To make a donation, please use the button below. - 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 then known as Clason's Point Road. Families such as the Lynches, Ludlows, Schieffelins, and Lelands, some of which are still seen on street signs, all built farmhouses in the area, though its swampy, waterlogged nature made it a non-starter for commerce. It was clean because we all pitched in and kept it that way. She was a neighbor and is still a Get instant access to loads of relevant information about Clason Point, Bronx, NY apartments for sale, including property descriptions, virtual tours, maps and photos. Scout Troop would march to the Harding Park Memorial to WWI and then we would go to the VFW club on Lacomb Avenue for lunch. 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. My family moved to Hempstead L. I. I also have a sister Loretta who you may remember. Leland Avenue along Soundview Park leads into the heart of Harding Park. Below is the description of the grant. You probably remember my brothers Peter and Paul since I was a little younger. I guess till the 60s. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. Thanks! It had many different nationalities Irish Jewish. Whenever I see them I call them Louie Garza flowers. Hi Muriel, This is the 57-acre Shorehaven community, set apart from the rest of southern Bronx by its wall and security guards. They were not allowed in. The section between Pelham Parkway and Soundview opened in 1951. 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 Bronx River is largely industrial in usage. Iran Dandridge, Mario Vernon, Ruben Ruiz, Eddie I myself lived on Colgate Ave. by Bronx River Ave. and later to Colgate Ave. and Lafayette Ave. R.i.p. By the mid-1800s, as weve seen, the area was called Clason Point. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. Word has it that Jackie Gleasons boat was being built there when the entire boat yard burned. Relative of Ezra Cornell founder of Cornell Univ. Sotomayor Houses; twenty-eight 7-story buildings. I was young, 67 years ago. This is the 57-acre Shorehaven community, set apart from the rest of southern Bronx by its wall and security guards. At the southern tip of Soundview Avenue in the Bronx isthe newest NYCFerry dock, providing a one-seat ride from this corner of the borough to Wall Street. I remember you Raquel and your brother Alex was my brother Henrys friend. I remember you Henry, and your brother Richard and sister Loretta. Created by Fuelthemes, Our site uses cookies. First house on the right. We were safe as our neighbors watched out for us. We all learned to swim. Wow what a wonderful childhood I had! As mentioned, Harding Park developed organically without regard to the borough-wide street grid. Durante says her grandmother picked her mother up from her crib and stepped out moments before the Ferris wheel crashed on their boathouse. As a little girl, my neighbor who has a membership to the country club, used to take me every weekend. Harding park for life in my heart. 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. I lived on Leland Ave from 1947 (born there ) thru 1968 ! all the comments brings back lots of great memories. Future plans in accordance with PlaNYC initiatives will create an urban oasis in this dense community; complete with recreation nodes, Greenway connections, bike/hike trails, designated fishing areas, a boat launch, and esplanades with skyline views. Anyone who is enjoying this should look at I Miss Clason Point on Facebook! Thelma Peragine Green . In Clason Point and Parkchester, 28% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, more than the citywide average of 20%. All my friends went to Shorehaven for many wonderful summers there enjoying life in the great neighborhood. [18]:6, The following public schools are located in Clason Point that are not also located in Soundview:[45]. A passing ship rescued the Cornells, and they persisted, returning to their adopted Bronx home the year after Wampages last raid. This road runs north for 7.2 miles to the city line at Wakefield. Soundview, Castle Hill, Clason Point, Harding Park, Pugsley's Creek, Unionport. From 1883-1927, it was the site of the Clason Point Military Academy. She made her first communion at Holy Cross. Discover the citys most unique and surprising places and events for the curious mind. In 2018, 72% of residents described their health as "good," "very good," or "excellent," lower than the city's average of 78%. [8]:113 The club was purchased by Soundview Associates, an investment group including Sylvester Stallone, in 1986. Summer was the best we went swimming in the Sound you could see your feet it was very clean. We lived there, played there, worshipped there and were all family to each otheir. I also lived in the Academy Gardens from around 1942 to around 1960 and went to P.S. The amusement park rides and novelties was then known as "The Coney Island of the Bronx. Anne cinquegrana.. i just this morning saw your reply . 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. 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. 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. The Soundview branch is located at 660 Soundview Avenue. My previous examples of exploring tips of land in the city includeThrog(g)s Neck,Breezy Point, andKingsborough Community College. I use to love going to Harding Park man to see my family, my cousin DJ Mikey and Jomar n Alex crazy ass. I was born in the Bronx Obrien Ave..1944..Moved to 227 Pugsley Ave at the dead end concrete wall still there. 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 the beach ten feet below its base. Thanks! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] Getting late and this is making me want to enjoy and remember a great childhood in THE BRONX. The resort area started to decline during the 1930s, with the onset of the Great Depression and the construction of the IRT Pelham Line. The local New York City Subway line is the IRT Pelham Line (6 and <6> trains), operating along Westchester Avenue. I Lived in Harding Park when my children were in their teenage years. The Clason Point War Memorial includes inspirational quotations by presidents George Washington (1732-1799), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), William McKinley (1843-1901), and Wilson. My aunt and uncle lived in Harding Park from the early thirty until he died Around 1960. It had a primarily Jewish membership,but that community left the city in the big Long Island suburban exodus, and the club closed. 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 and my friend read about the Siwanoy Indians and they were supposed to have their village near Soundviiew and Lacombe Avenues. Hi Bill, I also lived in the Academy Gardens from birth, (1942). email kat_nyc_2005@hotmail.com if you ever see this message. Clason Point in the early 20th century was an era of trolley cars on the main thoroughfare, Soundview Avenue or, as it was then, Clason Point Road. Soundview Avenue is the odd one here, cutting through the street grid on its two-mile route. Yep I remember the day the boatyard went up in towering flames and the fire pit, dumps and black rock! 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. The vessel was burned to the water line. [29], Clason Point Park is located on the southern shoreline of Clason Point. Reading the comments of old Point residents and seeing photos of Shorehaven brings tears to my eyes.I I knew the Davis brothers who lived in a houseboat at the end of the point also the Ferry Inn at the end, My name is George Harkinson and the Davis brothers, Tommy and Paul and their sister Pat are my cousins. Thanks for the memories. Kayaker along East River inlet. I remember your mom and you. the street because I was young ,but we moved around 1977 . [18]:13 For every supermarket in Clason Point and Parkchester, there are 13 bodegas. My previous examples of exploring tips of land in the city include Throg(g)s Neck, Breezy Point, and Kingsborough Community College. [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. 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. Grocery. sign is that it was never there during the 70s and 80s until I notified NYC Dept. Church we went to. She never gave me to many details. Undeveloped waterfront parcels were acquired by the city for parkland but kept in a natural state. We more than likely knew each other, [] onto the adjoining Pugsley Creek Park, with its vast swampland. There were numerous ferries, and during Prohibition, gangsters unloaded bootlegged hooch. My friend Susan still lives there as well as my brother Jimmy. New Yorks Theme Streets [SpliceToday] Clason Point, Bronx NY. 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. Again a great read! Im related to Cornells and Griffins. Friend. According to the EDC, the route was expected to carry 410,000 riders during the first . Monroe Houses; twelve buildings, either 8, 14, or 15 stories tall. We were poor and were not remember, I was probably about 6 yo when I moved out. Hi Bill, [18]:13 In Clason Point and Parkchester, 32% of residents are obese, 16% are diabetic, and 34% have high blood pressurecompared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively. 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