This place is situated in New York County, New York, United States, its geographical coordinates are 40 48' 20" North, 73 57' 0" West and its original name (with diacritics) is Clason Point. Coffee. [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. The family needed more Clason Point was named after Isaac Clason, a Scottish merchant and a major land owner. come in and talk to me and you would come in to hang out looking for the guys. I was young, 67 years ago. My previous examples of exploring tips of land in the city includeThrog(g)s Neck,Breezy Point, andKingsborough Community College. On Memorial Day my Boy There a sunken ship off the Bronx on the East River I always wanted to visit. He was the self proclaimed Mayor of Harding Park. Oh my goodness, I lived 2 houses from the House that caught firewe hung out at the wall a lot and swam in the Shorehaven pool, as often as we could sneak in. I just looked up Soundview Ave. to my surprise the Apartment we lived in is still there. I would of enjoyed to have my mom go but its not wheelchair accessible boooo. [28], Pugsley Creek Park is located along the eastern shoreline of Clason Point. one house was named Journeys End which later became my email address.Swimming in the Pugsley Creek, Im related to Cornells and Griffins. Covering an area of 1,198.36 acres (484.96ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 44.8 inhabitants per acre (28,700/sqmi; 11,100/km2). after work at pool my job was to get him at supper time says Grandma. Whenever I see them I call them Louie Garza flowers. The area includes a collection of neighborhoods including Harding Park, and Soundview. *Nothing to do with the heir to the Addams Family fortune played by Ken Weatherwax; this was a Talman Pugsley, who owned land here in the late 1700s. , we were only 9,10, or 11. How about indoor playground equipment? I havent bee back to the Bronx since 1967 when I attended Barbara Verheyens wedding. We moved from the apartment in 1952. Clason Point wasnt always the unfamiliar enclave that it is, in large part, today. 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. Very excited. Miss those days. The friends who I still remember, were John McKeever, Joey Macek, Johnny Kaiser, Raymond Francis and Chuck Huber. I am a metal detector hobbyist learning history of the Bronx I lived in clason point over 40 years and may i say i love where i from. The Clason Point War Memorial includes inspirational quotations by presidents George Washington (1732-1799), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), William McKinley (1843-1901), and Wilson. Beyond the bushes there is a lagoon in Harding Park separated from the East River by a rocky breakwater. Along the way, the triangular intersections are designated as Greenstreets parks, with more than a dozen on the route. Best Wishes to Harding Park and all. [30][8][31] The park now serves as a ferry landing[32] and kayaking facility. His diesel engines were being installed.My husband still has some teak wood, that was discarded after the fire. I have great memories and still have life long friends in the area. She only bothered me once when she came with a big knife and asked me where the boy that hit her was. Great read! The nearest large hospital is NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in Morris Park.[39]. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. 69. What a great read. welcome in the pool. The 1927 G. W. Bromley map of Clason Point shows the bungalow colony, amusement park, and the tip labeled as "Public Place." [13] The neighborhood has become increasingly more diverse with a rise in varied Latin American immigration in the 21st century. I remember you Henry, and your brother Richard and sister Loretta. Please help contribute to a new Forgotten NY website, Check out the ForgottenBook,take a look at the gift shop, and as always, commentas you see fit.. 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. By SERGEY KADINSKY I lived on Leland Ave from 1947 (born there ) thru 1968 ! (Even today the main shopping area is at a fairly distant remove, along Story Avenue, the Bruckner Expressway and White Plains Road.) Went to school there most Sisters were great a couple no so. 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 The section between Pelham Parkway and Soundview opened in 1951. Hows it going? Clason Point Gardens; forty-five buildings, all 2 stories tall. Your Dad and Mom were always good to me. 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. I remember It was a great place to grow up! I remember you guys very well. The wheel destroyed the boathouse Terry Durante's mother and family lived in then. 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. 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. I lived on Bolton until 1971. before Shorehaven was built, Harding Park, the Momument, Higgs Lumber, the candy Store across from the email kat_nyc_2005@hotmail.com if you ever see this message. The development I live in here in AZ is like a year round Shore Haven minus the waterfront & the ethnic overtones. cows down Soundview Avenue on a hill next to the intersection with Lafayette Avenue? I am on Facebook too. 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 (????). Yes i remember peter and paul. my aunt by marriage divorced my uncle and married the youngest riordan brother. Its World War One monument was dedicated in 1928 on the decade anniversary since the end of the war. 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 . The name sounds familiar. Forgotten NY correspondent. 3 years later, though, in 1982, Harding Park Homeowners Association, the first cooperatively owned low and moderate-income community in the city was formed. Love this! First house on the right. Funland on Buckner Blvd. Clason Point is located within two ZIP Codes. 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. An odd pair as Lincoln emancipated the slaves while Wilson was a staunch segregationist. Debbie has my details too. The following MTA Regional Bus Operations bus routes serve Clason Point:[49], Nonprofit group Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance had been bolstering support to expand ferry service into the Bronx. I had a friend around 20 years ago, Arthur Seifert who grew up in Clason Point and was an historian. Great fond memories. Walking to school through the dumps. He moved one block away after his dad had a home built at 1945 Gildersleeve Ave., in 1925. Geri, I remember the Beach Movie, Larrys Toy Store and am still friends with his nephew, and the Safeway store.and more! Learn how your comment data is processed. My last year in the Navy was in Washington, D.C. in 1964 and I still had many relatives in Clason Point so I made frequent visits until most moved to the Island or New Jersey. 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. One of the great unfinished waterfront roads here is Bronx River Road, which was intended to run continuously from East Tremont Avenue along the east bank of Bronx River down to the tip of Clason Point. That was the only time I had a doggy TORO. 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. lived on the corner of Newman and Gildersleeve Avenue at the bottom of themHill from 1940 to 1961 and my I believe they sold the property to a large church organization. Church; my dad and Grandfather were Lieutenants At Clason Point was a mixture of mansions, farmland and undeveloped fields and swampland. Durante says her grandmother picked her mother up from her crib and stepped out moments before the Ferris wheel crashed on their boathouse. Its one of the best memories of my life growing up in Bronx. My uncle rented a stool at Gleasons. Went to P.S. 5 Best Public Art Installations In NYC March 2023, The Missing 1930s RKO Roxy Theater at Rockefeller Center, How a Dancer and Singer Helped Save Radio City from Demolition, Explore Powerful Contemporary Art at NYCs Heller Museum. Soundview Houses; thirteen 7-story buildings. 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Just to give you an update. This is the 57-acre Shorehaven community, set apart from the rest of southern Bronx by its wall and security guards. Development in the 19th century soon attracted resort seekers and the area became known for its amusements and entertainment. My sister lived on Rudd place till they moved to upstate. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It continues north under other names. Across the East River you canexplore the northern shoreline of Queensand see thepalatial homes of Malba. I went to the emptly lot there with my friend and dug a hole looking for any traces. [8]:110111[10]. [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. At the end is Clason Point, historically pronounced as Clawson. I received the sacraments in the school. If you never knew it was there, the sleepy []. I was about to send a link to Elizabeth, George, then saw your name. I have great memories of Clason Point. [3] The 43rd Precinct ranked 36th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. what a great trip down memory lane, I lived on Newman ave in Clason point from 1955 until 1970 and remember the great summer days at Shorehaven, The bungalow bar ice cream truck that passed down my street in the summer evenings and all the great fishing at the point. Bayside Hills [SpliceToday] At some point, we should do a Forgotten-NY cheapskates cruise aboard this ferry. Most buildings in this section have the same requirements as buildings in Co-op City. The tragedy began the decline of the amusement park, once buzzing with working- and middle-class city residents. The New York Times profiled the area in November 2004. 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. Hi Bill, Britisher Thomas Pell arrived at a treaty in 1654 with several Siwanoy sachems, including Wampage, that the Dutch authorities didn't recognize. Is it the East or the Bronx River? 69, then jhs123, then james monroe h. S. However never completed school at James Monroe. Harding Park now appears as if it will carry on in the future indefinitely with its city views, great fishing, and relative privacy. 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 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). Its been many years. 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 continues north under other names. My Mom sadly passed. Take care all! The residents did not want to see them vandalized. Grocery. sign is that it was never there during the 70s and 80s until I notified NYC Dept. Untapped New York unearths New York Citys secrets and hidden gems. 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. 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. As a young child in the early 60s, I remember seeing some members having a tense encounter with the Shorehaven Beach Club management at the entrance for trying to bring in some Black friends as guests. I also went to Holy Cross school in the late 70s and early 80s. I an my friends had a wonderful visit there 5 years ago and we toured the old 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; One in eight residents (13%) were unemployed, compared to 13% in the Bronx and 9% in New York City. 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. My mom made a beautiful garden on Lacombe and Barrett, everyone came to take their easter pictures there is wast huge and very colorful. Oh those sunburns. Soundview, Castle Hill, Clason Point, Harding Park, Pugsley's Creek, Unionport. 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