Clason Point once boasted an amusement pier said to rival Coney Island, according to an area historian, Arthur Seifert, who has lived in the neighborhood for more than 70 years. [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. Its very, very odd. Westchester Avenue evolved into a mixed use, primarily commercial, district serving the greater area after the completion of the elevated IRT Pelham Line. Getting late and this is making me want to enjoy and remember a great childhood in THE BRONX. The Clason Point War Memorial includes inspirational quotations by presidents George Washington (1732-1799), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), William McKinley (1843-1901), and Wilson. I think his address was 507 Harding Park their names were Ella and Thomas Tierney ,he had a vegetable garden in the lot across the from his house,great memories . 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 . I remember Swimming in the East riverstick ball games every nightrollerskating on Soundview Ave. Sleighriding down Guildersleeve hillBeach theaterHoly Cross. [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]. She enjoyed seeing her old stomping grounds (she lived on 1411 Harding Park in Clason Point in the 30s-40s). [11] White flight occurred in the area through the mid-20th century. The first time I saw the magnificent clover shaped pool I jumped right in. Also there was Henry and his brother, that lived closer to the water. Soundview Houses; thirteen 7-story buildings. 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! 69. Thanks for the memories. I grew up on Beach Ave., and at that time, Shorehaven was NOT open to everyone, no Hispanics and no African Americans. Between 1949 and 1986, this property was the Shore Haven Beach Club, a member-only resort for working-class Bronxites. In the background are the Hunts Point Market and the skyline of Manhattan. I remember trying to plow the field behind a horse.. We would walk barefoot to the beach. The area was then renamed Clason Point after Isaac Clason, a Scottish merchant and a major land owner. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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. Thanks for your great share! , we were only 9,10, or 11. Shopping. Was a great upbringing. Best wishes and good health, contact me at [email protected]. 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. Situated on the rocky shores of the wild Lake Superior, Whitefish Point has long been considered the Graveyard of the Great Lakes. It's one reason why the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum was established there. She wanted me to share that shes still alive and kicking at the age of 92. Again a great read! My previous examples of exploring tips of land in the city include Throg(g)s Neck, Breezy Point, and Kingsborough Community College. elites from the Concourse. By the 1980s the Bronx was more Hispanic than Jewish, and new residents did not join the club in large enough numbers. Chapter Three: The Clason Point Experiment vandal-resistant, and inevitably, uglier materials to replace them. Your Dad and Mom were always good to me. Clason Point Gardens; forty-five buildings, all 2 stories tall. [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. A trolley line runs down Soundview Avenue, but Bronx River Parkway has not yet been extended to this corner of the Bronx. I moved to California in 1976 but I have to admit I miss New York very much. I am a metal detector hobbyist learning history of the Bronx Public transportation consists of two bus routes and there are only a few schools in the neighborhood. My brother went to PS 69. went to Holy Cross School. This is where the Bronx River widens into the East River. The last boat to College Point terminated during World War II. He had a collection of arrowheads he found near Pugsley Creek. On the plaque are quotations from Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Wilson. I think you may be thinking of me as living near the water. I remember going swimming almost every day in the summer. The area includes a collection of neighborhoods including Harding Park, and Soundview. Thanks for the memories. I was young, 67 years ago. Had a lot of friends from around the neighborhood , stick ball base ball, cards nickel dime stuff. Their village was supposedly located near the corner of Lacomb and Soundview Avenues. room. This includes a scenic traffic circle as a terminus for Soundview Avenue with vistas of the East River andWhitestone Bridge. 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. Bronx River is largely industrial in usage. Just a little specification is in order: the small abutment of the Bronx defined by the Bronx River (and Soundview Park which stretches alongside it) Pugsleys Creek* and the East River is known as Clason (pronounced Clawson) Point, named for an 18th Century merchant named Isaac Clason who purchased what was previously known as Cornells Neck in 1793; the land stayed in the family until the family sold it in 1855. Tom, I grew up at 1621 Gildersleeve @ Harding Park. 70s where 2 children passed away in a house As mentioned, Harding Park developed organically without regard to the borough-wide street grid. My name is henry and my brother was richard and we lived near the water. 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. Hows it going? On the plaque are quotations from Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Wilson. Frank. Get directions, reviews and information for Clason Marriage & Family Therapy Center in Bakersfield, CA. My grandmother, uncles and aunt owned houses in Rudd Place, on Obrien Ave, off Soundview. 1927 -1930. ForgottenFan consensus seems to be that this is a 53 or 54 Pontiac Catalina with 60s Buick Riviera tires. 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. and also William Ellery of Rhode Island, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Re Shorehaven Country Club, a similar case existed in Jackson Heights/East Elmhurst where the Jackson Heights Country Club existed until roughly the late 1970s (????). On the above 1940 photo from the Municipal Archives, the ferry gantries stood unused in place for a few more years. 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. I was accompanied by my daughter and bestie, it was great sharing some special memories with them from decades ago. It had a garage that my father converted to a bedroom for my brother and me. [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. Bruckner Plaza, which greatly expanded throughout the 1990s, contains big box stores like Toys R Us, K Mart, and Old Navy. 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. Harding Park holds such great childood memories for me. 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. There was a rock there that the Siwanoy Indians would chip away at and make arrow heads. [] Bronx where Co-op City and Bay Plaza now stand but did you know that there were several others like Clason Point and Starlight Park? The Wreck of the Steamer Barge Osceola. It looks smaller than what I I was born in the Bronx Obrien Ave..1944..Moved to 227 Pugsley Ave at the dead end concrete wall still there. It was like a 10 week long Bronx summit meeting: Parkchester (my contingent) met Soundview, Grand Concourse, Pelham Parkway, & other middle class Bronx neighborhoods. The vessel was burned to the water line. Yep I remember the day the boatyard went up in towering flames and the fire pit, dumps and black rock! By contrast, 26% of Bronx residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. after work at pool my job was to get him at supper time says Grandma. I went steady with John from 1971 to 1977 but never married. I remember members arriving in limos dressed in long gowns and tuxedos for Dancing Under The Stars every As mentioned, Harding Park developed organically without regard to the borough-wide street grid. The 2018 addition of the NYC Soundview ferry and the recent service expansion to Throgs Neck is ushering in new residents, drawn by the neighborhoods tranquility, affordability, and accessibility to Manhattan. clowning around off the high boards in the center of the pool.If any one is old enough to remember the ferry towers at the end of Soundview I used to climb the inside up to the top Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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? Destination signs along the southbound parkway show Soundview Park as its terminus. I believe they sold the property to a large church organization. Im Alex Hernandez and I lived from 1962 to 1970 at 506 Harding Park. I also lived in the Academy Gardens from around 1942 to around 1960 and went to P.S. By the middle 19th century Clason Point had many farmhouses, despite its poor drainage. I remember you Raquel and your brother Alex was my brother Henrys friend. 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. Clason Point Military Academy. I lived at Academy Gatdens till about 1953 when we moved to my Grandfathers (Clifford Beck)house at 352 White Plains Rd. 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 lived in clason point over 40 years and may i say i love where i from. As an amusement park, Clason Point was linked to the city by a ferry, competing for patrons with the North Beach Amusement Park across the East River, and Starlight Park on the Bronx River. It was only available to the Then another family moved in with 3 girls fun with them too. The farms are gone and so are most of the boatyards, but entertainment possibilities abound. The 1927 G. W. Bromley map of Clason Point shows the bungalow colony, amusement park, and the tip labeled as Public Place. It was a crowded district in contrast to todays gated community. My name is Alan and my comments are below on April 1st. I remember the smell of the clothes hanging on the clothes lines. The New York Times profiled the area in November 2004. We lived in 703 This is the 57-acre Shorehaven community, set apart from the rest of southern Bronx by its wall and security guards. Currently living in north carolina. My Aunt lived on Underhill Av I lived on Bolton Av , Commonwealth and last Thieriot Av. Between 1906 and 1939, a ferry operated between Clason Point and College Point. Click on the Bus route to see step by step directions with maps, line arrival times and updated time schedules. Saturday night Square Dancing on Wednesday nights. My moms grandma (named Carmody) lived in 309 Underhill. Soundview Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Clason Point. By the 1980s the Bronx was more Hispanic than Jewish, and new residents did not join the club in large enough numbers. 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). Rusty old Clason Point shipwreck at the mouth of the Westchester Creek across from Ferry Point by the Whitestone Bridge. 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. At the mouth of Westchester Creek, a shipwreck near the Whitestone Bridge marks the spot where its waters meet the East River. I was Baptized there. Beyond the bushes there is a lagoon in Harding Park separated from the East River by a rocky breakwater. [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. I remember her teaching us to swim at the beach down the road from our house. 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 nearest large hospital is NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in Morris Park.[39]. The one thing I never understood when I was a We went to Dr Granito. The house he made was huge, no more backyard. 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. My uncle rented a stool at Gleasons. 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. [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. 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. 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. Relative of Ezra Cornell founder of Cornell Univ. Manhattan appears as a far-off promise to the fishers working the East River. Created by Fuelthemes, Our site uses cookies. Onthe above 1940 photo from the Municipal Archives, the ferry gantries stood unused in place for a few more years. Mrs Crocitto made another in front of her home 454 Barrett. Peragines (I see Thelmas post above), Grazianos & many others. I have the original portable pump organ that the Franciscans would bring on Sundays to Kanes. Britisher Thomas Pell arrived at a treaty in 1654 with several Siwanoy sachems, including Wampage, that the Dutch authorities didn't recognize. I remember some of their names. family. Kevin Walsh was here in 2006, telling the story of Harding Park in detail. Shorehaven beach club was a parking lot away. 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. cold as hell. 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. Sotomayor Houses; twenty-eight 7-story buildings. The home stayed in the family for over 50 years. (Even today the main shopping area is at a fairly distant remove, along Story Avenue, the Bruckner Expressway and White Plains Road.) I was young, 67 years ago. Its namesake city is 10 miles north of the city line. Its namesake city is 10 miles north of the city line. and Harding.. The Wheeler Boat yard was nearby building world known yachts. Gonzalez,Luis and Robert Baez, Hello to all of you who at one time lived in Clauson Pt. Every spring, proceeds from the Kips Bay Decorator Show House benefit this center, which has the areas only ice rink. 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. White Plains Road, which eventually gains an el and becomes the main shopping drag to Bronxdale, Williamsbridge and Wakefield, begins here in Clason Point. Reading the comments of old Point residents and seeing photos of Shorehaven brings tears to my eyes.I The U.S. military setting up summer camps near the Black Rock. I enjoyed this trip down memory lane. I remember you Henry, and your brother Richard and sister Loretta. After World War II these became permanent year-round residences due to a housing shortage, eventually sheltering over 250 families. Having previously chronicled other prominent points of land in the city, I followed Soundview Avenue to its tip. She made her first communion at Holy Cross. from your article, I know much more information about the HARDING PARK and I am fairly willing to visit it one day! On the other hand, the massive superblock interrupting White Plains Road at the time was the wetland source of Pugsleys Creek. (1969). Clason Point in the early-20th century was an era of trolley . So glad to see your post and others that posted above. The location was 23rd avenue roughly 84th to 86th street (estimated). When I moved here in 33, there were still farms, he said. Clason Point wasnt always the unfamiliar enclave that it is, in large part, today. Eventually Higgs's Beach and the adjoining Killian's . 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. I remember cisterns deep into the ground to collect irregation water. Coffee. Walking to school through the dumps. Across the East River you canexplore the northern shoreline of Queensand see thepalatial homes of Malba. 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. Great going down memory lane . My name is Debbie. From 1883 to 1927, it was the site of the Clason Point Military Academy.[4][7]. In 2020, Castle Hill, Clason Point & Parkchester PUMA, NY had a population of 186k people with a median age of 34.6 and a median household income of $46,797. 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. We were poor and were not The park has a tragic history with6 deaths and 22 injuredon June 11, 1922, when a storm blew down an operating ferris wheel. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 55% in Clason Point and Parkchester, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51% respectively. @2019 - Forgotten New York. of Transportation to have those sign erected there in the late 80s for proper references. If anyone wishes to share memories with me, Bronx River Addition; two buildings, one 6 stories tall another 14 stories tall. This disagreement was rendered moot in 1664 when the British fleet appeared in the harbor and the Dutch capitulated. I live on Underhill ave and really loved the Harding Park Clason Point. The residents did not want to see them vandalized. He probably died in 1655. The quality of the fixtures reflected on the residents. Some streets here are interrupted midblock by properties, and others do not appear on any official maps. Development in the 19th century soon attracted resort seekers and the area became known for its amusements and entertainment. In 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that in 2018, ferry service would begin operating in the neighborhood. New Yorks Theme Streets [SpliceToday] Lived in Harding Park from 1945 till 60s. - 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. How about indoor playground equipment? Today it runs in five segments that are kept separate by Soundview Park, Harding Park properties, and the Shorehaven development. 107. Many good memories. On the other hand, the massive superblock interrupting White Plains Road at the time was the wetland source of Pugsleys Creek. An odd pair as Lincoln emancipated the slaves while Wilson was a staunch segregationist. The good times swimming in the River at the end of Soundview. It was clean because we all pitched in and kept it that way. brought my children from 1963 to 1970.Such fabulous memories for all of us.Shorehaven was paradice. I also lived in the Academy Gardens and went ever summer to Shorehaven. My Mom sadly passed. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday]. 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. I remember my dear friends the Simmons Pola with 3 girls my great friendS and a boy, my brothers great friend. Its been many years. Thomas was at Portsmouth again, a member of a coroners jury, in 1653, probably driven from New York again by warring Indians. 10:00AM - 8:00PM; Google+ Twitter Facebook Skype. We moved from the apartment in 1952. [18]:2, As of 2017, the median household income in Community District 9 was $40,005. Regards My brother richard died in 2006 from pancreatic cancer. 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. 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. The planes would always pass what seemed very close above us entering the airport across the water. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. all the comments brings back lots of great memories. 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. My X-wife lived at 535 Beach Ave and I lived at 534 St. Lawrence Ave around the corner. 107 P.S. He is first found in Boston. Diana used to be Klein or Barca. I couldnt wait to go back the next day. Gildersleeve Ave, a stones throw from the GROWING UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD. Clason Point, Bronx NY. Such an interesting read! 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. Raquel. The most notable of these triangular parklets isWoodrow Wilson Triangle, bound by Underhill, Patterson, and Soundview Avenues. 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 . From the postcard, Shorehaven looks more country than Jackson Heights did. 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]. But those commuter headaches seemed like a distant memory as the new ferry pulled away from Clason Point Park in Soundview. Serine and peaceful times jumping between the rocks and looking over the water. Soundview Avenue is the odd one here, cutting through the street grid on its two-mile route. July fourth barbecues and watching the fireworks. 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. I worked summers at Castle Hill Beach Club for 5 years ( 61 thru 66) . There were ferryboat and steamer excursions from Clason Point to downtown Manhattan and a local service to College Point, Queens. Undeveloped waterfront parcels wereacquired by the city for parkland but kept in a natural state. Love this! The wheel destroyed the boathouse Terry Durante's mother . watching two full length movies and cartoons. Italian and Germans. Following the demise of the ferry, the tip of Clason Point reverted to . We lived across the street from Shorehaven pool. 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. Is it the East or the Bronx River? The tragedy began the decline of the amusement park, once buzzing with working- and middle-class city residents. I also recall the parents of my friend playing bocci and horsehoes in the fields near the Academy Gardens. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 16%, higher than the citywide rate of 14%. This web site brought back nice memories of a happy times in my childhood the neighborhood had so many children. I even was a lifeguard there for 4 years. Unfortunately sometimes there arent such great memories like my parents split up, thank goodness though. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] Life goes no. The amusement park closed in 1935. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] I would of enjoyed to have my mom go but its not wheelchair accessible boooo. Searchers have found a long-lost Great Lakes ship that came to a tragic end. It surrounds a historic creek that was previously a tributary of Westchester Creek. 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. We also loved the live entertainment like Jackie Mason and Joan Rivers. Clason Point was a mixture of mansions, farmland and undeveloped fields and swampland. 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