Clason Point is located within two ZIP Codes. Sotomayor Houses; twenty-eight 7-story buildings. Its World War One monument was dedicated in 1928 on the decade anniversary since the end of the war. Reading the comments of old Point residents and seeing photos of Shorehaven brings tears to my eyes.I Was wondering if you recalled 712 Harding Park? 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. MY husband met him. The 1927 G. W. Bromley map of Clason Point shows the bungalow colony, amusement park, and the tip labeled as Public Place. It was a crowded district in contrast to todays gated community. GOOD TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OF YOU WHO ENJOYED There was a rock there that the Siwanoy Indians would chip away at and make arrow heads. I remember your mom and you. The house he made was huge, no more backyard. before Shorehaven was built, Harding Park, the Momument, Higgs Lumber, the candy Store across from the Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] On Memorial Day my Boy One of the great unfinished waterfront roads here is Bronx River Road, which was intended to run continuously from East Tremont Avenue along the east bank of Bronx River down to the tip of Clason Point. For the record I became a history teacher retired now and also a Restaurant owner in Montauk, NY with my wife Jan Place was called OMurphys Pub on the circle in the center of town. WISH YOU ALL GOOD HEALTH AND LONG LIVES, Hi. First job I had was in the third grade after school on Wednesdays setting up chairs in the hall next to school (Holy Cross}) for WEDNESDAY In 2018, 72% of residents described their health as "good," "very good," or "excellent," lower than the city's average of 78%. Destination signs along the southbound parkway show Soundview Park as its terminus. Hope all is well with you and yours. Westchester Avenue evolved into a mixed use, primarily commercial, district serving the greater area after the completion of the elevated IRT Pelham Line. Truly The Old Neighborhood ! We owned our houses, bug not the land they were onIn the late 1950s, Shorehaven bought the land and told us to moveWe fought but lostMiss my old neighborhood, I lived in a houseboat on Pugsleys creek. Clason Point, Bronx NY. The former amusement park, purchased in 1947, became the site for the Shorehaven Beach Club two years later. [11] White flight occurred in the area through the mid-20th century. I remember the Morales about 7-8 kids, one of them had the same name as me Raquel, that was fun, living next door. Its said very interesting! It had a primarily Jewish membership,but that community left the city in the big Long Island suburban exodus, and the club closed. Weve havent yet had a floating ForgottenTour. Shore Haven: I remember it well. I grew up from 1960 1976 on Pugsley just off of Cornell Ave. The Somerset is also protected under international law, and is the sovereign property of the United Kingdom. His will, dated 5 December 1651, left all his real estate to his wife Rebecca. A trolley line runs down Soundview Avenue, but Bronx River Parkway has not yet been extended to this corner of the Bronx. Yes i remember peter and paul. I grew up Soundview Ave&Beach Ave neighborhood 1966-74.Wondering if any of my ol friends from back then still Dead-end streets disappear into the tangle of vegetation at Harding Park. From 1883 to 1927, it was the site of the Clason Point Military Academy.[4][7]. mike maher i lived in the academy gardens in the i remember rudys candy store peppermint bar shoe repair beer garden etc beach movie theater VFW for saturday movies in the early1950 my family lived in rudd place my cousin was a life guard at shorehaven pool my aunt had a small deli near the water fond memories we moved to L.I.in 1956 i went to ps 107 ps 69 holy cross church . lived on the corner of Newman and Gildersleeve Avenue at the bottom of themHill from 1940 to 1961 and my Hagstrom often tried to keep their maps up to date by depicting planned highways and paper streets as reality, because in most cases when Robert Moses proposed something, it became reality. Walking to school through the dumps. Returning to Soundview Avenue, there is a gated community with its own set of nautical theme streets: Admiral Court, Beacon Lane, Surf Drive, etc. , we were only 9,10, or 11. Turning right from Soundview Avenue, one enters Harding Park, a cluster of bungalows built organically in the 1920s by Thomas Higgs and named after then-President Warren G. Harding. Also..Funland.the batting rangethe driving range both on Bruckner Blvd. All my friends went to Shorehaven for many wonderful summers there enjoying life in the great neighborhood. Many good memories. Remember about the fire that happened in the My mom worked at the Beach Theater where you bought your ticket to get in. Swimming in the East riverstick ball games every nightrollerskating on Soundview Ave. Sleighriding down Guildersleeve hillBeach theaterHoly Cross. I lived in Harding Park as a kid with my family. [4] The infrastructure of the area has not been updated in many years. 5 Best Public Art Installations In NYC March 2023, The Missing 1930s RKO Roxy Theater at Rockefeller Center, How a Dancer and Singer Helped Save Radio City from Demolition, Explore Powerful Contemporary Art at NYCs Heller Museum. what a great trip down memory lane, I lived on Newman ave in Clason point from 1955 until 1970 and remember the great summer days at Shorehaven, The bungalow bar ice cream truck that passed down my street in the summer evenings and all the great fishing at the point. Went to Holy Cross School. By the 1980s the Bronx was more Hispanic than Jewish, and new residents did not join the club in large enough numbers. Clason Point is now a city park with grass, trees, walkways and a ferry terminal. We were Hispanic with the last name Ortiz. From Jackson Heights, NY, Queens 94 min Hi Sandy, my mom, Anne Nestler was baptized at Kanes almost 97 years ago. all the comments brings back lots of great memories. Eventually they moved in year round. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I remember cisterns deep into the ground to collect irregation water. A lot of people died and a lot of people were injured, and they were in the thick of it, and they survived, Durante says. I have great memories of Clason Point. Whenever I see them I call them Louie Garza flowers. Hi Jo Ann, My name is Frank Sclafani. 107. They evoked pride and care. Hi Bill, [28], Pugsley Creek Park is located along the eastern shoreline of Clason Point. It was like a world unto itself ! I was told it had been built by her son-in-law (my grandpa, named Maurer). The park is adjacent to the Clason Point, Hunts Point, and Soundview neighborhoods, situated where the Bronx River flows into the East River, roughly opposite Rikers Island and LaGuardia Airport. Soundview Park, one of the largest in the South Bronx, was renovated to include pedestrian access and redesigned recreational areas. I was a member for a few years at Shorehaven then when I was old enough was able to work there in the office then as the baby pool lifeguard. I had a friend around 20 years ago, Arthur Seifert who grew up in Clason Point and was an historian. Life goes no. Harding Park. Like. 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. We lived in 703 the Volunteer Fire Dept on Gildersleeve. [19]:24 (PDF p. 55)[18]:6 Additionally, 69% of high school students in Clason Point and Parkchester graduate on time, lower than the citywide average of 75%. Frank. come in and talk to me and you would come in to hang out looking for the guys. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday]. Looks left was the Long Island Sound. Like Silver Beach and Edgewater Park, it seems independent from the rest of the Bronx, since its street pattern is different and it's cut off by water from the rest of the . I havent been to Soundview since high school, whenmy classmate Karenhosted friends at her home and there was Dominican music in the background. The wheel destroyed the boathouse Terry Durante's mother and family lived in then. I went to P.S. I remember some of their names. The most notable of these triangular parklets isWoodrow Wilson Triangle, bound by Underhill, Patterson, and Soundview Avenues. We did not have cell phones to txt we use to shout out at each other from the street. She was a neighbor and is still a The branch opened at this location in 1973. Chapter Three: The Clason Point Experiment vandal-resistant, and inevitably, uglier materials to replace them. Clason Point, Bronx NY. Usually when a highway ends, it does so by merging into another highway. 69. I recall cows there.I went to Castle Hill Pool as a childthen as a teenager, we swtiched to Shorehaven. From that point, we participated in every sporting event like paddleball, shuffleboard, and softball tournaments (run by Mr Wilson). Relative of Ezra Cornell founder of Cornell Univ. Is it the East or the Bronx River? Monument, Dr. Granito, so much more.I worked in Shorehaven from 1954 to 1958 to pay my school tuition, then My parents knew the Bronx was changing. I was still very young but remember being intimidated by the way my best friend was treated trying to go there with her siblings. the street because I was young ,but we moved around 1977 . The small peninsula of the Bronx defined by the Bronx River, Pugsley's Creek, and the East River is known as Clason (pronounced CLAW-son) Point. I remember my grandma living there with us too and how much fun it was to play in the backyard with all my friends. Kane's, a major saloon in the Clason Point area in the 1920s, featured Helen Kane, a singer who coined the phrase "Boop-oop-a-doop" and for which cartoon flapper Betty Boop was modeled. I left in 1968 to raise a family of my own but went back on a regular basis until my parents sold the apartment house only one there, all the others were private homes. Along with rising liability costs, Shorehavens expenses forced it to close. Best Wishes to Harding Park and all. 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. My uncle rented a stool at Gleasons. Love this! In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 16%, higher than the citywide rate of 14%. July fourth barbecues and watching the fireworks. The 1927 G. W. Bromley map of Clason Point shows the bungalow colony, amusement park, and the tip labeled as "Public Place." 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. 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. Yet thank you to all that made such great memories for me. She still lives, and is doing great, in the house that my grandfathers brother built on Bolton Ave. we were all born and raise in the same house. I lived at Academy Gatdens till about 1953 when we moved to my Grandfathers (Clifford Beck)house at 352 White Plains Rd. Do you know the age of the parish? As an amusement park, Clason Point was linked to the city by a ferry, competing for patrons with theNorth Beach Amusement Parkacross the East River, andStarlight Park on the Bronx River. If I went back I think I would get lost. The domed structure to the right is a salt storage dome. - All Day I Dream of Travel, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. Monroe Houses; twelve buildings, either 8, 14, or 15 stories tall. Our view from our kitchen window was the east river and the Empire state building. Not far from your I believe they sold the property to a large church organization. Its one of the best memories of my life growing up in Bronx. At the end is Clason Point, historically pronounced as Clawson. [18]:8, The 43rd Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 63.1% between 1990 and 2022. Yep I remember the day the boatyard went up in towering flames and the fire pit, dumps and black rock! I think my sister went to P.S. In this deed, the land is described as a cetaine Parcell of Land, contained within a neck, commonly called and knowne by ye name of Cornells Neck, lying and being upon the Maine, toward the Sound or East River, being bounded to the West by a certain Rivolett which runs to the Black Rock and so into Bronckse Creeke or Kill. West and Siurh of Bruckner Blvd was like another country ! 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