The quality of the fixtures reflected on the residents. Beyond the bushes there is a lagoon in Harding Park separated from the East River by a rocky breakwater. I remember the parades at the monument right in front of Dr Granitos office. They were good days in the 50s. "[8]:108[9] There was a volunteer fire department, a small airport, docks for sailboats and motorboats, saloons, and novelty shops. I lived on Leland Ave from 1947 (born there ) thru 1968 ! The NY Botanical Garden (also in the Bronx) has sponsored a roadside garden along Leland Avenue. Wow what a trip. 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Miss those days. The Clason's Point branch in the Soundview area, is located at 1215 Morrison Avenue. It continues north under other names. The latter, alluding to the Wilson administration's role in World War I and the Treaty of Versailles peace agreement, reads, "That the world may be made . come in and talk to me and you would come in to hang out looking for the guys. 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. This web site brought back nice memories of a happy times in my childhood the neighborhood had so many children. Friends were the Verheyens, Im Alex Hernandez and I lived from 1962 to 1970 at 506 Harding Park. The Clason Point War Memorial includes inspirational quotations by presidents George Washington (1732-1799), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), William McKinley (1843-1901), and Wilson. I remember the Cola family on Gildersleeve next to the deli on the cornor His diesel engines were being installed.My husband still has some teak wood, that was discarded after the fire. 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. Our view from our kitchen window was the east river and the Empire state building. So it want so wonderful for those of us looking in from the outside. His will, dated 5 December 1651, left all his real estate to his wife Rebecca. 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. Did any settlers lived in Soundview park? I lived at 311 from 1952 till I got married in 1970. Thanks! Six crew members were recovered safely following the accident . and also William Ellery of Rhode Island, signer of the Declaration of Independence. +91 99094 91629; info@sentinelinfotech.com; Mon. [44], Clason Point and Parkchester's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is higher than the rest of New York City. This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 15:14. She wanted me to share that shes still alive and kicking at the age of 92. A trolley line runs down Soundview Avenue, but Bronx River Parkway has not yet been extended to this corner of the Bronx. I went to PS69 for kindergarten 72-73 school year I think and I had Ms Kulusky. Clason Point was named after Isaac Clason, a Scottish merchant and a major land owner. contact me at aaron3@netvigator.com. He owned 2000 acres. Also..pheasants flying there part of the year. Food. [36], Clason Point contains a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire station, Engine Co. 96/Ladder Co. 54, at 1689 Story Avenue. Went to Shorehaven when I was young, my Grandfather (Stanley Samson) was the Head painter "I think it was just the heavens telling her what to do. The ship struck on a reef after encountering heavy fog at 2 am on November 7, 1887. Learn more about our use of cookies: Cookie Policy, 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, 125 years ago, the five boroughs are joined to create todays New York City, Celebrating The Bronxs Hispanic contributions to the world, Another Ferry Stop is Coming to The Bronx This Year, Bronx History and Facts: A Beginners Guide to NYCs Best Borough, The Grand Concourse: A Look at The Bronxs Most Famous Street, MTA reports 4% faster bus speeds in The Bronx after redesign implementation, Apply for brand new apartments as low as $569 a month for two bedrooms in Bedford Park, Brand new and truly affordable apartments now available in Fordham starting at $567/mo, Six Bronx Catholic schools among a dozen to be closed by the Archdiocese of New York this June. Such an interesting read! Frances, are you related to Nick and Philamena , and Johnny and Margie? [35] As of 2018[update], with a non-fatal assault rate of 100 per 100,000 people, Clason Point and Parkchester's rate of violent crimes per capita is more than that of the city as a whole. As a little girl, my neighbor who has a membership to the country club, used to take me every weekend. The completion of the nearby Whitestone Bridge put the ferry out of business. *Nothing to do with the heir to the Addams Family fortune played by Ken Weatherwax; this was a Talman Pugsley, who owned land here in the late 1700s. Coffee. 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.. What it was than is what it is know peaceful god bless our lilpuerto rico. Grocery. I remember Louie Garza. My uncle rented a stool at Gleasons. I loved the area as well growing up there. Holy Cross Parish wasnt established yet so the Franciscan Friars would hold services at the casino. Harding Park now appears as if it will carry on in the future indefinitely with its city views, great fishing, and relative privacy. [30][8][31] The park now serves as a ferry landing[32] and kayaking facility. 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. It surrounds a historic creek that was previously a tributary of Westchester Creek. I live on Underhill ave and really loved the Harding Park Clason Point. 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. Monroe Houses; twelve buildings, either 8, 14, or 15 stories tall. clowning around off the high boards in the center of the pool.If any one is old enough to remember the ferry towers at the end of Soundview I used to climb the inside up to the top I went to P.S. Getting late and this is making me want to enjoy and remember a great childhood in THE BRONX. Its World War One monument was dedicated in 1928 on the decade anniversary since the end of the war. Westchester Avenue evolved into a mixed use, primarily commercial, district serving the greater area after the completion of the elevated IRT Pelham Line. 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. I was told it had been built by her son-in-law (my grandpa, named Maurer). Hotels. My name is henry and my brother was richard and we lived near the water. 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. I lived on Bolton until 1971. Kayaker along East River inlet. Clason Point is now a city park with grass, trees, walkways and a ferry terminal. So lovely there. 1780 Watson Avenue, one 6-story building. Oh those sunburns. By the 1980s the Bronx was more Hispanic than Jewish, and new residents did not join the club in large enough numbers. I also lived in the Academy Gardens from around 1942 to around 1960 and went to P.S. Some residents converted existing bungalows around Harding Park for year-round occupation. Joe, Greetings, I grew up in the Academy Gardens between Randall Avenue and Lacombe Avenue. Its World War One monument was dedicated in 1928 on the decade anniversary since the end of the war. We lived at 506 Harding Park. There were ferryboat and steamer excursions from "The Point" to downtown Manhattan as well as local service across the East River to College Point, Queens. Hope all is well with you and your family. Osceola - Courtesy Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Great history. The location was 23rd avenue roughly 84th to 86th street (estimated). My Mom would love to know we may have finally found you again. 10:00AM - 8:00PM; Google+ Twitter Facebook Skype. And there was Judge Greer Memories of Shorehaven survive online, with former member Marc Miller compiling a collage of old photos for the Shorehaven Beach Club Facebook group. 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. My grandma, Anna Burrows Honan, and I discovered this article together. 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. habited year round. 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. The neighborhood contains one of the highest concentrations of NYCHA projects in the Bronx. Hope all is well and safe with you in these challenging times. The entertainment possibilities are unintentionally amusing, seeing that we just got through with District, Meatpacking, but anyway, the YMCA offerings are more your webmasters speed, and Im more likely to gain ready admittance there. Loretta is luving nearby me in north carolina. Clason Point was a mixture of mansions, farmland and undeveloped fields and swampland. My mother had a large group of women friends who played Canasta. It was a good area to grow up in . I, too emember the Memorial Day Parade and the Beach Movie theatre. Returning to Soundview Avenue, there is a gated community with its own set of nautical theme streets: Admiral Court, Beacon Lane, Surf Drive, etc. Then another family moved in with 3 girls fun with them too. My name is Kathy Myers I livedin 454 barrett ave from1967 till 1980 I remeber the Crocittos and and the italian father and daughters Lucy antoinette and Mary who lived in 456. excellent info! Hello Rocky and Debbie, What a lovely little article to find and see your comments. Most of its clientele were working class and middle class Jews who resided in surrounding neighborhoods. Yep I remember the day the boatyard went up in towering flames and the fire pit, dumps and black rock! Harding Park. Had many meals with you guys. July fourth barbecues and watching the fireworks. We were safe as our neighbors watched out for us. [3] The 43rd Precinct ranked 36th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. I did see the Holy Cross Many great, warm memories of the area from frequent family visits. 107 P.S. our address at the time was 423. the beach was a joy and fairly close to the house. 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. cold as hell. Over fifty years later its mostly gated & the middle class is long departed. By SERGEY KADINSKYForgotten NY correspondent. 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. 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). Osceola's propellor steam barge was on her down trip from Duluth and carried a full cargo, principally Minneapolis milled flour headed for Buffalo. Leland Avenue along Soundview Park leads into the heart of Harding Park. He is first found in Boston. 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. It was clean because we all pitched in and kept it that way. This road runs north for 7.2 miles to the city line at Wakefield. Hi Bill, I went steady with John from 1971 to 1977 but never married. Sotomayor Houses; twenty-eight 7-story buildings. Ive been to the Clason Point Park with the view of the Whitestone Bridge. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. From the postcard, Shorehaven looks more country than Jackson Heights did. The most notable of these triangular parklets is Woodrow Wilson Triangle, bound by Underhill, Patterson, and Soundview Avenues. A passing ship rescued the Cornells, and they returned to their home the year after Wampage's last raid. On the other hand, the massive superblock interrupting White Plains Road at the time was the wetland source of Pugsleys Creek. There were ferryboat and steamer excursions from Clason Point to downtown Manhattan and a local service to College Point, Queens. Undeveloped waterfront parcels were acquired by the city for parkland but kept in a natural state. 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. Gas. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 55% in Clason Point and Parkchester, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51% respectively. Its very, very odd. Soundview Avenue is the odd one here, cutting through the street grid on its two-mile route. She only bothered me once when she came with a big knife and asked me where the boy that hit her was. I went to PS 69 till fourth gradw then to Holy Cross. Regarded as the Coney Island of the Bronx, Clason Point was always buzzing with working and middle-class New Yorkers who would flock there during warm weather. Loved the stories and photos of living on a houseboat in the Bronx. By 1949, the area was no longer an amusement district, though the Shorehaven Beach Club was born. Usually when a highway ends, it does so by merging into another highway. 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. My family moved out in the 1970s Great memories! [18]:12, Eighty-three percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. Their village was supposedly located near the corner of Lacomb and Soundview Avenues. I remember the smell of the clothes hanging on the clothes lines. I remember some of their names. Ferries between Clason Point and College Point in Queens ensured a steady stream of visitors, and the destination point for daylong excursions soon grew into a seasonal resort. 70s where 2 children passed away in a house I went to PS 69. I remember Farmers Hill were Monroe Projects were built. 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 We were Hispanic with the last name Ortiz. [] Bronx where Co-op City and Bay Plaza now stand but did you know that there were several others like Clason Point and Starlight Park? [16] The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 2% (1,067) White, 37% (19,876) African American, 0.3% (161) Native American, 1.3% (709) Asian, 0% (22) Pacific Islander, 0.4% (239) from other races, and 1.1% (586) from two or more races. [37][38], As of 2018[update], preterm births and births to teenage mothers are more common in Clason Point and Parkchester than in other places citywide. Thanks for the memories. Scout Troop would march to the Harding Park Memorial to WWI and then we would go to the VFW club on Lacomb Avenue for lunch. Thomas was at Portsmouth again, a member of a coroners jury, in 1653, probably driven from New York again by warring Indians. 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. across the short road was an empty lot that my mother and father converted to a small garden. As mentioned, Harding Park developed organically without regard to the borough-wide street grid. This road runs north for 7.2 miles to the city line at Wakefield. Speaking of unfinished plans, further inland at Story Avenue, theBronx River Parkwayabruptly ends. 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. after work at pool my job was to get him at supper time says Grandma. Holy Cross, PS 69, Harrys, Rays, larrys Toy Store, Tonys & Jerrys, Marguerites, the Beach movie, Sullivans, the Wall, Ozzie, I can go on and on! The planes would always pass what seemed very close above us entering the airport across the water. Many good memories. In Clason Point and Parkchester, there were 106 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 26.4 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). There are large, residential housing complexes of various types. Clason Point neighborhood in Bronx, New York (NY), 10473 detailed profile Settings X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Settings Get link Click to activate map. Onthe above 1940 photo from the Municipal Archives, the ferry gantries stood unused in place for a few more years. He showed me many arrowheads he found near Pugsley Creek and took me there. [8]:110111[10]. 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. It might now seem like it on a surface level, but the Clason Point of today is in many ways inspired by its past, while shaping its future. I think you may be thinking of me as living near the water. The residents did not want to see them vandalized. (1969). Fire I ask because my mom and me and my sister used to babysit them, I remember crying for months!! While the neighborhood has drastically changed, many of its longtime residents can recall its Shorehaven Beach Club days and some even have ties to that fateful ferris wheel tragedy in 1922. [3] NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by PSA 8 at 2794 Randall Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx. A passing ship rescued the Cornells, and they persisted, returning to their adopted Bronx home the year after Wampages last raid. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. Our next door neighbors were the Valenza family with 3 boys (Johnny, Frank and Joey). We have great pics and posts! The good times swimming in the River at the end of Soundview. All Right Reserved. I lived on Pugsley Ave. from 1957 to 1970, and my mother was born there. My family and many other Hispanics were members of Shorehaven from 1973 to when closed in the late 80s. Bronx River Avenue curves around the bungalows, but despite its name, does so here along the East River. I remember my dear friends the Simmons Pola with 3 girls my great friendS and a boy, my brothers great friend. 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. elites from the Concourse. Gildersleeve Ave, a stones throw from the 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. I never worried about walking home from Scared Heart Church Gym after Basketball practice even when it was 10:00 at night. 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! To make a donation, please use the button below. Not far from your family. the people hated the giant bull frogs that inhabited the marsh they were so loud people could not sleep. I lived on Husson Avenue and Underhill. Shorhaven pool. NIGHT BINGO.And taking them down all for 50 cents a week big $ then..me and Eugene Mc Carthy, His dad was in Charge of Bingo set up. They evoked pride and care. Lol Yes great memories. I grew up on Beach Ave., and at that time, Shorehaven was NOT open to everyone, no Hispanics and no African Americans. You are right. 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. 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. I remember the scarey crazy lady that lived next door to me. I an my friends had a wonderful visit there 5 years ago and we toured the old neighborhood. Between 1949 and 1986, this property was the Shore Haven Beach Club, a member-only resort for working-class Bronxites. That was the only time I had a doggy TORO. [18]:2,20 This is about the same as the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. The branch opened in 1952 and moved to its current location in 1971. I havent bee back to the Bronx since 1967 when I attended Barbara Verheyens wedding. The amusement park rides and novelties was then known as "The Coney Island of the Bronx. Italy's border police said in a statement that organizers of the crossing charged 8,000 euros (around $8,500) each for the "voyage of death.". We lived there, played there, worshipped there and were all family to each otheir. It was the third grant recorded in Westchester County, NY. Though Robert Moses attempted to tear down what he called the Soundview Slums (Moses didnt like anything that wasnt a Corbusian-esque housing project or an expressway; his Utopia would have been a city composed of residential skyscrapers connected by superhighways), Harding Park survived, but became City property in 1979. [18]:7. I just looked up Soundview Ave. to my surprise the Apartment we lived in is still there. I knew the Davis brothers who lived in a houseboat at the end of the point also the Ferry Inn at the end, My name is George Harkinson and the Davis brothers, Tommy and Paul and their sister Pat are my cousins. I was still very young but remember being intimidated by the way my best friend was treated trying to go there with her siblings. Across the East River you can explore the northern shoreline of Queens and see the palatial homes of Malba. Raquel. She made her first communion at Holy Cross. 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. 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. I was Baptized there. I couldnt wait to go back the next day. Sentinel Infotech neither was the boys who went with me. Created by Fuelthemes, Our site uses cookies. I enjoyed this trip down memory lane. This includes a scenic traffic circle as a terminus for Soundview Avenue with vistas of the East River and Whitestone Bridge. Great memories growing up in Soundview, Bronx! Recently added listings in Clason Point 1807 Lacombe Avenue, Bronx, NY $550,000 USD 4 Beds 2 Baths 518 Underhill Avenue, Bronx, NY $590,000 USD 4 Beds 2 Baths Patterson Ave & Saint Lawrence Ave Harding Park, Bronx NY 10473 $799,000 USD 5 Beds 5 Baths 442 Underhill Ave, Bronx, NY $1,280,000 USD 9 Beds 6 Baths 440 Underhill Avenue, Bronx, NY All Right Reserved. I came from the east Bronx. I remember you Raquel and your brother Alex was my brother Henrys friend. So glad to see your post and others that posted above. I would of enjoyed to have my mom go but its not wheelchair accessible boooo. Church we went to. White Plains Road, which eventually gains an el and becomes the main shopping drag to Bronxdale, Williamsbridge and Wakefield, begins here in Clason Point. Having previously chronicled other prominent points of land in the city, I followed Soundview Avenue to its tip. Friend. 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. The wheel destroyed the boathouse Terry Durante's mother . Britisher Thomas Pell arrived at a treaty in 1654 with several Siwanoy sachems, including Wampage, that the Dutch authorities didnt recognize. We found oyster shells at the bottom of the hole. . - Sat. family. This is where the Bronx River widens into the East River. Today, the site is home to a 57-acre gated condominium community known as Shorehaven, that maintains a resort-style feel and offers residents an outdoor swimming pool and several amenity spaces. When I moved here in 33, there were still farms, he said. 3 years later, though, in 1982, Harding Park Homeowners Association, the first cooperatively owned low and moderate-income community in the city was formed. We lived on Newman Ave in the 60s in a house my great grandfather built down near the corner of Patterson, Families like the Nichols, the Potulins, the Stecks, the Heaters all with kids running in the streets until the lights came on or scavenging down in the old boat yard which became a dump with the firemens training pit. We lived in 703 Walking to school through the dumps. The friends who I still remember, were John McKeever, Joey Macek, Johnny Kaiser, Raymond Francis and Chuck Huber. 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. Wow, I remember how that carried into the 70s. 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