Karl Bertleson (who used to work in that ice cream store) was one of the partners of the Whitestone Delicatessen (Across the street from Storks Bakery and Cherry valley) The other two were Richard Jensen and Ludwig Richardson. Park used to offer one of my favorite quintessential NY experiences, which is hanging out in the cool space beneath a major bridge. 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 miss the old Whitestone so much! 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. Mr. Softee. Storks bakery had the BEST ever hard rolls, could not wait till after mass on Sunday morning to pick them up! I remember Frans husband wearing a baggy cardigan and bedroom slippers in the store, cigarette hanging out of his mouth. As a private road, it has its own custom-made sign. 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. Do you remember the place? My gramps was a regular customer. Still remember the sign posted at the counter Thou shall not steal or thou shall get thy ass kicked. My italian immigrant grandfather and I would pick dandelion leaves for salad at the Whitestone Park. I grew up in Whitestone in 1931 and remained there until 2007 and am now in Florida. It was chlorinated pretty well so no one every got sick. Cresthaven Country Club, operated by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, was located there for 39 years until it closed in 1989. . Maybe she was wearing a kimono! Especially after Mass at St Lukes on Sunday. So named because of the spectacular water-views encompassing Whitestone's two landmark bridges, the property is the largest high-end single-family development currently under construction in Queens. Same with the whitestone pool and cresthaven gone. This 9-acre park covers aremnantof the property that belonged to Francis Lewis. This property was purchased by BADEA FELICIA for $1,463,000. 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. 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! This promontory is known on maps as Cryders Point. Anyone remember Carosons Hardware store on Francis Lewis off 26th ave? There were long walks with the neighborhood kid to the glen near the Trogs Neck Bridge for live music during the summer. 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. Instead, money polluted/corrupted the business men there. 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! Great memories! The cresthaven country club pool was only for the CYO kids and for the country club people after the camp. ), you should see it Whitestone in the 1960s was heaven. This had to be around 1978. We often talk if the best bakery ever: Storks, and their crumb cake, kruellers, cookies. I worked there Also big wooden seesaws, metal swings, metal kiddie swings, high metal slides, and high, dangerous metal monkey bars. Aww, the memories. Great times! She didnt even know she had been shot. Hi Margaret Deciccio.I my name is Linda. It was run by Father Flemming. He was right across the river from it for 35 years and had never seen the campus. 323 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357. 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. Whitestone-based developer Fulcrum Real Estate Advisors closed on the purchase of a six-acre Queens development site for $14 million. ? That was in the sixtiesthe water got better since then thankfully.They were such good times. Don't seek support service here please. 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. There was a Navy destroyer escort (Harris) docked there. The Clearview Golf course was our hang out. 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. Otherwise, Id cycle through Malba, College Point, Flushing and Fort Totten. Sorry, spent many summer days in Whitestone and can only remember the CYO day camp. Beechurst one for the second grade and so on. I would bet the wiring, etc. Dear Rich, a few years ago I stumbled into a Facebook page being posted by a fellow named Ritchie Ferraro. Many days were spent riding my bike to Utopia Lane to watch the bridge construction. (Ugh.where did that water come from then?). Joe Dragan. That job taught me how to work and how to deliver and be reliable! In French, its name translates as The Harbor. Completed in 1958, Le Havrecomprisesof 32 towers on 32 acres of waterfront land. To answer your questions: a) Yes, Lieutenant Robert Lee did supervise the construction of both Fort Totten and its companion Fort Schuyler. Reminiscent of Liggett Hall on Governors Island, it nearly spans the width of the peninsula. Oh, and Artie Quicks candy store next to and later taken over by Storks Bakery. It had a great Playground with Monkey Bars and the Long Swing sets which are banned today. The remains of its pier was still there a few years ago when I visited. I also went to ps184 from you 1966 to 1972.What years were you there? 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. Forgotten NY correspondent. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane was built in 2000 and has 2 stories and 2 units. I had relatives who lived in Whitestone. Was Bertlesons the little ice cream parlor near Storks? The northeast extreme of Queens is an ear-shaped peninsula that was used as an army base between 1857 and 1995. It was a wonderful place to grow up, I often wonder what it is like now. http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/view/all/what/PS%2B79?sort=identifier%2Cschool%2Cdate%2Csubject. Does anyone remember a day camp on the water in Whitestone called Wide Wings? No excuses! I remember Carvell and their raspberry sorbet and Storks with their jelly donuts. The paper posted on Chriss window said we came in 7th place (out of eight top spots) for our age category. This is no accident as in the early postwar years,ParksCommissioner Robert Moses intended to construct Clearview Beach on this site. Bingo.Worked my way up to busboy then waiter The 70s were like the wild west. 315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 was last sold in 07/06/2016 for $1,400,000. Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. I still see tropicana trucks there and a new cvs taking over the waldbaums,plus waterfront restaurant ponte something. To make a donation, please use the button below. Fran came out and saved me from her mothers wrath! Following its closing in 1989, the property wassubdividedfor tract mansions accessed by private streets. Find properties near 307 Cresthaven Ln. Waldbaums Shopping Center was built, giving us a supermarket and some small shops like Stage Variety Store and a pizza place, a bank, etc. I played countless games of softball in the PS 193 hardtop school yard and lost lots of money playing Whte Lighnng at the checkerboard tables in the school yard. Second Avenue does not have sidewalks. I remember going there in the 1970s. Some of my friends around 17th Ave were the Skaats, Weiss, Rice, LaPlace, Hertz, Thorgensen. Also took a photo of the street. What a loss. A formercountry club, Cresthaven, Powells Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate. My next door neighbor, Rosalee Reilly, in Whitestone was the VP for Personnel at Kents Cleaners her husband Charlie worked in the Post Office. Cresthaven also had on their grounds both the Whitestone Boat Club and Cresthaven Yacht Club which remnants may still be seen possibly today. Still the best Ive ever had. My grandparents took care of the Whitestone Point Lighthouse and after they passed away my parents took it over until 1952 when the switch was put on land. To anyone that knew him..sorry to say he passed on many years ago..more than 20. Stay happy and healthy! I really loveWhitestone and PS 79 and have many wonderful memories of my childhood. Like me and you, he had a childhood using the CYO aka Cresthaven Pool. We too lived on 12th road between 154th and 157th. water before the Cross Island Pkwy was Weepy's pool hall was a famous fixture for many years, as was Jimmy's luncheonette . I loved staying with my parents and brother going up the hill by the benches where the cooking grills were. Im trying to find out the name of the rowboat rental at the foot of Clintonville Street across from the Whitestone armory. In 1930, Hammerstein fell on hardtimesand sold the mansion. Thanks for the memories! I used to fish off the barges near CYO with my dad many times and most of the inlets from there to College Point. We were famiy 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. GT&Es Administration Building. 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 . Was Ritchie Ferraro the younger brother of Dino Ferraro? Elephas, Avanti and Camouflage (Mondays) Night Clubs rocked Bayside. Went to 193, Mazels, Posner, Endress, England, Dodge, Bower. 3rd Avenue & 150th Street, Whitestone, NY 11357. I would love to get some information on him. We had Freddies Pizza, Bertlesons and a really great life We went to Whitestone park and watched the river go by under the bridge.We watched the Throgs Nweck bridge go up and Bayside explode, Now whitestone is an elite community. It had five sections A, B, C, D, and E. and I had about 30 customers there. (I could hear all your parents partying at night). It is one of the two last private beaches remaining on the Queens shoreline of the East River. George J Murray III. Hope you are happy and healthy! I remember Kent Cleaners. Draw your own conclusions. There were two pools in Whitestone Cresthaven and the Whitestone pool and Haylocks Day Camp across from Whitestone pool. Father Flemings family, Rita Hass her 79 in the 30s. Ice skating in Bowne Park. I remember missing you and I still have. Just saw Pat Gabriels postyes the penny candy store..forgot all about that one..thank youand your street was the best for sleigh ridingmine was the bus route and got plowed! Would love to hear from you and share stories and memories. The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, dances and other social functions, closed in 1989. The regulars called me Red. Did you have questions about the camp? Hi margret I knew your father well I remember your two Brothers too.Brenda I built a stoop for your uncle on 13 ave . rubber loop that went around your angle/wrist which held the key you needed for your locker. 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