave Whitestone, NY 11357: Presented by. This property in the 11357 zip code was built in 2001 and the lot size is 0.18 acres. I played stick ball lots of times in Bohacks parking lot with Billy Collela. Booths and counter, still remember it clear as a bell after all this time. 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 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. Fleming and introduced him to Cresthaven, where he ended up running the CYO camp. Newly listed Brighton Condominiums apartments for rent in Boca Raton. Maureen Kopelman The paper posted on Chriss window said we came in 7th place (out of eight top spots) for our age category. MLS# 3327572. The chapel is leased to a Korean congregationwhilethe Officers Club is used by Bayside Historical Society. Real terra incognita as they say. I lived on 26th Ave off of 150th in Flushing but we went there a lot. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. Replying to Howard Mellon: Thanks for the info. A lifetime ago!!! Remember the Juke Box on the handball courts and older teenagers dancing especially the girls with big hair. To make a donation, please use the button below. View information about 307 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357. We were famiy At this location (by some accounts) East River becomes known as Long Island Sound. 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. Hope to hear from you my old childhood friend. Considering the citys overcrowded public schools and neighborhood opposition to new schools inresidentialareas, I am surprised that the city hasntreused some of thevacantbuildings as schools. That description sounds exactly like my grandfather, Bill, and his mother, Bertha, who I never met but I know lived with them from family stories. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706)was incorporated on 07/15/1977in New York. 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. Three Hidden Cemeteries [SpliceToday]. I too was born in 1962, lived in Whitestone, and also attended PS 79. The Bank of North America bought the property and the testing was surface only. I used to think it meant LeFrak House until now. Its clearly gone now from the google earth view, but it had a huge pool in a T shape. down towards the yacht club. We enjoyed Freddies pizza too and the Clintonville Bar Restaurant for fried shrimp and spaghetti. He was right across the river from it for 35 years and had never seen the campus. In 1930, Hammerstein fell on hardtimesand sold the mansion. Reminiscent of Liggett Hall on Governors Island, it nearly spans the width of the peninsula. We have become a small city with many diversified cultures. T TOKAR, FRANK A, 94 of Dunedin, FL passed away on December 23, 2012 at home surrounded by family. The mansions are overcrowding what used to beautiful old farm houses and Tudors. There was NO ROOM FOR ERROR! 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. All Right Reserved. I still see tropicana trucks there and a new cvs taking over the waldbaums,plus waterfront restaurant ponte something. 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. I worked there Only 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place got trophies. 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