Rusty old Clason Point shipwreck at the mouth of the Westchester Creek across from Ferry Point by the Whitestone Bridge. My friend Susan still lives there as well as my brother Jimmy. Between 1906 and 1939, a ferry operated between Clason Point and College Point. I havent bee back to the Bronx since 1967 when I attended Barbara Verheyens wedding. 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. 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. Weve havent yet had a floating ForgottenTour. This is the 57-acre Shorehaven community, set apart from the rest of southern Bronx by its wall and security guards. Relative of Ezra Cornell founder of Cornell Univ. The freak accident killed eight and injured more than two dozen, as riders were tossed from the wheels baskets and crushed. 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I grew up in a Bungalow on The area north of Bruckner Expressway/Interstate 278 is in 10472, while the area south of Bruckner Expressway/I-278 is in 10473. Like a Catskills resort or a Miami Beach hotel, Shore Haven had a unique cultural feel of secular Jewish life that included stand-up comedians, singers, mah-jongg, and cocktails. Oh those sunburns. Learn how your comment data is processed. I remember cisterns deep into the ground to collect irregation water. Soundview, Castle Hill, Clason Point, Harding Park, Pugsley's Creek, Unionport. Please email me . I went to PS 107. It is racially diverse and has a mixture of moderate single family homes, low income buildings and expensive condominiums. 107 and then JHS 123. On the above 1940 photo from the Municipal Archives, the ferry gantries stood unused in place for a few more years. I was Baptized there. 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. 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. We were safe as our neighbors watched out for us. I remember trying to plow the field behind a horse.. We were Hispanic with the last name Ortiz. Grocery. Its namesake city is 10 miles north of the city line. Undeveloped waterfront parcels wereacquired by the city for parkland but kept in a natural state. Speaking of unfinished plans, further inland at Story Avenue, the Bronx River Parkway abruptly ends. You have 4 brothers: George,Buddy,Walter and Robert. The nearest retail strip is almost a mile away. All the great games at baseball field, parties at firehouse. It was then known as Clason's Point Road. 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. But those commuter headaches seemed like a distant memory as the new ferry pulled away from Clason Point Park in Soundview. Many great, warm memories of the area from frequent family visits. My aunt and uncle lived there and I recall such fond memories of visiting them there. Bob. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. Great going down memory lane . ..we would fling them like frisbies. Bronx River Avenue curves around the bungalows, but despite its name, does so here along the East River. He owned 2000 acres. 173 Pins 6w T Collection by Thomas Hammond Similar ideas popular now Bronx Island Horse Boys And Girls Club Boy Or Girl Jennifer Lopez Love Coffee. Situated on the rocky shores of the wild Lake Superior, Whitefish Point has long been considered the Graveyard of the Great Lakes. Covering an area of 1,198.36 acres (484.96ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 44.8 inhabitants per acre (28,700/sqmi; 11,100/km2). Are you speaking of Aubrey and Mary Nichols, they had a son, John and a daughter, cant remember her name. It looks smaller than what I You'll also find details of Clason Point parking vendors listed. 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 The beach club operated until 1986 before closing its doors due to dwindling membership, competition, and increasing operational costs. When did they get rid of Reardons bar on Soundview and Gildersleeve, Grampas hang out after work at pool my job was to get him at supper time says Grandma. Beyond the bushes there is a lagoon in Harding Park separated from the East River by a rocky breakwater. 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.". Miss those days. The most notable of these triangular parklets is Woodrow Wilson Triangle, bound by Underhill, Patterson, and Soundview Avenues. Its seaside location and views attracted seaside resorts, dancehalls and amusement parks in the early 20th century, served by a ferry from College Point, Queens. 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. I also recall the parents of my friend playing bocci and horsehoes in the fields near the Academy Gardens. By contrast, 26% of Bronx residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The swampy wet marsh is built on now. [4][6] Development on most of the remaining vacant parcels in the area continued through the 2000s. The wheel destroyed the boathouse Terry Durante's mother . 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 . The neighborhood's northern and eastern borders have a heavy concentration of commercial establishments. 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. Gonzalez,Luis and Robert Baez, Hello to all of you who at one time lived in Clauson Pt. I lived on Bolton until 1971. Fire I ask because my mom and me and my sister used to babysit them, I remember crying for months!! Sentinel Infotech family. Pat (Haughey) MacInnes. Thomas Cornell came to America about 1633 with his wife and most, if not all, of his children. 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. It was the third grant recorded in Westchester County, NY. And there was Judge Greer I was about to send a link to Elizabeth, George, then saw your name. Go. I hope to be here to see what it will look like in 20 years. The NYC skyline can be seen dramatically from Harding Park. 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. Osceola - Courtesy Maritime History of the Great Lakes. From the late 1880s to around 1935, the neighborhood was a major tourist attraction and home to a massive amusement district, complete with arcades, dancehalls, waterfront resorts, and a massive outdoor saltwater swimming pool known as The Inkwell due to its dirty, unfiltered water that came straight from the East River. and also William Ellery of Rhode Island, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Went to Holy Cross School. Over the years, the amusement parks attractions shuttered, leaving behind only a few arcade games, the pool, and a pier by the end of the decade. 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. Untapped New York unearths New York Citys secrets and hidden gems. Great Memories Here. Summer was the best we went swimming in the Sound you could see your feet it was very clean. When I moved here in 33, there were still farms, he said. We would walk barefoot to the beach. 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. He was always pushing a wheel barrow and planting cosmos flowers everywhere. Our next door neighbors were the Valenza family with 3 boys (Johnny, Frank and Joey). 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. My mom made a beautiful garden on Lacombe and Barrett, everyone came to take their easter pictures there is wast huge and very colorful. Geri, I remember the Beach Movie, Larrys Toy Store and am still friends with his nephew, and the Safeway store.and more! 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