cresthaven country club whitestone ny

Yesterday I came across a pamphlet from back in the day about joining the beach house beach. work for students, off duty cops and fireman. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706) was incorporated on 07/15/1977 in New York. On the very day JFK was assassinated, my brother and I walked home and stopped by Chriss Card Shop to see if we placed in the recent window painting contest (we painted a picture on one of the windows at Bohacks Market on 14th avenue). 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. Telephone Directory of Alpharetta, GA. 30005 Whitestone Among Long Island's top catering halls, Crest Hollow is perfect for virtually any social or corporate event for 100 or more guests. 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 remember going there in the 1970s. Insane! My mom was born in 1926 she just turn 91 and she also lives in Florida now. Most memorable day was seeing Mrs. Collins crying and later being dismissed early finding out President Kennedy died! Lunchroom smelled so bad I was so thankful we ate in the auditorium. At a dead-end segment of the never-completed Powells Cove Boulevard to the east of 149th Place is a traffic loop monitored by Whitestone Boosters Civic Association. I think she said he was the assistant principal. (I could hear all your parents partying at night). Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. It predates the fort and is a linktoa period when the peninsula carried the name Willets Point. Hope to hear from you my old childhood friend. This 9-acre park covers aremnantof the property that belonged to Francis Lewis. Staff Shaune Randles. The master bedroom and living room had wall-to-wall windows on the exterior wall. ? John I came here in search of info about Whitestone Pool and you seem to have many memories of it. accident. I went to St Lukes had a paper route route 13 Freddys pizza $.25 a slice in 1969 storks bakery Karl Stork was in my class in the first and second grade I remember mrsStork bringing cookies every Christmas to school for the kids Hope to hear back from somebody this is the first time Ive ever done this kind of thing. 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. The front window had a changing display for the season or holiday, and would feature boxes of candy you could buy. Joe Dragan. Some of the former army residences appear as if transported from a small town. We used to walk from school to Scottys Pizza on Franny Lew and Willets Point. I went to kindergarten in that school early 1958. It is not the small town I grew up in anymore, but to me, its still a great place to raise my family. Bug juice and cookies before the ride home. I am not sure I want to go back to see them. 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. Re Le Havre- It was built by Levitt ( of the several Levittowns in the US) . Finally, F.L. Its clearly gone now from the google earth view, but it had a huge pool in a T shape. The green knife sharpening truck used to come down our block everyday(138 street between 11ave-14ave. Now Billions.should have bought stock when I first saw the sign!! No crime sex violence. I had Mrs. Bennett for 1st and 2nd grade. Playing paddleball on Saturdays and in the summer across from JHS 185 Bleeker My summers I lived at Beechhurst beach. Ice skating in Bowne Park. c) Sylvania Research Laboratory very possible had an incident c.1960. We put life jackets on all the campers and sailed under both the Whitestone and Throggs Neck Bridge. I grew up on 14th ave next to Grace Church. It was exciting! I dont think that type of man even exists any longer. 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. Building Facts Units Active Listings Past Sales Past Rentals All Units No active listings in building See past sales or past rentals Filter Units Nearby Transportation There is no data available View information about 307 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357. 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! There were NO EXCUSES! 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. Ft. Share Location Property Info Property History Public Records Schools Similar Homes Sold 3/26/21 View All Map Street View Hi Anne Marie Im thinking your family must know my moms family Eddie and Loretta Day were my grandparents, he was the mail man out of the Post Office on a 150th street and delivered to all of Beachurst. Sneaking into Whitestone Pool, diving from the high dive and doing multiple flips I used the pool for one summer (1954 or 1955). I so miss the crumb cake and pecan ring we would get every Sunday at Storks. Hi Jerry! There were two camps. Hope you are happy and doing well. Following its closing in 1989, the property was subdivided for tract mansions accessed by private streets. Have been for 45 years. No excuses! This is me: PS193 (class of 61), St.Lukes (63) Bishop Reilly (67) In French, its name translates as The Harbor. Completed in 1958, Le Havrecomprisesof 32 towers on 32 acres of waterfront land. Maybe we had one or 2 beers once in a while. In 1969:I keep my boat in Mayers Marina. Randazzo is ringing a bell. 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. Closer to the water, the pool had a pool house that overlooked the water and we used to take rowboats out into the river. Milk Maid was there before Mcdonalds opened. 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. 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. This promontory is known on maps as Cryders Point. We often talk if the best bakery ever: Storks, and their crumb cake, kruellers, cookies. Thats we went to meet girls, mostly unsuccessfully though! 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. If only we could travel back in time. 2-40 150 Street . The average person cannot live there anymore because it is too expensive, Where does the middle class live now anyway.? The fridge in the kitchen was mounted on the ceiling over the counter like an overhead kitchen cabinet! (We went to Carvel all the time.) I loved those days! Not sure if you replied here if I would receive it. I share all of your memories! I worked there . Weddings My twins were christened and had a luncheon upstairs at Mayers Marina where my husband at the time worked. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. I am looking for information about the Day camp that was at PS 184 back in the 70s. Then I had three private houses on Powels Cove Blvd. On the negative side, I remember a mother being shot in the stomach and killed by two boys playing with a .22 rifle. 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 Im trying to find out the name of the rowboat rental at the foot of Clintonville Street across from the Whitestone armory. Alas, post 9/11 I believe there is a full time police presence and/or other means to prevent that. I see PS 184 has been remodeled. I went to it between 55 and 62 but I see you were still going there in 1973. 323 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357. Maureen Kopelman It had five sections A, B, C, D, and E. and I had about 30 customers there. When it went Condo, my mother bought it. I grew up in the corner house diagonally across from Gleasons Funeral home on 150th St. Still have card/letter you sent me when I moved away. Oh well. 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. Whitestone, Queens, NY 11357. 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. Cresthaven A former country club, Cresthaven, Powell's Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. Hot Rod Magazine there taking pictures. They were just happy care-free days with great kids and counselors. The wing and gym and auditorium were not built yet. There were long walks with the neighborhood kid to the glen near the Trogs Neck Bridge for live music during the summer. My best paddleball partner was Micheal, Cant remember his last name but he was a tiny kid who played shirtless and he was awesome. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. To the right of the building was the pool, and then open space. Ft. $403 per Sq. Between 1889 and 1908, WhitestonePointhad a romantic-looking lighthouse tower with a bell. My cousin was Richey Jensen ..one of the owners of Whitestone deli. I live not far from Tampa Florida now but have gone back a few years ago. I just discovered this blog and it brought back so many memories. On the map, military names include Sgt. Oh well. Then 49 other kids and I had to fold our papers outside of the station office on Cross Island Parkway and 149th Street. This is not the official website of this company. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane was built in 2000 and has 2 stories and 2 units. Whitestone-based developer Fulcrum Real Estate Advisors closed on the purchase of a six-acre Queens development site for $14 million. Also a similar sunken sand box. This property was built in 2002. Otherwise, Id cycle through Malba, College Point, Flushing and Fort Totten. I remember the Kent Trucks coming in every afternoon along 20th avenue with cleaning items from their entire network of dry cleaning shops. As close to small town America as you could get. Cresthaven also had on their grounds both the Whitestone Boat Club and Cresthaven Yacht Club which remnants may still be seen possibly today. All the places everyone spoke about sparks a memory. Fort Monroe was completed and then the Civil War broke out. View photos, public assessor data, maps and county tax information. Only 19 percent of Le Havres land is occupied by buildings. Does anyone know the name or have any info on it.? I have been trying to find a photo of the Kent water tower for years but with no luck. 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. George J Murray III. Entered window painting contests. 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? Mr Harmon was a super nice gentleman, My favorite was Mrs. Frankel (my 3rd grade teacher). 4 bed 2.5 bath 4,792 sqft lot 312 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 Property Type Single Family Year Built 2000 Last Sold $1M in 2009 Share this home Edit Facts Get your home value updates. 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. Accordingtothe historian Strabo, its name is Phoenician for rise by the shore.. This is all from memory, but it had acreage and was fenced. I just enjoyed reading everyones posts so much. I had to get my papers, hop the Q-15 at 15th and 150th Street and deliver my papers! Here are some of mine: Had a black iron fence surrounding it. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706)was incorporated on 07/15/1977in New York. In 1924, Queens Gold Coast was enhanced by the construction of Wildflower, briefly the home of Broadway impresario Oscar Hammerstein II, who named the mansion after one of his plays. 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 remember it had an old mansion house and a large, for a little kid, wooded area. As was the end of Murray St past 16th Rd. Today, a simple skeleton tower with a beacon performs the duty. Great mechanic organizer I worked on the African Queen and the African King at Whitestone and also on the ,Manhattan which ran out of Cresthaven those were great days counselors bug juice lunches and hundreds of life jackets. Penny candylicorice, Bazookas, sugar dots on a paper stripin a little brown bag. Here, residential developers hold sway and instead of parks, gated communities separate the public from the water. Neither ever went beyond planning stage. Also vacant is the Willett Farmhouse, hidden behind thick vegetation. Reminiscent of Liggett Hall on Governors Island, it nearly spans the width of the peninsula. Because the estate has a gate and 24-hour security, the best I could do here is poke my camera between the fence posts. 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.