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 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. went to Holy Cross School. Most buildings in this section have the same requirements as buildings in Co-op City. 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. [30][8][31] The park now serves as a ferry landing[32] and kayaking facility. room. If I went back I think I would get lost. Thomas Cornell came to America about 1633 with his wife and most, if not all, of his children. Raquel. Harding Park now appears as if it will carry on in the future indefinitely with its city views, great fishing, and relative privacy. Lived in Harding Park from 1945 till 60s. Anne cinquegrana.. i just this morning saw your reply . 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. Bruce and the cute girl up the street who owned the gas station on the triangle of Obrien and Soundview. Clason Point was a mixture of mansions, farmland and undeveloped fields and swampland. WISH YOU ALL GOOD HEALTH AND LONG LIVES, Hi. 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. Tom, I grew up at 1621 Harding Park. The swampy wet marsh is built on now. His proposal was defeated by local residents. The friends who I still remember, were John McKeever, Joey Macek, Johnny Kaiser, Raymond Francis and Chuck Huber. I believe they sold the property to a large church organization. Bob. The family needed more It had a garage that my father converted to a bedroom for my brother and me. Some streets here are interrupted midblock by properties, and others do not appear on any official maps. 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. Getting laid at Black Rock! 123 Hide US histogram Bronx, New York Neighborhood Map Area: 0.203 square miles Population: 222 I would of enjoyed to have my mom go but its not wheelchair accessible boooo. 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. Development in the 19th century soon attracted resort seekers and the area became known for its amusements and entertainment. Gas. [4] Im not sure if/ where Peter Griffin Cornell fits in. Starting in the 1990s, the construction of modern 2 and 3 unit row-houses and apartment buildings have increased the percentage of owners versus renters. Did any settlers lived in Soundview park? Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] Hi Jo Ann, My name is Frank Sclafani. watching two full length movies and cartoons. The completion of the nearby Whitestone Bridge put the ferry out of business. I was like one of the family. 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. ForgottenFan consensus seems to be that this is a 53 or 54 Pontiac Catalina with 60s Buick Riviera tires. My Czeck ancestors lived at 725 Commonwealth Avenue in Clason Point. Public transportation consists of two bus routes and there are only a few schools in the neighborhood. The Castle Hill branch is located at 947 Castle Hill Avenue. Beyond the bushes there is a lagoon in Harding Park separated from the East River by a rocky breakwater. Looks left was the Long Island Sound. At the mouth of Westchester Creek, a shipwreck near the Whitestone Bridge marks the spot where its waters meet the East River. 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. Bayside Hills [SpliceToday] Thanks for the memories. [18]:2, As of 2017, the median household income in Community District 9 was $40,005. By 1900 the Higgs family maintained a beach and amusement area on the western end of Clason Point, and in the early 1920s Thomas Higgs, who owned about 100 acres of beachfront property, began leasing tents to visitors and the area formalized its own street layout and summer bungalow colony. 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. The section between Pelham Parkway and Soundview opened in 1951. I remember my dear friends the Simmons Pola with 3 girls my great friendS and a boy, my brothers great friend. sign is that it was never there during the 70s and 80s until I notified NYC Dept. On the plaque are quotations from Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Wilson. Thanks for your great share! What it was than is what it is know peaceful god bless our lilpuerto rico. Remember about the fire that happened in the from your article, I know much more information about the HARDING PARK and I am fairly willing to visit it one day! 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. You have 4 brothers: George,Buddy,Walter and Robert. before Shorehaven was built, Harding Park, the Momument, Higgs Lumber, the candy Store across from the My brother Alex also has that teacher too about 8 years prior. Went to Shorehaven when I was young, my Grandfather (Stanley Samson) was the Head painter I Lived in Harding Park when my children were in their teenage years. Get directions, reviews and information for Clason Marriage & Family Therapy Center in Bakersfield, CA. The branch opened in 1963 and moved to its current location in 1981. MY husband met him. Boatyards lined the shore, and the Castle Hill Pool was an immediate hit when it opened in 1927. This disagreement was rendered moot in 1664 when the British fleet appeared in the harbor and the Dutch capitulated. 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. Mrs Crocitto made another in front of her home 454 Barrett. I would like to see every major street have a monument and plaza at its terminus, but the southern tip of White Plains Road is marked by a fence that keeps it a few yards short of the East River. I recall the square dancing on Wednesday nights and social dancing on Saturday nights. The area includes a collection of neighborhoods including Harding Park, and Soundview. Based on 2000-2020 data Loading data. On 15 April 1667 this land was confirmed by patent of Colonel Nicholls to his grandson, William Willett. Europeans began settling the region in the early 17th century, and the Cornell family built the first permanent European settlement in the spit of land first known as Snakipins by the Indians. I also lived in the Academy Gardens and went ever summer to Shorehaven. Mapping and Location: Central Alaska 66 30 N 152 53 W. Source: Shipwrecks of the Alaskan Shelf and Shore (1992) CITY OF SEATTLE (1979) The 84 foot crab fishing vessel City of Seattle split a seam and foundered April 7, 1979 in the Gulf of Alaska 80 miles south of Yakutat. 10:00AM - 8:00PM; Google+ Twitter Facebook Skype. A hypothetical resident of the planet Pluto, observing the bright dot in what must be a perpetually pitch black Plutonian sky, would have no idea, unless his race had mastered astronomy, that the especially bright dot was in fact the sun around which his planet orbited; similarly, if you were kidnapped, blindfolded and stuffed in a car trunk and dumped in Harding Park, would you have any idea that these distant towers were in the same town as the one where you stand? 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 My family had memberships, 1962-66. Get instant access to loads of relevant information about Clason Point, Bronx, NY apartments for sale, including property descriptions, virtual tours, maps and photos. Sack Wern Houses; seven buildings, each 6 stories tall. Whenever I see them I call them Louie Garza flowers. The one thing I never understood when I was a 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. cold as hell. I think you may be thinking of me as living near the water. The houses were different now . From 1883 to 1927, it was the site of the Clason Point Military Academy.[4][7]. Shipwreck From Historic Shackleton Expedition Found After 107 Years Lying 9,800 feet beneath Antarctic waters, Endurance is standing upright and in a "a brilliant state of preservation." By Learn how your comment data is processed. - All Day I Dream of Travel, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. By the middle 19th century Clason Point had many farmhouses, despite its poor drainage. 69, then jhs123, then james monroe h. S. However never completed school at James Monroe. Beyond the bushes there is a lagoon in Harding Park separated from the East River by a rocky breakwater. I did see the Holy Cross I stay in touch with Ronnie B . The Bronx Bloggers | Lets Go Hiking (and Biking)! Lol Yes great memories. Hi Muriel, Ive wondered how old Holy Cross Parish is. Thelma Peragine Green . He owned 2000 acres. 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. Along with rising liability costs, Shorehavens expenses forced it to close. She only bothered me once when she came with a big knife and asked me where the boy that hit her was. The site of a large Native American settlement, comprising more than seventy dwellings, Clason Point was then known to natives as "Snakapins", or "Land By The Two Waters".[5][6]. @2019 - Forgotten New York. I remember members arriving in limos dressed in long gowns and tuxedos for Dancing Under The Stars every New York, NY When you have a 9 a.m. in the South Bronx and then 11 a.m. on Wall Street you take the Soundview Ferry kiddddddddd #notrafficyo Soundview Bronx Ferry Terminal at Clason Point is at Soundview Bronx Ferry Terminal at Clason Point. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. Clason Point, Bronx NY. First house on the right. When in university I did a report on the Siwanoy Indians who lived in Clason Point. His diesel engines were being installed.My husband still has some teak wood, that was discarded after the fire. It was historically the site of an amusement park, which operated in the first half of the 20th century. The last boat to College Point terminated during World War II. Shorhaven pool. We were safe as our neighbors watched out for us. However, it has had several names over the years. This is the 57-acre Shorehaven community, set apart from the rest of southern Bronx by its wall and security guards. Some streets here are interrupted midblock by properties, and others do not appear on any official maps. - Sat. Serine and peaceful times jumping between the rocks and looking over the water. Frances, are you related to Nick and Philamena , and Johnny and Margie? The wheel destroyed the boathouse Terry Durante's mother and family lived in then. Even at its best, Jackson Heights was clearly in the city. Chapter Three: The Clason Point Experiment vandal-resistant, and inevitably, uglier materials to replace them. Destination signs along the southbound parkway show Soundview Park as its terminus. [4] Fairyland Park, in the Harding Park area of Clason Point, contained dance halls, roller coasters, picnic groves and baseball games, as well as a 300-by-50-foot (91 by 15m) saltwater outdoor swimming pool known as "The Inkwell. It was a good area to grow up in . Osceola's propellor steam barge was on her down trip from Duluth and carried a full cargo, principally Minneapolis milled flour headed for Buffalo. 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. The area north of Bruckner Expressway/Interstate 278 is in 10472, while the area south of Bruckner Expressway/I-278 is in 10473. Do remember that when we were kids, there was still a small farm with A friend in later life was a Bronx Historian, Arther Seifert, who lived near Shorehaven. Bronx River Houses; nine 14-story buildings. [18]:6, The following public schools are located in Clason Point that are not also located in Soundview:[45]. The completion of the nearby Whitestone Bridge put the ferry out of business. This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 15:14. The first time I saw the magnificent clover shaped pool I jumped right in. The local New York City Subway line is the IRT Pelham Line (6 and <6> trains), operating along Westchester Avenue. I remember fishing right by my Grandfather bungolaw in Harding Park right by water . Most of it would end up developed. I remember Louie Garza. I and my friend read about the Siwanoy Indians and they were supposed to have their village near Soundviiew and Lacombe Avenues. Best wishes and good health, Wow, I remember how that carried into the 70s. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Castle Hill, Clason Point & Parkchester PUMA, NY grew from 185,690 to 185,767, a 0.0415% increase and its median household income grew from $41,815 to $46,797, a 11.9% increase. It continues north under other names. The most notable of these triangular parklets is Woodrow Wilson Triangle, bound by Underhill, Patterson, and Soundview Avenues. The name sounds familiar. Its World War One monument was dedicated in 1928 on the decade anniversary since the end of the war. 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. Its namesake city is 10 miles north of the city line. IT was the best time of my life to live there as a child Harding park was a dream In the background are theHunts Point Marketand the skyline of Manhattan. Was a great upbringing. Britisher Thomas Pell arrived at a treaty in 1654 with several Siwanoy sachems, including Wampage, that the Dutch authorities didnt recognize. Kevin Walsh was here in 2006, telling the story of Harding Park in detail. Some of the sights havent changed the apartment still has the side parking an old garage in back. On the plaque are quotations from Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Wilson. born in 1953 lived at716 Harding Park it was a fascinating place to spend your childhood, Hey Tommy- long time- we went to Holy Cross together.. glad to see you online. Go. I remember the creek going to Lacombe Ave. I, too emember the Memorial Day Parade and the Beach Movie theatre. He probably died in 1655. It was like a giant summer camp, but you got to go home and sleep in your own bed at night. 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