They had square dancing on Wednesday nights and Social dancing on Saturday nights. Do you know the age of the parish? Unfortunately sometimes there arent such great memories like my parents split up, thank goodness though. This road runs north for 7.2 miles to the city line at Wakefield. I went to PS 69 till fourth gradw then to Holy Cross. Public transportation consists of two bus routes and there are only a few schools in the neighborhood. Manhattan appears as a far-off promise to the fishers working the East River. I lived at 15 Soundview Ave until Shorehaven purchased the property, George was you sister Elizeibeth I went to PS 69 with her in the 5 & 6th grades. It's one reason why the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum was established there. How about indoor playground equipment? I was born in the Bronx Obrien Ave..1944..Moved to 227 Pugsley Ave at the dead end concrete wall still there. Its said very interesting! Great going down memory lane . it was a scandal t o sy the least, OH my my name is Nancy Ramos and I lived in Harding park in the early 70s I dont remember 70s where 2 children passed away in a house Its been many years. The farms are gone and so are most of the boatyards, but entertainment possibilities abound. There are several NYCHA developments:[22], Soundview Park occupies 205 acres (83ha) in the southwestern section of the neighborhood, with ballfields and playgrounds and a pedestrian/bike greenway along the left bank of the Bronx River estuary from Lafayette Avenue to Leland Avenue. I got to speak to a couple who live there now, so nice and speaking to a very nice lady that lives there now next door. Best wishes and good health, Below is the description of the grant. Shorehaven beach club was a parking lot away. Thanks! square dance night was i believe on Wednesday, as i could hear the music from our house. Ive wondered how old Holy Cross Parish is. went to Holy Cross School. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. Was a great upbringing. I have great memories of Clason Point. Hello Rocky and Debbie, What a lovely little article to find and see your comments. By SERGEY KADINSKY Wish I had photos from that era. Went to school there most Sisters were great a couple no so. 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. Clason Point once boasted an amusement pier said to rival Coney Island, according to an area historian, Arthur Seifert, who has lived in the neighborhood for more than 70 years. I lived on Pugsley Ave. from 1957 to 1970, and my mother was born there. 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 A Clason Point renter can reserve one of these spaces for personal use on a long term basis. The Bruckner Expressway which now bisects the area along the center was once known as Ludlow Avenue. My last year in the Navy was in Washington, D.C. in 1964 and I still had many relatives in Clason Point so I made frequent visits until most moved to the Island or New Jersey. Gas. She was a neighbor and is still a On the above 1940 photo from the Municipal Archives, the ferry gantries stood unused in place for a few more years. Up until the pandemic, ridership along the Soundview ferry route, which stops along the East side of Manhattan along the East River at 90th Street, 34th Street, Stuyvesant Cove (at 20th Street, and Wall Street at Pier 11, was exceeding expectations.. 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. +91 99094 91629; info@sentinelinfotech.com; Mon. The 2018 addition of the NYC Soundview ferry and the recent service expansion to Throgs Neck is ushering in new residents, drawn by the neighborhoods tranquility, affordability, and accessibility to Manhattan. The location was 23rd avenue roughly 84th to 86th street (estimated). Thank you. My father would fish at the end of the River. The NYC skyline can be seen dramatically from Harding Park. 107. Also there was Henry and his brother, that lived closer to the water. I worked summers at Castle Hill Beach Club for 5 years ( 61 thru 66) . Was wondering if you recalled 712 Harding Park? Get instant access to loads of relevant information about Clason Point, Bronx, NY apartments for sale, including property descriptions, virtual tours, maps and photos. The branch opened in 1963 and moved to its current location in 1981. Then the Neck stretching itselfe East South East into the Sound is bounded to the East with another Rivolett which divides it from the limits of West Chester and a line being run from the head of each Rivolett wherewith a narrow slip, the said Neck is joined to the Maine Land, it closes up the Neck and makes the North bounds thereof. The Rivolett which runs to the Black Rock was known as Barrett Creek in 1912, and there was a bluff of black gneiss at the southeastern part of the neck where it joined the Bronx River. Junior High 123 and graduated from James Monroe High in 1959. Coastal pollution, declining attendance, the Great Depression, and construction from the Whitestone Bridge ultimately shuttered the park for good. It was a few blocks away, on stage at the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club on Randall Avenue, that Jennifer Lopez first strutted her stuff. I went to PS 107. Our next door neighbors were the Valenza family with 3 boys (Johnny, Frank and Joey). Situated on the rocky shores of the wild Lake Superior, Whitefish Point has long been considered the Graveyard of the Great Lakes. It continues north under other names. This is the 57-acre Shorehaven community, set apart from the rest of southern Bronx by its wall and security guards. Another unusual map of what Clason Point could have been is the1941 Barkan Street Directory mapthat shows the grid in its entirety mashed with the natural courses of Bronx River, Pugsleys Creek and Westchester Creek. of Transportation to have those sign erected there in the late 80s for proper references. ForgottenFan consensus seems to be that this is a 53 or 54 Pontiac Catalina with 60s Buick Riviera tires. Bronx River Avenue curves around the bungalows, but despite its name, does so here along the East River. Very excited. The area was then renamed Clason Point after Isaac Clason, a Scottish merchant and a major land owner. Ultimately you will stumble upon Harding Park, a small working-class enclave lined with bungalows. Had many meals with you guys. Over fifty years later its mostly gated & the middle class is long departed. Between 1949 and 1986, this property was the Shore Haven Beach Club, a member-only resort for working-class Bronxites. family. Getting laid at Black Rock! I remember the creek going to Lacombe Ave. White Plains Road, which eventually gains an el and becomes the main shopping drag to Bronxdale, Williamsbridge and Wakefield, begins here in Clason Point. The area is one of the citys hidden gems, situated along the East River with idyllic views of Manhattan, LaGuardia airport, and the Whitestone and Throgs Neck bridges. It seems to be that a person Whom owned my lot bought the lot next to him. [13] The neighborhood has become increasingly more diverse with a rise in varied Latin American immigration in the 21st century. I remember Welcome to the Clason Point google satellite map! Thank you for the article. Harding park for life in my heart. Most of it would end up developed. 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. Hi everyone, I had a friend around 20 years ago, Arthur Seifert who grew up in Clason Point and was an historian. In the foreground we see the the South Bronx Marine Transfer Station, a facility once used by the Department of Sanitation to offload collection trucks into barges for transfer to Fresh Kills. Other primary thoroughfares contain limited but necessary amenities like supermarkets, pharmacies, barbershops, hair salons, fast food, bodegas, and cheap shops. Weve havent yet had a floating ForgottenTour. This is where the Bronx River widens into the East River. My brother Alex also has that teacher too about 8 years prior. the Volunteer Fire Dept on Gildersleeve. July fourth barbecues and watching the fireworks. On the above 1940 photo from the Municipal Archives, the ferry gantries stood unused in place for a few more years. Finally, the new church opened at the end of the 60s or early 70s. A 1960s hand-drawn Hagstrom map shows the parkway continuing into the park with an interchange at Randall Avenue, Lafayette Avenue crossing the Bronx River, and Bronx River Avenue curving along the shoreline. elites from the Concourse. on nearby Castle Hill Avenue has indoor and outdoor pools, the Harding Park Homeowners Association is building a new community center and the Point Yacht Club still flies its burgee from the tip of Clason Point. Shortly after we moved to the area in 1963, the old church was condemned and torn down. Had a lot of friends from around the neighborhood , stick ball base ball, cards nickel dime stuff. email me at: lilylu8675309@gmail.com, i lived in hrding park from 1945 till i married in 1968. iknew the biordan family and thier bar as well. I remember Farmers Hill were Monroe Projects were built. Relative of Ezra Cornell founder of Cornell Univ. The SEACOR Power capsized during a severe squall shortly after departing Port Fourchon, Louisiana on April 13 with 19 people on board. Hope all is well with you and your family. 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. I myself lived on Colgate Ave. by Bronx River Ave. and later to Colgate Ave. and Lafayette Ave. R.i.p. Yesterday I decided to pass by my old neighborhood. before Shorehaven was built, Harding Park, the Momument, Higgs Lumber, the candy Store across from the The amusement park closed in 1935. Good patriots that they were, they named the colony for the US President at the time, Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923). . Hi Bill, I also lived in the Academy Gardens from birth, (1942). The entirety of Community District 9, which comprises Clason Point and Parkchester, had 184,105 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 79.7 years. 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. He was sitting in the back of his unfinished boat, playing the euke. You probably remember my brothers Peter and Paul since I was a little younger. Coffee. APA Format. ..we would fling them like frisbies. Walking to the candy store or the hardware store on Soundview. 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