I grew up Soundview Ave&Beach Ave neighborhood 1966-74.Wondering if any of my ol friends from back then still My mom made a beautiful garden on Lacombe and Barrett, everyone came to take their easter pictures there is wast huge and very colorful. The residents of Clason Point chipped in for that monument.My Grandparents owned 338 Underhill over 50 years. My aunt and uncle lived in Harding Park from the early thirty until he died Around 1960. The farms are gone and so are most of the boatyards, but entertainment possibilities abound. Sergey Kadinsky is the author ofHidden Waters of New York City: A History and Guide to 101 Forgotten Lakes, Ponds, Creeks, and Streams in the Five Boroughs(2016, Countryman Press) and the webmaster ofHidden Waters Blog. I would of enjoyed to have my mom go but its not wheelchair accessible boooo. Her story was first discovered by freelance writer Ameena Walker, who saw Durante share it on Facebook. Ive wondered how old Holy Cross Parish is. Gonzalez,Luis and Robert Baez, Hello to all of you who at one time lived in Clauson Pt. cows down Soundview Avenue on a hill next to the intersection with Lafayette Avenue? [8]:113 The club was purchased by Soundview Associates, an investment group including Sylvester Stallone, in 1986. I was born and raised 338 Underhill Ave> We moved inthe mid 70s . My grandmother, uncles and aunt owned houses in Rudd Place, on Obrien Ave, off Soundview. The area is one of the citys hidden gems, situated along the East River with idyllic views of Manhattan, LaGuardia airport, and the Whitestone and Throgs Neck bridges. At the end is Clason Point, historically pronounced as Clawson. Six crew members were recovered safely following the accident . We did not have cell phones to txt we use to shout out at each other from the street. The one thing I never understood when I was a From 1883 to 1927, it was the site of the Clason Point Military Academy.[4][7]. Soundview, Castle Hill, Clason Point, Harding Park, Pugsley's Creek, Unionport. Thanks. [15], Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Soundview/Clason Point/Castle Hill was 53,686, a change of 2,933 (5.5%) from the 50,753 counted in 2000. A trolley line runs down Soundview Avenue, but Bronx River Parkway has not yet been extended to this corner of the Bronx. 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. Clason Point, Bronx NY. [4] The infrastructure of the area has not been updated in many years. The nearest large hospital is NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in Morris Park.[39]. Hello Rocky and Debbie, What a lovely little article to find and see your comments. I lived on Leland Ave from 1947 (born there ) thru 1968 ! "I think it was just the heavens telling her what to do. 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. I am researchering my Cornell family and enjoyed the site. This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 15:14. My brother went to PS 69. Soundview Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Clason Point. welcome in the pool. My name is henry and my brother was richard and we lived near the water. [44], Clason Point and Parkchester's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is higher than the rest of New York City. Welcome2TheBronx | 13 Facts & Tidbits About The Bronx That Makes Us Awesome, Lets Go Hiking (and Biking)! elites from the Concourse. Tom, I grew up at 1621 Harding Park. We were safe as our neighbors watched out for us. 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. I went to PS 69 till fourth gradw then to Holy Cross. Osceola - Courtesy Maritime History of the Great Lakes. We all learned to swim. 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. Hi Bill, I also lived in the Academy Gardens from birth, (1942). My family had memberships, 1962-66. I remember the parades at the monument right in front of Dr Granitos office. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 10% and 12% respectively. 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. On the other hand, the massive superblock interrupting White Plains Road at the time was the wetland source of Pugsleys Creek. Its one of the best memories of my life growing up in Bronx. Untapped New York unearths New York Citys secrets and hidden gems. It became the Shorehaven Condominiums in 1999, a gated community of 1,183 multi-unit condominium townhomes. I enjoyed reading about Clason Point. My grandma, Anna Burrows Honan, and I discovered this article together. It was definitely a fun place to grow up. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57.8% (31,026) of the population.[17]. As mentioned, Harding Park developed organically without regard to the borough-wide street grid. 123 Hide US histogram Bronx, New York Neighborhood Map Area: 0.203 square miles Population: 222 I went to P.S. The nearest retail strip is almost a mile away. What such awesome memories. In the background are the Hunts Point Market and the skyline of Manhattan. It was only available to the 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. I remember the smell of the clothes hanging on the clothes lines. Shorehaven beach club was a parking lot away. Public transportation consists of two bus routes and there are only a few schools in the neighborhood. Not true. Junior High 123 and graduated from James Monroe High in 1959. The most notable of these triangular parklets isWoodrow Wilson Triangle, bound by Underhill, Patterson, and Soundview Avenues. The house he made was huge, no more backyard. I lived at 311 from 1952 till I got married in 1970. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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. Yep I remember the day the boatyard went up in towering flames and the fire pit, dumps and black rock! I went to PS69 for kindergarten 72-73 school year I think and I had Ms Kulusky. 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. 21 Comments. Tom, I grew up at 1621 Gildersleeve @ Harding Park. remember, I was probably about 6 yo when I moved out. Loretta is luving nearby me in north carolina. It was like a giant summer camp, but you got to go home and sleep in your own bed at night. [14], In the 21st century, the Harding Park section of Clason Point became known as Little Puerto Rico, with narrow streets and bungalow homes along the waterfront. Speaking of unfinished plans, further inland at Story Avenue, the Bronx River Parkway abruptly ends. Thanks for the memories. The New York Times profiled the area in November 2004. By the 1980s the Bronx was more Hispanic than Jewish, and new residents did not join the club in large enough numbers. My family and many other Hispanics were members of Shorehaven from 1973 to when closed in the late 80s. 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. [11] White flight occurred in the area through the mid-20th century. I hope to be here to see what it will look like in 20 years. 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The meeting topics covered both the Request . 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. - All Day I Dream of Travel, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. Harding Park now appears as if it will carry on in the future indefinitely with its city views, great fishing, and relative privacy. See Clason Point photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Clason . our address at the time was 423. the beach was a joy and fairly close to the house. Swimming in the East riverstick ball games every nightrollerskating on Soundview Ave. Sleighriding down Guildersleeve hillBeach theaterHoly Cross. She only bothered me once when she came with a big knife and asked me where the boy that hit her was. Clason Point is part of Bronx Community Board 9, and its ZIP Code include 10473. 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. Just to give you an update. Actually, it was Arthur Godfreys boat that burned during the Wheeler Boatyard fire. We went to Dr Granito. Memories of Shorehaven survive online, with former member Marc Miller compiling a collage of old photos for the Shorehaven Beach Club Facebook group. [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. Oh those sunburns. 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!! Went to Shorehaven when I was young, my Grandfather (Stanley Samson) was the Head painter West and Siurh of Bruckner Blvd was like another country ! Kayaker along East River inlet. My 2x great grandparents owned Kanes until it burned down. 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? So glad to see your post and others that posted above. My moms grandma (named Carmody) lived in 309 Underhill. [19]:24 (PDF p. 55)[18]:6 Additionally, 69% of high school students in Clason Point and Parkchester graduate on time, lower than the citywide average of 75%. My family and I were members of Shorehaven from 1970-1986. i did not know the name harding park although ive bicycled through this area countless times en route to city island and/or orchard from midtown east. 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. It's one reason why the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum was established there. The Y.M.C.A. Truly The Old Neighborhood ! The last boat to College Point terminated during World War II. 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. I am on Facebook too. Along the way, the triangular intersections are designated as Greenstreets parks, with more than a dozen on the route. [18]:7. On the above 1940 photo from the Municipal Archives, the ferry gantries stood unused in place for a few more years. Friend. If I went back I think I would get lost. Mrs Crocitto made another in front of her home 454 Barrett. Miss those days. This road runs north for 7.2 miles to the city line at Wakefield. habited year round. Church; my dad and Grandfather were Lieutenants At The former amusement park, purchased in 1947, became the site for the Shorehaven Beach Club two years later. I had a friend around 20 years ago, Arthur Seifert who grew up in Clason Point and was an historian. We lived across the street from Shorehaven pool. cold as hell. It was the third grant recorded in Westchester County, NY. 1471 Watson Avenue; one 6-story building. 1915 with Teddy Orengo Acevedo and Joe M Juarbe in Clason Point, Bronx, New York. If you are going to troll, at least learn how to spell correctly. Britisher Thomas Pell arrived at a treaty in 1654 with several Siwanoy sachems, including Wampage, that the Dutch authorities didn't recognize. The Castle Hill branch is located at 947 Castle Hill Avenue. 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. Soundview Avenue is the odd one here, cutting through the street grid on its two-mile route. Reading the comments of old Point residents and seeing photos of Shorehaven brings tears to my eyes.I First house on the right. By the 1980s the Bronx was more Hispanic than Jewish, and new residents did not join the club in large enough numbers. Memories of Shorehaven survive online, with former member Marc Miller compiling a collage of old photos for the Shorehaven Beach Club Facebook group. Having previously chronicled other prominent points of land in the city, I followed Soundview Avenue to its tip. Thanks! We more than likely knew each other, [] onto the adjoining Pugsley Creek Park, with its vast swampland. Great going down memory lane . Most of it would end up developed. My name is Alan and my comments are below on April 1st. The Ferris wheel accident was a factor that led to the downfall of the Clason Point amusement park. Harding Park. It was then known as Clason's Point Road. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday]. To make a donation, please use the button below. My previous examples of exploring tips of land in the city includeThrog(g)s Neck,Breezy Point, andKingsborough Community College. 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. 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 Frank. before Shorehaven was built, Harding Park, the Momument, Higgs Lumber, the candy Store across from the I live on Underhill ave and really loved the Harding Park Clason Point. 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. 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