Dead-end streets disappear into the tangle of vegetation at Harding Park. The FILL as we use to call it faced toward NYC and a sanitation site. I worked summers at Castle Hill Beach Club for 5 years ( 61 thru 66) . From that point, we participated in every sporting event like paddleball, shuffleboard, and softball tournaments (run by Mr Wilson). 69. Weve havent yet had a floating ForgottenTour. from Westchester Village to Whitestone and from Clason Point to College Point. Lol Yes great memories. Went to P.S. of Transportation to have those sign erected there in the late 80s for proper references. neither was the boys who went with me. Beyond the bushes there is a lagoon in Harding Park separated from the East River by a rocky breakwater. I remember her teaching us to swim at the beach down the road from our house. Hi Bill, So we moved to Plainedge Long Island. Love this! The branch opened in 1952 and moved to its current location in 1971. 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). I remember you guys very well. 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. July fourth barbecues and watching the fireworks. Hi Jo Ann, My name is Frank Sclafani. We were poor and were not From the postcard, Shorehaven looks more country than Jackson Heights did. I had a friend around 20 years ago, Arthur Seifert who grew up in Clason Point and was an historian. Coffee. I do remember my mother telling me about the accident at the amusement park. Shorhaven pool. Kevin Walsh was here in 2006, telling the story of Harding Park in detail. I was still very young but remember being intimidated by the way my best friend was treated trying to go there with her siblings. Forgotten NY correspondent. 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. My family moved out in the 1970s 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. [18]:2, As of 2017, the median household income in Community District 9 was $40,005. Thanks for the memories. wanted us in better schools with trees and grass lawns. Its World War One monument was dedicated in 1928 on the decade anniversary since the end of the war. We all learned to swim. [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. 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. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. Westchester Avenue evolved into a mixed use, primarily commercial, district serving the greater area after the completion of the elevated IRT Pelham Line. I remember the parades at the monument right in front of Dr Granitos office. Clason Point Gardens; forty-five buildings, all 2 stories tall. We lived across the street from Shorehaven pool. 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. Many streets flood after periods of heavy rain. The beach club operated until 1986 before closing its doors due to dwindling membership, competition, and increasing operational costs. The meeting topics covered both the Request . The home stayed in the family for over 50 years. Walking to school through the dumps. [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%. Rocky shore of the East River; Harding Park bungalows along an inlet. I recall cows there.I went to Castle Hill Pool as a childthen as a teenager, we swtiched to Shorehaven. My sister and I grew up in Soundview/Clason Point, in the Soundview Projects from 1954-1967. Peragines (I see Thelmas post above), Grazianos & many others. Walking through Harding Park was great and I was in the Boy Scouts and we would march there once a year to the monument and then have lunch at the VFW hall on Lacombe Avenue. A couple of years ago I discovered Dave Valentine, a Latin Jazz musician lived in Harding Park for many years. I love reading accountings of this area as it was so important to my family at that time and that was passed down through the generations. I worked at Genes candy store along with Butchie, Junior, Mel and Stevie. I, too emember the Memorial Day Parade and the Beach Movie theatre. Walking to the candy store or the hardware store on Soundview. . 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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. I have great memories and still have life long friends in the area. 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]. - Sat. Bruckner Plaza, which greatly expanded throughout the 1990s, contains big box stores like Toys R Us, K Mart, and Old Navy. They were not allowed in. Thanks. An odd pair as Lincoln emancipated the slaves while Wilson was a staunch segregationist. [3] NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by PSA 8 at 2794 Randall Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx. Ultimately you will stumble upon Harding Park, a small working-class enclave lined with bungalows. Below is the description of the grant. The most Fabulous place to grow uupmin. I remember Farmers Hill were Monroe Projects were built. I went to the emptly lot there with my friend and dug a hole looking for any traces. I went steady with John from 1971 to 1977 but never married. Its a tiny place, but still standing. Grocery. In this deed, the land is described as a cetaine Parcell of Land, contained within a neck, commonly called and knowne by ye name of Cornells Neck, lying and being upon the Maine, toward the Sound or East River, being bounded to the West by a certain Rivolett which runs to the Black Rock and so into Bronckse Creeke or Kill. Best wishes and good health, My Mom sadly passed. on nearby Castle Hill Avenue has indoor and outdoor pools, the Harding Park Homeowners Association is building a new community center and the Point Yacht Club still flies its burgee from the tip of Clason Point. Regards Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Great fond memories. If you never knew it was there, the sleepy []. The most notable of these triangular parklets is Woodrow Wilson Triangle, bound by Underhill, Patterson, and Soundview Avenues. New Yorks Theme Streets [SpliceToday] Not far from your family. Clason Point in the early-20th century was an era of trolley . , we were only 9,10, or 11. [21] In 2018, an estimated 26% of Clason Point and Parkchester residents lived in poverty, compared to 25% in all of the Bronx and 20% in all of New York City. 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. Mom and dad married at Holy Cross. What a great read. His will, dated 5 December 1651, left all his real estate to his wife Rebecca. I went to PS 69; swam in the East River, played in the Boat Yard; went to Holy Cross Our next door neighbors were the Valenza family with 3 boys (Johnny, Frank and Joey). The 1927 G. W. Bromley map of Clason Point shows the bungalow colony, amusement park, and the tip labeled as "Public Place." Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. Sketching Henderson Place [SpliceToday] Today, Clason Point is a quiet residential neighborhood in the southeastern Bronx that is home to about 25,000 residents. A few more thoughts.great carnival each year at the Clason Point firehouse..parade each Memorial Day was a highlight to the neighborhood.book mobile came each week. Today it runs in five segments that are kept separate by Soundview Park, Harding Park properties, and the Shorehaven development. The family needed more Italy's border police said in a statement that organizers of the crossing charged 8,000 euros (around $8,500) each for the "voyage of death.". 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. By the 1980s the Bronx was more Hispanic than Jewish, and new residents did not join the club in large enough numbers. I remember the Morales about 7-8 kids, one of them had the same name as me Raquel, that was fun, living next door. Was wondering if you recalled 712 Harding Park? 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 Baby Esther was a black woman who originally performed at the Cotton Club in Harlem and was actually the first flapper with the Betty Boop persona, but Helen Kane was falsely credited at the time. To make a donation, please use the button below. Share. 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. Shopping. Following the demise of the ferry, the tip of Clason Point reverted to parkland and was given its present landscape in the early 1990s. 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. Soundview Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Clason Point. But those commuter headaches seemed like a distant memory as the new ferry pulled away from Clason Point Park in Soundview. 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. White Plains Road, which eventually gains an el and becomes the main shopping drag to Bronxdale, Williamsbridge and Wakefield, begins here in Clason Point. Boynton Avenue Rehab; three rehabilitated tenement buildings, either 3 or 6 stories tall. An odd pair as Lincoln emancipated the slaves while Wilson was a staunch segregationist. I also went to Holy Cross school in the late 70s and early 80s. This museum tells the story of maritime history in Michigan and pays homage to the tragedies that happened to many ships in the Great Lakes. To make a donation, please use the button below. As a little girl, my neighbor who has a membership to the country club, used to take me every weekend. The former amusement park, purchased in 1947, became the site for the Shorehaven Beach Club two years later. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] this was around 1957 or 58. at that time for a kid, it was paradise in the Bronx. I havent been to Soundview since high school, whenmy classmate Karenhosted friends at her home and there was Dominican music in the background. [8]:113 The club was purchased by Soundview Associates, an investment group including Sylvester Stallone, in 1986. 107 P.S. The nearest retail strip is almost a mile away. Your mon would 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 . I went to PS 69 till fourth gradw then to Holy Cross. It was like a world unto itself ! playing in the ruins of Kanes Park, doing the Classon Pt Crawl at the mouth of the large sewer on Soundview They evoked pride and care. Church we went to. In 2018, 72% of residents described their health as "good," "very good," or "excellent," lower than the city's average of 78%. Across the East River you can explore the northern shoreline of Queens and see the palatial homes of Malba. 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. When did they get rid of Reardons bar on Soundview and Gildersleeve, Grampas hang out Pat (Haughey) MacInnes. You are right. [40] The United States Postal Service operates three post offices nearby: Clason Point and Parkchester generally have a similar rate of college-educated residents to the rest of the city as of 2018[update]. Hello Rocky and Debbie, What a lovely little article to find and see your comments. Harding Park. Hope all is well with you and your family. Iran Dandridge, Mario Vernon, Ruben Ruiz, Eddie Soundview Avenue is the odd one here, cutting through the street grid on its two-mile route. I lived on Leland Ave from 1947 (born there ) thru 1968 ! 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