Serine and peaceful times jumping between the rocks and looking over the water. [13] The neighborhood has become increasingly more diverse with a rise in varied Latin American immigration in the 21st century. 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). Relative of Ezra Cornell founder of Cornell Univ. I lived on Bolton Ave from 1953 to 1972 mom still lives 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. Bruce and the cute girl up the street who owned the gas station on the triangle of Obrien and Soundview. I guess till the 60s. child why I could go to Shorehaven pool. By the mid-1800s, as weve seen, the area was called Clason Point. Memories of Shorehaven survive online, with former member Marc Miller compiling a collage of old photos for the Shorehaven Beach Club Facebook group. It continues north under other names. Its World War One monument was dedicated in 1928 on the decade anniversary since the end of the war. I truly enjoyed the memories. I was seven when we moved, but we would go back and visit friends. Ive wondered how old Holy Cross Parish is. Clason Point, Bronx NY. At Clason Point, I broke out of that cycle by saying, with my fixtures, that the residents were special. By SERGEY KADINSKYForgotten NY correspondent. Great story! The place has changed, and not for the better. [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. Had a lot of friends from around the neighborhood , stick ball base ball, cards nickel dime stuff. Returning to Soundview Avenue, there is a gated community with its own set of nautical theme streets: Admiral Court, Beacon Lane, Surf Drive, etc. The New York Times profiled the area in November 2004. In ancient times, the Bronx River area to the West was known to the Siwanoys, who spoke Algonquian,[4] as "Aquahung". [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. Iwould 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 Castle Hill branch is located at 947 Castle Hill Avenue. Clason Point Station 829 Soundview Avenue, The Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School (grades 68), Archimedes Academy for Math Science and Technology Applications (grades 612), Women's Academy of Excellence (grades 612). 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. Whats ironic about the Bronx River Ave. White Plains Rd. My family moved to Hempstead L. I. I also have a sister Loretta who you may remember. Had many meals with you guys. I enjoyed reading about Clason Point. Beyond the bushes there is a lagoon in Harding Park separated from the East River by a rocky breakwater. The Soundview branch is located at 660 Soundview Avenue. 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. My brother richard died in 2006 from pancreatic cancer. Church; my dad and Grandfather were Lieutenants At . His proposal was defeated by local residents. The wheel destroyed the boathouse Terry Durante's mother and family lived in then. Developers Mal Deitch and Joseph Goodstein transformed the defunct Clason Point Bathing and Amusement Park, into an upscale private resort with a swimming pool, cabanas, playground, and a performance space that hosted live entertainment. It had many different nationalities Irish Jewish. "[9] The Ferris wheel in the amusement park was blown over in a 1922 windstorm, killing at least seven. Its one of the best memories of my life growing up in Bronx. A Bronx historian told News 12 the new Starlight Park at the time took away a lot of the attention from Clason Point with better amenities. It was only available to the the street because I was young ,but we moved around 1977 . Was a great upbringing. Its seaside location and terrific views as shown here made it a logical locale for seaside resorts, dancehalls and amusement parks, of which plenty were constructed in the early 20th Century with an accompanying ferry from College Point, Queens. Having previously chronicled other prominent points of land in the city, I followed Soundview Avenue to its tip. [24] It was built on filled land[25] starting in 1939. My friend Susan still lives there as well as my brother Jimmy. across the short road was an empty lot that my mother and father converted to a small garden. Between 1906 and 1939, a ferry operated between Clason Point and College Point. playing in the ruins of Kanes Park, doing the Classon Pt Crawl at the mouth of the large sewer on Soundview The Wheeler Boat yard was nearby building world known yachts. The branch opened at this location in 1973. Today I did. 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 lived at 209 near the water. [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. I myself lived on Colgate Ave. by Bronx River Ave. and later to Colgate Ave. and Lafayette Ave. R.i.p. 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. GROWING UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD. parents stayed on for 35 years.I road the trolley from Gildersleeve straight up Soundview to Westchester Ave.My mother shopped at Paleys and our property was adjacent to Glens Estate.I remember the night baseball games iin thefield where my cousin was picked up by the Boston Red Socks.The homes on stilts at the tip of the Point; 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. 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. 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. Most buildings in this section have the same requirements as buildings in Co-op City. In 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that in 2018, ferry service would begin operating in the neighborhood. Hope all is well and safe with you in these challenging times. See Clason Point photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Clason . Our view from our kitchen window was the east river and the Empire state building. Great history. You'll also find details of Clason Point parking vendors listed. 70s where 2 children passed away in a house Thanks for the memories. Get instant access to loads of relevant information about Clason Point, Bronx, NY apartments for sale, including property descriptions, virtual tours, maps and photos. Oh those sunburns. Some streets here are interrupted midblock by properties, and others do not appear on any official maps. My father was born and raised in Clason Point, being born in one of the bungalows within Glenz Estates, which was located at the intersection of Soundview and Gildersleeve (just behind the old Paleys Supermarket). Go. The section between Pelham Parkway and Soundview opened in 1951. My Czeck ancestors lived at 725 Commonwealth Avenue in Clason Point. Today I did. They [18]:11 Clason Point and Parkchester has a relatively average population of residents who are uninsured. One in eight residents (13%) were unemployed, compared to 13% in the Bronx and 9% in New York City. Thomas Cornell came to America about 1633 with his wife and most, if not all, of his children. It continues north under other names. 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. A variety of sunken, abandoned or damaged boats can be found along. My brother Alex also has that teacher too about 8 years prior. Westchester Avenue evolved into a mixed use, primarily commercial, district serving the greater area after the completion of the elevated IRT Pelham Line. [18]:7. She enjoyed seeing her old stomping grounds (she lived on 1411 Harding Park in Clason Point in the 30s-40s). Raquel , I hope you see my message some day soon. The development I live in here in AZ is like a year round Shore Haven minus the waterfront & the ethnic overtones. So lovely there. My mother had a large group of women friends who played Canasta. Mom and dad married at Holy Cross. 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. It became the Shorehaven Condominiums in 1999, a gated community of 1,183 multi-unit condominium townhomes. The ship struck on a reef after encountering heavy fog at 2 am on November 7, 1887. I and my friend read about the Siwanoy Indians and they were supposed to have their village near Soundviiew and Lacombe Avenues. Such an interesting read! Then another family moved in with 3 girls fun with them too. The 1927 G. W. Bromley map of Clason Point shows the bungalow colony, amusement park, and the tip labeled as "Public Place." The Bruckner Expressway which now bisects the area along the center was once known as Ludlow Avenue. I lived on Bolton until 1971. Some shipwrecks have been documented by National Park Service archeologists, but most remain hidden under sand, or offshore. The neighborhood contains one of the highest concentrations of NYCHA projects in the Bronx. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. The last boat to College Point terminated during World War II. The branch opened in 1952 and moved to its current location in 1971. The amusement park rides and novelties was then known as "The Coney Island of the Bronx. Like Silver Beach and Edgewater Park, it seems independent from the rest of the Bronx, since its street pattern is different and its cut off by water from the rest of the borough. mike maher i lived in the academy gardens in the i remember rudys candy store peppermint bar shoe repair beer garden etc beach movie theater VFW for saturday movies in the early1950 my family lived in rudd place my cousin was a life guard at shorehaven pool my aunt had a small deli near the water fond memories we moved to L.I.in 1956 i went to ps 107 ps 69 holy cross church . Bronx River is largely industrial in usage. Yesterday I decided to pass by my old neighborhood. Today it runs in five segments that are kept separate by Soundview Park, Harding Park properties, and the Shorehaven development. 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 . and also William Ellery of Rhode Island, signer of the Declaration of Independence. The tragedy began the decline of the amusement park, once buzzing with working- and middle-class city residents. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. After World War II, urban planner Robert Moses targeted the community for slum clearance, including the construction of public housing. It was the third grant recorded in Westchester County, NY. Raquel. This is the 57-acre Shorehaven community, set apart from the rest of southern Bronx by its wall and security guards. This act was done, some historians believe, in retaliation for New Netherland governor Willem Kiefts February massacres of refugee Weekwaeskeek at Corlaers Hook and Pavonia in todays New Jersey. It was like a world unto itself ! My family and many other Hispanics were members of Shorehaven from 1973 to when closed in the late 80s. 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. Thanks! I definitely want to take the ferry from east 34th street to Clason Point. Harding park for life in my heart. Both my parents (Joseph Bell & Muriel Beck)were born and raised in Clason Point. Every spring, proceeds from the Kips Bay Decorator Show House benefit this center, which has the areas only ice rink. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday]. Comment. Over fifty years later its mostly gated & the middle class is long departed. Thanks for your great share! Im Alex Hernandez and I lived from 1962 to 1970 at 506 Harding Park. Bruckner Plaza, which greatly expanded throughout the 1990s, contains big box stores like Toys R Us, K Mart, and Old Navy. Officials with the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan, say they've located the Ironton, The FILL as we use to call it faced toward NYC and a sanitation site. The Clason's Point branch in the Soundview area, is located at 1215 Morrison Avenue. WISH YOU ALL GOOD HEALTH AND LONG LIVES, Hi. I would of enjoyed to have my mom go but its not wheelchair accessible boooo. We were safe as our neighbors watched out for us. It had a garage that my father converted to a bedroom for my brother and me. [18]:14, The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Clason Point and Parkchester is 0.0076 milligrams per cubic metre (7.6109oz/cuft), more than the city average. 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. 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