What such awesome memories. Most of it would end up developed. I lived at 209 near the water. The area is patrolled by the NYPD's 43rd Precinct. This museum tells the story of maritime history in Michigan and pays homage to the tragedies that happened to many ships in the Great Lakes. Kevin Walsh was here in 2006, telling the story of Harding Park in detail, acquired by the city for parkland but kept in a natural state, the above 1940 photo from the Municipal Archives, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. Hi everyone, It was like a world unto itself ! Anyone who is enjoying this should look at I Miss Clason Point on Facebook! She was a neighbor and is still a Yep I remember the day the boatyard went up in towering flames and the fire pit, dumps and black rock! Resembling Silver Beach along the southern edge of Throgs Neck, the Bronx community of Harding Park features inlets, reeds, and small houses and bungalows clustered along the confluence of the East and Bronx Rivers, and its topography is also shaped by Pugsleys and Westchester Creeks. Small adjustment Mike, the candy store was called Rubys and across the street was Worths Grocery Store and they were my neighbors in 521 Commonwealth Avenue. Alan. Another unusual map of what Clason Point could have been is the 1941 Barkan Street Directory map that shows the grid in its entirety mashed with the natural courses of Bronx River, Pugsleys Creek and Westchester Creek. parents stayed on for 35 years.I road the trolley from Gildersleeve straight up Soundview to Westchester Ave.My mother shopped at Paleys and our property was adjacent to Glens Estate.I remember the night baseball games iin thefield where my cousin was picked up by the Boston Red Socks.The homes on stilts at the tip of the Point; went to Holy Cross School. Walking through Harding Park was great and I was in the Boy Scouts and we would march there once a year to the monument and then have lunch at the VFW hall on Lacombe Avenue. Saturday night Square Dancing on Wednesday nights. lived on the corner of Newman and Gildersleeve Avenue at the bottom of themHill from 1940 to 1961 and my [4] As mentioned, Harding Park developed organically without regard to the borough-wide street grid. My previous examples of exploring tips of land in the city include Throg(g)s Neck, Breezy Point, and Kingsborough Community College. I went to P.S. New Yorks Theme Streets [SpliceToday] You can also find other Marriage & Family Counselors on MapQuest . Whats ironic about the Bronx River Ave. White Plains Rd. Shortly after we moved to the area in 1963, the old church was condemned and torn down. Wow Thank you so much for all your research. In the background are the Hunts Point Market and the skyline of Manhattan. Weve havent yet had a floating ForgottenTour. Im not sure if/ where Peter Griffin Cornell fits in. Hope all is well with you and yours. I also went to Holy Cross school in the late 70s and early 80s. That was the only time I had a doggy TORO. Shopping. Crime has also seen a significant decline as a result of a number of factors including enhanced policing techniques and changing economic demographics. This disagreement was rendered moot in 1664 when the British fleet appeared in the harbor and the Dutch capitulated. The accident happened in Clason Point, where an amusement park used to stand with a 100-foot Ferris wheel as one of the main attractions. Speaking of unfinished plans, further inland at Story Avenue, theBronx River Parkwayabruptly ends. @2019 - Forgotten New York. In September1638 Thomas Cornhill was licensed upon tryal to keepe an Inn. Shorhaven pool. The Bruckner Expressway which now bisects the area along the center was once known as Ludlow Avenue. habited year round. The Wreck of the Steamer Barge Osceola. The completion of the nearby Whitestone Bridge put the ferry out of business. Britisher Thomas Pell arrived at a treaty in 1654 with several Siwanoy sachems, including Wampage, that the Dutch authorities didn't recognize. playing in the ruins of Kanes Park, doing the Classon Pt Crawl at the mouth of the large sewer on Soundview and Harding.. Had a lot of friends from around the neighborhood , stick ball base ball, cards nickel dime stuff. Osceola's propellor steam barge was on her down trip from Duluth and carried a full cargo, principally Minneapolis milled flour headed for Buffalo. Most of its clientele were working class and middle class Jews who resided in surrounding neighborhoods. I used to supervise flyer distributers in the area and noticed there were no street name signs on some of the intersections of that area. Summer was the best we went swimming in the Sound you could see your feet it was very clean. I havent been to Soundview since high school, when my classmate Karen hosted friends at her home and there was Dominican music in the background. It looks smaller than what I I myself lived on Colgate Ave. by Bronx River Ave. and later to Colgate Ave. and Lafayette Ave. R.i.p. I think my sister went to P.S. In 1949, Mal Deitch and Joseph Goodstein transformed the defunct Clason Point Bathing and Amusement Park, into a private resort with a swimming pool, cabanas, playground, and a stage. 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. Speaking of unfinished plans, further inland at Story Avenue, the Bronx River Parkway abruptly ends. The Clason Point War Memorial includes inspirational quotations by presidents George Washington (1732-1799), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), William McKinley (1843-1901), and Wilson. The residents did not want to see them vandalized. The location was 23rd avenue roughly 84th to 86th street (estimated). Here you can also take theNYCFerryat the cost of a subway ride down to the Upper East Side, 34thStreet, and Wall Street. I was seven when we moved, but we would go back and visit friends. If you remember those chairs Adirondack chairs in the off season I remember him painting every one bright red, blue, green and white.Life guards would put on shows of diving and wanted us in better schools with trees and grass lawns. Its been many years. My family and I were members of Shorehaven from 1970-1986. Kayaker along East River inlet. The Somerset is also protected under international law, and is the sovereign property of the United Kingdom. Its World War One monument was dedicated in 1928 on the decade anniversary since the end of the war. Raquel , I hope you see my message some day soon. Relative of Ezra Cornell founder of Cornell Univ. Lol Yes great memories. ..we would fling them like frisbies. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It is racially diverse and has a mixture of moderate single family homes, low income buildings and expensive condominiums. Swimming under the houses built on stilts.and of course you would swIm as fast as you possibly could when you would hear the toilet flush through an ope pipe! Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi pushed back at suggestions that the rescue was delayed or affected by government policy discouraging aid groups from staying at sea to rescue migrants. Dead-end streets disappear into the tangle of vegetation at Harding Park. The former amusement park, purchased in 1947, became the site for the Shorehaven Beach Club two years later. Shore Haven: I remember it well. I was still very young but remember being intimidated by the way my best friend was treated trying to go there with her siblings. [18]:6, The following public schools are located in Clason Point that are not also located in Soundview:[45]. The area includes a collection of neighborhoods including Harding Park, and Soundview. all the comments brings back lots of great memories. [50][51] NYC Ferry's Soundview route started serving Clason Point on August 15, 2018.[52][53]. Undeveloped waterfront parcels wereacquired by the city for parkland but kept in a natural state. Gas. Developers Mal Deitch and Joseph Goodstein transformed the defunct Clason Point Bathing and Amusement Park, into an upscale private resort with a swimming pool, cabanas, playground, and a performance space that hosted live entertainment. The development I live in here in AZ is like a year round Shore Haven minus the waterfront & the ethnic overtones. My Czeck ancestors lived at 725 Commonwealth Avenue in Clason Point. I received the sacraments in the school. It continues north under other names. Wow what a trip. By the middle 19th century Clason Point had many farmhouses, despite its poor drainage. Church; my dad and Grandfather were Lieutenants At He was the self proclaimed Mayor of Harding Park. The Soundview branch is located at 660 Soundview Avenue. who lived across the street, the Kokindos The Nelsons and Hoffmans Eddie and Joey. I love reading accountings of this area as it was so important to my family at that time and that was passed down through the generations. At the southern tip of Soundview Avenue in the Bronx isthe newest NYCFerry dock, providing a one-seat ride from this corner of the borough to Wall Street. Unfortunately sometimes there arent such great memories like my parents split up, thank goodness though. You're probably used to high parking rates for downtown Clason Point or Soundview parking spots but on Spacer you can get a Clason Point parking for a rate as low as $66.39 per week. Great going down memory lane . cold as hell. Bob. I was born in the Bronx Obrien Ave..1944..Moved to 227 Pugsley Ave at the dead end concrete wall still there. The amusement park rides and novelties was then known as "The Coney Island of the Bronx. around or someone knows them and how to get in touch. after work at pool my job was to get him at supper time says Grandma. I recall the square dancing on Wednesday nights and social dancing on Saturday nights. By SERGEY KADINSKY All my friends went to Shorehaven for many wonderful summers there enjoying life in the great neighborhood. From that point, we participated in every sporting event like paddleball, shuffleboard, and softball tournaments (run by Mr Wilson). child why I could go to Shorehaven pool. Thanks! Was a great upbringing. [30][8][31] The park now serves as a ferry landing[32] and kayaking facility. There were ferryboat and steamer excursions from Clason Point to downtown Manhattan and a local service to College Point, Queens. Clason Point wasnt always the unfamiliar enclave that it is, in large part, today. City planner Robert Moses attempted to condemn this community in the name of slum clearance but the residents won and in 1982 the Harding Park Homeowners Association succeeded in gaining title to their homes and land. Whenever I see them I call them Louie Garza flowers. By the 1980s the Bronx was more Hispanic than Jewish, and new residents did not join the club in large enough numbers. A variety of sunken, abandoned or damaged boats can be found along. In 2020, Castle Hill, Clason Point & Parkchester PUMA, NY had a population of 186k people with a median age of 34.6 and a median household income of $46,797. [3] NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by PSA 8 at 2794 Randall Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx. This disagreement was rendered moot in 1664 when the British fleet appeared in the harbor and the Dutch capitulated. My mom lived there with her folks and swam in the east river (and caught polio back in the day of the Sister Kenney treatments). Bayside Hills [SpliceToday] We have great pics and posts! [13] The neighborhood has become increasingly more diverse with a rise in varied Latin American immigration in the 21st century. I think you may be thinking of me as living near the water. Mrs Crocitto made another in front of her home 454 Barrett. This is where the Bronx River widens into the East River. His diesel engines were being installed.My husband still has some teak wood, that was discarded after the fire. Hows it going? Peragines (I see Thelmas post above), Grazianos & many others. I and my friend read about the Siwanoy Indians and they were supposed to have their village near Soundviiew and Lacombe Avenues. [18]:2,20 This is about the same as the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. I just looked up Soundview Ave. to my surprise the Apartment we lived in is still there. Raquel aka Rocky we have been thinking about you Alex and your Mom for years, we moved around since our last day out in Manhattan and AC. Its namesake city is 10 miles north of the city line. My mother had a large group of women friends who played Canasta. My family moved to Hempstead L. I. I also have a sister Loretta who you may remember. Went to Holy Cross School. Turning right from Soundview Avenue,one enters Harding Park, a cluster of bungalows built organically in the 1920s by Thomas Higgs and named afterthen-President Warren G. Harding. This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 15:14. Raquel. As a young child in the early 60s, I remember seeing some members having a tense encounter with the Shorehaven Beach Club management at the entrance for trying to bring in some Black friends as guests. I remember going swimming almost every day in the summer. Fire I ask because my mom and me and my sister used to babysit them, I remember crying for months!! across the short road was an empty lot that my mother and father converted to a small garden. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57.8% (31,026) of the population.[17]. Hope all is well with you and your family. All Right Reserved. I went to the emptly lot there with my friend and dug a hole looking for any traces. An odd pair as Lincoln emancipated the slaves while Wilson was a staunch segregationist. At the southern tip of Soundview Avenue in the Bronx is the newest NYCFerry dock, providing a one-seat ride from this corner of the borough to Wall Street. The FILL as we use to call it faced toward NYC and a sanitation site. Hotels. - Sat. We lived at 506 Harding Park. There a sunken ship off the Bronx on the East River I always wanted to visit. Thelma Peragine Green . The precinct reported 6 murders, 48 rapes, 747 robberies, 806 felony assaults, 302 burglaries, 1,039 grand larcenies, and 561 grand larcenies auto in 2022. The resort area started to decline during the 1930s, with the onset of the Great Depression and the construction of the IRT Pelham Line. The amusement park closed in 1935. Following the demise of the ferry, the tip of Clason Point reverted to . It was like a 10 week long Bronx summit meeting: Parkchester (my contingent) met Soundview, Grand Concourse, Pelham Parkway, & other middle class Bronx neighborhoods. sign is that it was never there during the 70s and 80s until I notified NYC Dept. And there was Judge Greer Your old Hagstrom map wont help you here as many of the streets on the grid were never completed, end midblock, and others appear partially completed. He also showed me a photo of a big shark he and he friends caught from a boat off of Clason Point in the Sound!! Harding Park is the maze of little unnamed streets and bungalows found along Bronx River, Leland, Gildersleeve and Cornell Avenues in the southwest sector of Clason Point. I remember the parades at the monument right in front of Dr Granitos office. It had a garage that my father converted to a bedroom for my brother and me. Love this! After World War II these became permanent year-round residences due to a housing shortage, eventually sheltering over 250 families. Kevin Walsh was here in 2006, telling the story of Harding Park in detail. So it want so wonderful for those of us looking in from the outside. My brother went to PS 69. Thanks for the memories. 1915 with Teddy Orengo Acevedo and Joe M Juarbe in Clason Point, Bronx, New York. We did not have cell phones to txt we use to shout out at each other from the street. Re Shorehaven Country Club, a similar case existed in Jackson Heights/East Elmhurst where the Jackson Heights Country Club existed until roughly the late 1970s (????). Over fifty years later its mostly gated & the middle class is long departed. Please help contribute to anew Forgotten NY website, Check out theForgottenBook,take a look at thegift shop, and as always, commentas you see fit., Copyright 2015 The Voux, All rights Reserved. I was like one of the family. [18]:2, As of 2017, the median household income in Community District 9 was $40,005. The branch opened in 1952 and moved to its current location in 1971. On 15 April 1667 this land was confirmed by patent of Colonel Nicholls to his grandson, William Willett. Clason Point, Bronx NY. [18]:12, Eighty-three percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. While 23% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 30% have less than a high school education and 47% are high school graduates or have some college education. The fire end of the nearby Whitestone Bridge put the ferry, the church! 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