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. The park has a tragic history with6 deaths and 22 injuredon June 11, 1922, when a storm blew down an operating ferris wheel. 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. Some residents converted existing bungalows around Harding Park for year-round occupation. An odd pair as Lincoln emancipated the slaves while Wilson was a staunch segregationist. 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. Very excited. Coffee. 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. Destination signs along the southbound parkway show Soundview Park as its terminus. I havent bee back to the Bronx since 1967 when I attended Barbara Verheyens wedding. 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, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. The planes would always pass what seemed very close above us entering the airport across the water. Best wishes and good health, Hows it going? Went to P.S. I loved growing up there, and it is nice to see the green spaces that have been encouraged and purposefully developed, but we do need to recognize that even in our melting pot, life was different for many other working class people. 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. All Right Reserved. Crime has also seen a significant decline as a result of a number of factors including enhanced policing techniques and changing economic demographics. It is racially diverse and has a mixture of moderate single family homes, low income buildings and expensive condominiums. We would walk barefoot to the beach. But those commuter headaches seemed like a distant memory as the new ferry pulled away from Clason Point Park in Soundview. I lived on Newman Avenue from 1954 to 1962 when I moved to California. At some point, we should do a Forgotten-NY cheapskates cruise aboard this ferry. Across the East River you can explore the northern shoreline of Queens and see the palatial homes of Malba. 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 Wow what a wonderful childhood I had! Public transportation consists of two bus routes and there are only a few schools in the neighborhood. I live on Barrett Avenue, Puglsey Creek, moved there 1953 I loved it and all the children in the area. 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.. It had many different nationalities Irish Jewish. It was historically the site of an amusement park, which operated in the first half of the 20th century. The quality of the fixtures reflected on the residents. The good times swimming in the River at the end of Soundview. I have fond memories of Harding Park as I hung out there with my friend Helena Kanski, we use to play ball at the old firehouse. This road runs north for 7.2 miles to the city line at Wakefield. The rest of the year they lived up on Webb Ave. Soundview Avenue once stretched from White Plains Road and O'Brien Avenue in Harding Park to Westchester and Metcalf Avenues in Soundview-Bruckner before the construction of the Bronx River Parkway. 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. In the 1640s a series of skirmishes between the Cornells and the Siwanoy, known as the Pig Wars, were led by Wampage, the Siwanoy scahem believed to be the Indian leader who killed Anne Hutchinson and her children in 1643 at Split Rock in the northern Bronx. From 1883-1927, it was the site of the Clason Point Military Academy. A trolley line runs down Soundview Avenue, but Bronx River Parkway has not yet been extended to this corner of the Bronx. The freak accident killed eight and injured more than two dozen, as riders were tossed from the wheels baskets and crushed. Friend. They evoked pride and care. 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. square dance night was i believe on Wednesday, as i could hear the music from our house. My mom bought the house on Pugsley Ave from Mr. Nelson who built it (1946-470 and lived next door. I remember the scarey crazy lady that lived next door to me. 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. His will, dated 5 December 1651, left all his real estate to his wife Rebecca. It surrounds a historic creek that was previously a tributary of Westchester Creek. How about indoor playground equipment? More information on apartments and condos for sale in Clason Point, Bronx, NY Point2 gives you far more than a simple list of condos available on the market. family. When in university I did a report on the Siwanoy Indians who lived in Clason Point. [3] The 43rd Precinct ranked 36th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. All Right Reserved. 123 Hide US histogram Bronx, New York Neighborhood Map Area: 0.203 square miles Population: 222 I lived on Pugsley Ave. from 1957 to 1970, and my mother was born there. By SERGEY KADINSKY Food. My aunt and uncle lived there and I recall such fond memories of visiting them there. 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! GOOD TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OF YOU WHO ENJOYED all the comments brings back lots of great memories. What a great read. In the background are the Hunts Point Market and the skyline of Manhattan. Regards 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. after work at pool my job was to get him at supper time says Grandma. It seems to be that a person Whom owned my lot bought the lot next to him. Some shipwrecks have been documented by National Park Service archeologists, but most remain hidden under sand, or offshore. [7] Development in the 19th century soon attracted resort seekers, and the area became known for its amusements and entertainment. The last boat to College Point terminated during World War II. Situated on the rocky shores of the wild Lake Superior, Whitefish Point has long been considered the Graveyard of the Great Lakes. 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. 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. However, it has had several names over the years. As mentioned, Harding Park developed organically without regard to the borough-wide street grid. Alan. This disagreement was rendered moot in 1664 when the British fleet appeared in the harbor and the Dutch capitulated. Im also one of those Hispanic families that lived in Harding Park and member of Shore Haven Beach Club (Sandoval) 1973- late 80s, Hi, Was your fathers name Victor? Jedediah Cornell Sr. 1825-1905 married Annastasia S. Griffin 1836-1913 Saturday night Square Dancing on Wednesday nights. [30][8][31] The park now serves as a ferry landing[32] and kayaking facility. Soundview Avenue is the odd one here, cutting through the street grid on its two-mile route. The Clason Point War Memorial includes inspirational quotations by presidents George Washington (1732-1799), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), William McKinley (1843-1901), and Wilson. The following is syndicated with permission from Forgotten NY. Im related to Cornells and Griffins. [33], Clason Point and Parkchester are patrolled by the 43rd Precinct of the NYPD, located at 900 Fteley Avenue. 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 lived in Academy Gardens from birth (1943) until we moved to California in 1955. Sack Wern Houses; seven buildings, each 6 stories tall. It was a warm late spring day in Clason Point on June 11, 1922, when 75 mile per hour storm winds toppled a 100-foot ferris wheel, ripping the structure from its supports and tossing it onto. I remember your mom and you. 70s where 2 children passed away in a house There was a rock there that the Siwanoy Indians would chip away at and make arrow heads. I felt loved unconditionally. Many streets flood after periods of heavy rain. There were summer homes built on docks which people in 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). 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. Having previously chronicled other prominent points of land in the city, I followed Soundview Avenue to its tip. Mom and dad married at Holy Cross. On Memorial Day my Boy By the mid-1800s, as weve seen, the area was called Clason Point. I grew up Soundview Ave&Beach Ave neighborhood 1966-74.Wondering if any of my ol friends from back then still By the middle 19th century Clason Point had many farmhouses, despite its poor drainage. This is the 57-acre Shorehaven community, set apart from the rest of southern Bronx by its wall and security guards. Anyone who is enjoying this should look at I Miss Clason Point on Facebook! 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 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. Dead-end streets disappear into the tangle of vegetation at Harding Park. My uncle rented a stool at Gleasons. Bartow-Pell Mansion / Image Courtesy of Bartow-Pell []. A trolley line runs down Soundview Avenue, but Bronx River Parkway has not yet been extended to this corner of the Bronx. I also lived in the Academy Gardens from around 1942 to around 1960 and went to P.S. It was like a giant summer camp, but you got to go home and sleep in your own bed at night. 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. Usually when a highway ends, it does so by merging into another highway. 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 Great going down memory lane . She enjoyed seeing her old stomping grounds (she lived on 1411 Harding Park in Clason Point in the 30s-40s). Go. On the other hand, the massive superblock interrupting White Plains Road at the time was the wetland source of Pugsleys Creek. I recall cows there.I went to Castle Hill Pool as a childthen as a teenager, we swtiched to Shorehaven. I lived on Bolton Ave from 1953 to 1972 mom still lives there. Originally it was a tent on a platform that they spent summers in. 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 . Bronx River Addition; two buildings, one 6 stories tall another 14 stories tall. 1471 Watson Avenue; one 6-story building. The amusement park rides and novelties was then known as "The Coney Island of the Bronx. What such awesome memories. [8]:110111[10]. Most of its clientele were working class and middle class Jews who resided in surrounding neighborhoods. "I think it was just the heavens telling her what to do. Clason Point, Bronx NY. My Dad did the lawn @ Shore Haven before I was born mid 50s . 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. The home stayed in the family for over 50 years. 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. My family had memberships, 1962-66. 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. Loved the stories and photos of living on a houseboat in the Bronx. We lived at 506 Harding Park. My family moved out in the 1970s 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. Great memories! 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. At least two operators, the Twin City Ferry Company and the City of New York, administered ferries along the . I recall the square dancing on Wednesday nights and social dancing on Saturday nights. I remember the Morales about 7-8 kids, one of them had the same name as me Raquel, that was fun, living next door. Six crew members were recovered safely following the accident . 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]. [50][51] NYC Ferry's Soundview route started serving Clason Point on August 15, 2018.[52][53]. 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. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. Its namesake city is 10 miles north of the city line. 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I grew up in a Bungalow on Monroe Houses; twelve buildings, either 8, 14, or 15 stories tall. I even was a lifeguard there for 4 years. The park has a tragic history with 6 deaths and 22 injured on June 11, 1922, when a storm blew down an operating ferris wheel. I remember Shorehaven beach club was a parking lot away. The Castle Hill branch is located at 947 Castle Hill Avenue. Yep I remember the day the boatyard went up in towering flames and the fire pit, dumps and black rock! 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). The Y.M.C.A. He owned 2000 acres. Thank you for posting this site. It looks smaller than what I We lived in 703 neither was the boys who went with me. He was the self proclaimed Mayor of Harding Park. Even at its best, Jackson Heights was clearly in the city. email kat_nyc_2005@hotmail.com if you ever see this message. 3 years later, though, in 1982, Harding Park Homeowners Association, the first cooperatively owned low and moderate-income community in the city was formed. Here you can also take theNYCFerryat the cost of a subway ride down to the Upper East Side, 34thStreet, and Wall Street. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] The domed structure to the right is a salt storage dome. We did not have cell phones to txt we use to shout out at each other from the street. United States I was young, 67 years ago. Hope all is well with you and yours. and also William Ellery of Rhode Island, signer of the Declaration of Independence. We lived across the street from Shorehaven pool. In the 1920s Thomas Higgs, who owned of about 100 acres of beachfront property, began leasing tents to visitors. My Aunt lived on Underhill Av I lived on Bolton Av , Commonwealth and last Thieriot Av. 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. The one thing I never understood when I was a lived on Randall ave from 1957 to 1970 as well. The Wreck of the Steamer Barge Osceola. The wheel destroyed the boathouse Terry Durante's mother . Sketching Henderson Place [SpliceToday] My Mom would love to know we may have finally found you again. Manhattan appears as a far-off promise to the fishers working the East River. 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! We also loved the live entertainment like Jackie Mason and Joan Rivers. [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. So glad to see your post and others that posted above. Lol Yes great memories. Clason Point was a mixture of mansions, farmland and undeveloped fields and swampland. On Tuesday, August 3rd, and Thursday, August 5th, 2021, NYCHA was joined by 65 residents of Sack Wern / Clason Point Gardens to have a conversation about the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) and how NYCHA selects partners to make comprehensive improvements and manage your buildings. Between 1949 and 1986, this property was the Shore Haven Beach Club, a member-only resort for working-class Bronxites. Reading the comments of old Point residents and seeing photos of Shorehaven brings tears to my eyes.I This place is situated in New York County, New York, United States, its geographical coordinates are 40 48' 20" North, 73 57' 0" West and its original name (with diacritics) is Clason Point. I am a metal detector hobbyist learning history of the Bronx playing in the ruins of Kanes Park, doing the Classon Pt Crawl at the mouth of the large sewer on Soundview The most Fabulous place to grow uupmin. Its been many years. Thanks for the memories. 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. My parents knew the Bronx was changing. Created by Fuelthemes, Our site uses cookies. Grocery. 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. Hi Bill, Other primary thoroughfares contain limited but necessary amenities like supermarkets, pharmacies, barbershops, hair salons, fast food, bodegas, and cheap shops. The place has changed, and not for the better. I loved the area as well growing up there. 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. Gildersleeve Ave, a stones throw from the Thank you. Learn how your comment data is processed. She only bothered me once when she came with a big knife and asked me where the boy that hit her was. Speaking of unfinished plans, further inland at Story Avenue, theBronx River Parkwayabruptly ends. The amusement park closed in 1935. I loved living there and when I go to NYC I go over there and just look at the streets where I rode my bike my friends houses, but can anyone It was then known as Clason's Point Road. Ferry Point Park was built on land that was purchased in 1643 by early English settler John Throckmorton (1601-1684) from the Governor of New Netherland. - If anyone of my locals knows the name of this ship and/or the story of how it came to rest here I'd love to hear it. It was like a world unto itself ! the street because I was young ,but we moved around 1977 . Officials with the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan, say they've located the Ironton, Our view from our kitchen window was the east river and the Empire state building. 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. WISH YOU ALL GOOD HEALTH AND LONG LIVES, Hi. The house he made was huge, no more backyard. Forgotten NY correspondent. @2019 - Forgotten New York. Today, Clason Point is a quiet residential neighborhood in the southeastern Bronx that is home to about 25,000 residents. GROWING UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I am on Facebook too. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] I think my sister went to P.S. [18]:12, Eighty-three percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. At Clason Point, I broke out of that cycle by saying, with my fixtures, that the residents were special. Church we went to. Iran Dandridge, Mario Vernon, Ruben Ruiz, Eddie Discover the citys most unique and surprising places and events for the curious mind. from Westchester Village to Whitestone and from Clason Point to College Point. The section between Pelham Parkway and Soundview opened in 1951. Your Dad and Mom were always good to me. An odd pair as Lincoln emancipated the slaves while Wilson was a staunch segregationist. The swampy wet marsh is built on now. Even today the main shopping area is fairly distant, along Story Avenue, the Bruckner Expressway and White Plains Road. The nearest large hospital is NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in Morris Park.[39]. 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 remember you guys very well. I and my friend read about the Siwanoy Indians and they were supposed to have their village near Soundviiew and Lacombe Avenues. 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. watching two full length movies and cartoons. Their village was supposedly located near the corner of Lacomb and Soundview Avenues. What it was than is what it is know peaceful god bless our lilpuerto rico. She never gave me to many details. (1969). [13] The neighborhood has become increasingly more diverse with a rise in varied Latin American immigration in the 21st century. In 1949, Mal Deitch and Joseph Goodstein transformed the defunct Clason Point Bathing and Amusement Park, into a private resort with a swimming pool, cabanas, playground, and a stage. The completion of the nearby Whitestone Bridge put the ferry out of business. Ultimately you will stumble upon Harding Park, a small working-class enclave lined with bungalows. The area includes a collection of neighborhoods including Harding Park, and Soundview. 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. 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. was not to smart. Sentinel Infotech Both my parents (Joseph Bell & Muriel Beck)were born and raised in Clason Point. Thanks! Its very, very odd. And there was Judge Greer Soundview Park, one of the largest in the South Bronx, was renovated to include pedestrian access and redesigned recreational areas. [3] NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by PSA 8 at 2794 Randall Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx. The Wheeler Boat yard was nearby building world known yachts. I believe they sold the property to a large church organization. Finally, the new church opened at the end of the 60s or early 70s. Hi everyone, My family and I were members of Shorehaven from 1970-1986. 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. She made her first communion at Holy Cross. Love this! cows down Soundview Avenue on a hill next to the intersection with Lafayette Avenue? Also there was Henry and his brother, that lived closer to the water. Yes i remember peter and paul. New Yorks Theme Streets [SpliceToday] Truly The Old Neighborhood ! My grandma, Anna Burrows Honan, and I discovered this article together. A friend in later life was a Bronx Historian, Arther Seifert, who lived near Shorehaven. [26] The first 93 acres (38ha) of the park were acquired by the City of New York in 1937,[27] and 66 acres (27ha) more were acquired along the water's edge in December 1939. This includes a scenic traffic circle as a terminus for Soundview Avenue with vistas of the East River and Whitestone Bridge. On the plaque are quotations from Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Wilson. Such an interesting read! Oh my goodness, I lived 2 houses from the House that caught firewe hung out at the wall a lot and swam in the Shorehaven pool, as often as we could sneak in. West and Siurh of Bruckner Blvd was like another country ! He also showed me a photo of a big shark he and he friends caught from a boat off of Clason Point in the Sound!! I hope to be here to see what it will look like in 20 years. The incarceration rate of 603 per 100,000 people is higher than that of the city as a whole. [18]:2, As of 2017, the median household income in Community District 9 was $40,005. [18]:10, The nearest hospital campuses are Montefiore Medical Center's Westchester Square and West Farms campuses, as well as Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center's Longwood campus. Holy Cross Parish wasnt established yet so the Franciscan Friars would hold services at the casino. It was definitely a fun place to grow up. 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