At least two operators, the Twin City Ferry Company and the City of New York, administered ferries along the . Not far from your I also lived in the Academy Gardens from around 1942 to around 1960 and went to P.S. 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. [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]. Good patriots that they were, they named the colony for the US President at the time, Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923). 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. Forgotten NY correspondent. 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. one house was named Journeys End which later became my email address.Swimming in the Pugsley Creek, From the late 1880s to around 1935, the neighborhood was a major tourist attraction and home to a massive amusement district, complete with arcades, dancehalls, waterfront resorts, and a massive outdoor saltwater swimming pool known as The Inkwell due to its dirty, unfiltered water that came straight from the East River. 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. Their village was supposedly located near the corner of Lacomb and Soundview Avenues. Church we went to. I truly enjoyed the memories. I was like one of the family. We would walk barefoot to the beach. An odd pair as Lincoln emancipated the slaves while Wilson was a staunch segregationist. Gonzalez,Luis and Robert Baez, Hello to all of you who at one time lived in Clauson Pt. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. I was born in the Bronx Obrien Ave..1944..Moved to 227 Pugsley Ave at the dead end concrete wall still there. What a terrific place to grow up. Between 1906 and 1939, a ferry operated between Clason Point and College Point. [50][51] NYC Ferry's Soundview route started serving Clason Point on August 15, 2018.[52][53]. The neighborhood contains one of the highest concentrations of NYCHA projects in the Bronx. Some residents converted existing bungalows around Harding Park for year-round occupation. 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. It's one reason why the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum was established there. IT was the best time of my life to live there as a child Harding park was a dream Up until the pandemic, ridership along the Soundview ferry route, which stops along the East side of Manhattan along the East River at 90th Street, 34th Street, Stuyvesant Cove (at 20th Street, and Wall Street at Pier 11, was exceeding expectations.. [4] Fairyland Park, in the Harding Park area of Clason Point, contained dance halls, roller coasters, picnic groves and baseball games, as well as a 300-by-50-foot (91 by 15m) saltwater outdoor swimming pool known as "The Inkwell. 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). Then another family moved in with 3 girls fun with them too. Very excited. 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. Also..Funland.the batting rangethe driving range both on Bruckner Blvd. Its said very interesting! The branch opened in 1963 and moved to its current location in 1981. 1780 Watson Avenue, one 6-story building. I now own a home there in one of the developments and to think this area is still making history. Anyone who is enjoying this should look at I Miss Clason Point on Facebook! The amusement park closed in 1935. The last boat to College Point terminated during World War II. 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 Farmers Hill were Monroe Projects were built. The houses were different now . We lived across the street from Shorehaven pool. 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. Across the East River you canexplore the northern shoreline of Queensand see thepalatial homes of Malba. If you never knew it was there, the sleepy []. Bronx River Houses; nine 14-story buildings. the Volunteer Fire Dept on Gildersleeve. You can also find other Marriage & Family Counselors on MapQuest . Sotomayor Houses; twenty-eight 7-story buildings. Durante says her grandmother picked her mother up from her crib and stepped out moments before the Ferris wheel crashed on their boathouse. You'll also find details of Clason Point parking vendors listed. lived on Randall ave from 1957 to 1970 as well. 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. The resort area started to decline during the 1930s, with the onset of the Great Depression and the construction of the IRT Pelham Line. 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. before Shorehaven was built, Harding Park, the Momument, Higgs Lumber, the candy Store across from the this was around 1957 or 58. at that time for a kid, it was paradise in the Bronx. [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. 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. Its namesake city is 10 miles north of the city line. From 1883 to 1927, it was the site of the Clason Point Military Academy.[4][7]. It was only available to the Kevin Walsh was here in 2006, telling the story of Harding Park in detail. United States The section between Pelham Parkway and Soundview opened in 1951. Harding Park is the maze of little unnamed streets and bungalows found along Bronx River, Leland, Gildersleeve and Cornell Avenues in the southwest sector of Clason Point. I remember trying to plow the field behind a horse.. Boynton Avenue Rehab; three rehabilitated tenement buildings, either 3 or 6 stories tall. 3 years later, though, in 1982, Harding Park Homeowners Association, the first cooperatively owned low and moderate-income community in the city was formed. Great history. A passing ship rescued the Cornells, and they returned to their home the year after Wampage's last raid. Soundview Park, one of the largest in the South Bronx, was renovated to include pedestrian access and redesigned recreational areas. [18]:16 In addition, 25% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%. 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. My family had memberships, 1962-66. The tragedy began the decline of the amusement park, once buzzing with working- and middle-class city residents. A Bronx historian told News 12 the new Starlight Park at the time took away a lot of the attention from Clason Point with better amenities. I was seven when we moved, but we would go back and visit friends. There was a factory that produced round automobile mirrors. Its a tiny place, but still standing. 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. Shore Haven: I remember it well. Was wondering if you recalled 712 Harding Park? Do you know the age of the parish? 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. Your mon would It was clean because we all pitched in and kept it that way. She was a neighbor and is still a We also went to p.s. Not far from your family. Great memories growing up in the Point. Directions to Clason Point (Bronx) with public transportation The following transit lines have routes that pass near Clason Point Bus : BX27 BX39 Subway : 6 How to get to Clason Point by Bus? Sketching Henderson Place [SpliceToday] This is the 57-acre Shorehaven community, set apart from the rest of southern Bronx by its wall and security guards. Returning to Soundview Avenue, there is a gated community with its own set of nautical theme streets: Admiral Court, Beacon Lane, Surf Drive, etc. Eventually Higgs's Beach and the adjoining Killian's . 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. Joe, Greetings, I grew up in the Academy Gardens between Randall Avenue and Lacombe Avenue. We lived in 703 The rest of the year they lived up on Webb Ave. come in and talk to me and you would come in to hang out looking for the guys. remember, I was probably about 6 yo when I moved out. Summer was the best we went swimming in the Sound you could see your feet it was very clean. Italian and Germans. Destination signs along the southbound parkway show Soundview Park as its terminus. Like Silver Beach and Edgewater Park, it seems independent from the rest of the Bronx, since its street pattern is different and its cut off by water from the rest of the borough. My mom bought the house on Pugsley Ave from Mr. Nelson who built it (1946-470 and lived next door. Hi Muriel, [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 think it was just the heavens telling her what to do. Usually when a highway ends, it does so by merging into another highway. Shorehaven beach club was a parking lot away. Thanks! The house he made was huge, no more backyard. Its World War One monument was dedicated in 1928 on the decade anniversary since the end of the war. Went to school there most Sisters were great a couple no so. My mom worked at the Beach Theater where you bought your ticket to get in. Since 1778, the Somerset's remains have only surfaced twice: once in the winter of 1885-86, and again in 1973. He owned 2000 acres. I, too emember the Memorial Day Parade and the Beach Movie theatre. Beyond the bushes there is a lagoon in Harding Park separated from the East River by a rocky breakwater. 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. In the 1640s a series of skirmishes between the Cornells and the Siwanoy, known as the Pig Wars, were led by Wampage, the Siwanoy scahem believed to be the Indian leader who killed Anne Hutchinson and her children in 1643 at Split Rock in the northern Bronx. I was born and raised 338 Underhill Ave> We moved inthe mid 70s . On the plaque are quotations from Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Wilson. I went to PS 69; swam in the East River, played in the Boat Yard; went to Holy Cross I remember cisterns deep into the ground to collect irregation water. Best Wishes to Harding Park and all. [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. - All Day I Dream of Travel, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. Thank you for the article. Geri, I remember the Beach Movie, Larrys Toy Store and am still friends with his nephew, and the Safeway store.and more! Thanks for your great share! The Wheeler Boat yard was nearby building world known yachts. I and my friend read about the Siwanoy Indians and they were supposed to have their village near Soundviiew and Lacombe Avenues. A trolley line runs down Soundview Avenue, but Bronx River Parkway has not yet been extended to this corner of the Bronx. I went to PS69 for kindergarten 72-73 school year I think and I had Ms Kulusky. Many good memories. neither was the boys who went with me. 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 Clason Point, I broke out of that cycle by saying, with my fixtures, that the residents were special. There were summer homes built on docks which people in Thank you. A Clason Point renter can reserve one of these spaces for personal use on a long term basis. Thomas was at Portsmouth again, a member of a coroners jury, in 1653, probably driven from New York again by warring Indians. 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 My X-wife lived at 535 Beach Ave and I lived at 534 St. Lawrence Ave around the corner. By SERGEY KADINSKY Fire I ask because my mom and me and my sister used to babysit them, I remember crying for months!! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Wow Thank you so much for all your research. 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. This is where the Bronx River widens into the East River. My grandmother, uncles and aunt owned houses in Rudd Place, on Obrien Ave, off Soundview. My mom lived there with her folks and swam in the east river (and caught polio back in the day of the Sister Kenney treatments). Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday]. In 2018, 72% of residents described their health as "good," "very good," or "excellent," lower than the city's average of 78%. Saturday night Square Dancing on Wednesday nights. There are large, residential housing complexes of various types. The location was 23rd avenue roughly 84th to 86th street (estimated). [33], Clason Point and Parkchester are patrolled by the 43rd Precinct of the NYPD, located at 900 Fteley Avenue. I lived on Pugsley Ave. from 1957 to 1970, and my mother was born there. Clason Point wasnt always the unfamiliar enclave that it is, in large part, today. Dead-end streets disappear into the tangle of vegetation at Harding Park. Governor Kieft described it as running from the Kill of Broncks land, east southeast along the River. The property ran from the mouth of Westchester Creek for two miles along Long Island Sound to the Bronx River, and two miles deep to what in 1902 was the village of Westchester. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. My family and many other Hispanics were members of Shorehaven from 1973 to when closed in the late 80s. 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. The park is adjacent to the Clason Point, Hunts Point, and Soundview neighborhoods, situated where the Bronx River flows into the East River, roughly opposite Rikers Island and LaGuardia Airport. 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. Relative of Ezra Cornell founder of Cornell Univ. I enjoyed this trip down memory lane. White Plains Road, which eventually gains an el and becomes the main shopping drag to Bronxdale, Williamsbridge and Wakefield, begins here in Clason Point. We more than likely knew each other, [] onto the adjoining Pugsley Creek Park, with its vast swampland. Just to give you an update. 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 went to the emptly lot there with my friend and dug a hole looking for any traces. I was a member for a few years at Shorehaven then when I was old enough was able to work there in the office then as the baby pool lifeguard. Usually when a highway ends, it does so by merging into another highway. Went to P.S. I lived at 209 near the water. My previous examples of exploring tips of land in the city includeThrog(g)s Neck,Breezy Point, andKingsborough Community College. I felt loved unconditionally. Bob. I just looked up Soundview Ave. to my surprise the Apartment we lived in is still there. My uncle rented a stool at Gleasons. The area was then renamed Clason Point after Isaac Clason, a Scottish merchant and a major land owner. Britisher Thomas Pell arrived at a treaty in 1654 with several Siwanoy sachems, including Wampage, that the Dutch authorities didn't recognize. Get directions, reviews and information for Clason Marriage & Family Therapy Center in Bakersfield, CA. His diesel engines were being installed.My husband still has some teak wood, that was discarded after the fire. The Soundview branch is located at 660 Soundview Avenue. 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. As a little girl, my neighbor who has a membership to the country club, used to take me every weekend. 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. 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I remember as a kid, the hill you called Farmers Hill. habited year round. Food. 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. All my friends went to Shorehaven for many wonderful summers there enjoying life in the great neighborhood. Raquel , I hope you see my message some day soon. We were safe as our neighbors watched out for us. Tommy an I were buddies and A boy named Derek was tall than us.Just good memories all around . around or someone knows them and how to get in touch. Abuelo ( Victor Irizarry) and Dad ( Jose Irizarry) . The vessel was burned to the water line. Clason Point was a mixture of mansions, farmland and undeveloped fields and swampland. Next, check out more lost amusement parks in NYC. Memories of Shorehaven survive online, with former member Marc Miller compiling a collage of old photos for the Shorehaven Beach Club Facebook group. was not to smart. The farms are gone and so are most of the boatyards, but entertainment possibilities abound. 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. Raquel aka Rocky we have been thinking about you Alex and your Mom for years, we moved around since our last day out in Manhattan and AC. There a sunken ship off the Bronx on the East River I always wanted to visit. My moms grandma (named Carmody) lived in 309 Underhill. Dead-end streets disappear into the tangle of vegetation at Harding Park. Searchers have found a long-lost Great Lakes ship that came to a tragic end. Other primary thoroughfares contain limited but necessary amenities like supermarkets, pharmacies, barbershops, hair salons, fast food, bodegas, and cheap shops. I was young, 67 years ago. All Right Reserved. All the great games at baseball field, parties at firehouse. The swampy wet marsh is built on now. As mentioned, Harding Park developed organically without regard to the borough-wide street grid. The Clason's Point branch in the Soundview area, is located at 1215 Morrison Avenue. Hi Jo Ann, My name is Frank Sclafani. [11] White flight occurred in the area through the mid-20th century. Soundview Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Clason Point. - 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. I havent bee back to the Bronx since 1967 when I attended Barbara Verheyens wedding. We lived there, played there, worshipped there and were all family to each otheir. Walking to the candy store or the hardware store on Soundview. I live on Barrett Avenue, Puglsey Creek, moved there 1953 I loved it and all the children in the area. On the other hand, the massive superblock interrupting White Plains Road at the time was the wetland source of Pugsleys Creek. Clason Point is now a city park with grass, trees, walkways and a ferry terminal. It is racially diverse and has a mixture of moderate single family homes, low income buildings and expensive condominiums. [8]:110111[10]. This disagreement was rendered moot in 1664 when the British fleet appeared in the harbor and the Dutch capitulated. The amusement park rides and novelties was then known as "The Coney Island of the Bronx. 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. 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). At some point, we should do a Forgotten-NY cheapskates cruise aboard this ferry. We were Hispanic with the last name Ortiz. Hows it going? [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. Hi Sandy, my mom, Anne Nestler was baptized at Kanes almost 97 years ago. Great memories! Weve havent yet had a floating ForgottenTour. Hope all is well and safe with you in these challenging times. 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. My Czeck ancestors lived at 725 Commonwealth Avenue in Clason Point. I think my sister went to P.S. 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