Im Alex Hernandez and I lived from 1962 to 1970 at 506 Harding Park. Again a great read! Dead-end streets disappear into the tangle of vegetation at Harding Park. Hope all is well with you and yours. Along the way, the triangular intersections are designated as Greenstreets parks, with more than a dozen on the route. 1471 Watson Avenue; one 6-story building. The house he made was huge, no more backyard. Getting late and this is making me want to enjoy and remember a great childhood in THE BRONX. You can also find other Marriage & Family Counselors on MapQuest . Some shipwrecks have been documented by National Park Service archeologists, but most remain hidden under sand, or offshore. I even was a lifeguard there for 4 years. Some streets here are interrupted midblock by properties, and others do not appear on any official maps. 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. The completion of the nearby Whitestone Bridge put the ferry out of business. We more than likely knew each other, [] onto the adjoining Pugsley Creek Park, with its vast swampland. I lived on Bolton Ave from 1953 to 1972 mom still lives there. 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. Today it runs in five segments that are kept separate by Soundview Park, Harding Park properties, and the Shorehaven development. It became the Shorehaven Condominiums in 1999, a gated community of 1,183 multi-unit condominium townhomes. The resort area started to decline during the 1930s, with the onset of the Great Depression and the construction of the IRT Pelham Line. [4] The infrastructure of the area has not been updated in many years. There were ferryboat and steamer excursions from Clason Point to downtown Manhattan and a local service to College Point, Queens. APA Format. Clason Point Military Academy. Yet thank you to all that made such great memories for me. 21 Comments. The quality of the fixtures reflected on the residents. [3] NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by PSA 8 at 2794 Randall Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx. 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 remember the Cola family on Gildersleeve next to the deli on the cornor He was always pushing a wheel barrow and planting cosmos flowers everywhere. Bruckner Plaza, which greatly expanded throughout the 1990s, contains big box stores like Toys R Us, K Mart, and Old Navy. At Clason Point, I broke out of that cycle by saying, with my fixtures, that the residents were special. Thanks for your great share! 1915 with Teddy Orengo Acevedo and Joe M Juarbe in Clason Point, Bronx, New York. This road runs north for 7.2 miles to the city line at Wakefield. born in 1953 lived at716 Harding Park it was a fascinating place to spend your childhood, Hey Tommy- long time- we went to Holy Cross together.. glad to see you online. Bartow-Pell Mansion / Image Courtesy of Bartow-Pell []. Comment. brought my children from 1963 to 1970.Such fabulous memories for all of us.Shorehaven was paradice. Public transportation consists of two bus routes and there are only a few schools in the neighborhood. 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? 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. We found oyster shells at the bottom of the hole. When did they get rid of Reardons bar on Soundview and Gildersleeve, Grampas hang out Tom, I grew up at 1621 Harding Park. I lived on Bolton until 1971. If you are going to troll, at least learn how to spell correctly. Its namesake city is 10 miles north of the city line. I remember Farmers Hill were Monroe Projects were built. My name is henry and my brother was richard and we lived near the water. I and my friend read about the Siwanoy Indians and they were supposed to have their village near Soundviiew and Lacombe Avenues. He moved one block away after his dad had a home built at 1945 Gildersleeve Ave., in 1925. The former amusement park, purchased in 1947, became the site for the Shorehaven Beach Club two years later. Pat (Haughey) MacInnes. They were not allowed in. Also there was Henry and his brother, that lived closer to the water. Some residents converted existing bungalows around Harding Park for year-round occupation. [24] It was built on filled land[25] starting in 1939. I loved growing up there, and it is nice to see the green spaces that have been encouraged and purposefully developed, but we do need to recognize that even in our melting pot, life was different for many other working class people. Some of the sights havent changed the apartment still has the side parking an old garage in back. Development in the 19th century soon attracted resort seekers and the area became known for its amusements and entertainment. 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.. The Wheeler Boat yard was nearby building world known yachts. I lived on Newman Avenue from 1954 to 1962 when I moved to California. The residents did not want to see them vandalized. I remember you guys very well. "[8]:108[9] There was a volunteer fire department, a small airport, docks for sailboats and motorboats, saloons, and novelty shops. We would walk barefoot to the beach. thanks for this, and your love of nyc!!! From 1883 to 1927, it was the site of the Clason Point Military Academy.[4][7]. You're probably used to high parking rates for downtown Clason Point or Soundview parking spots but on Spacer you can get a Clason Point parking for a rate as low as $66.39 per week. Serine and peaceful times jumping between the rocks and looking over the water. Gonzalez,Luis and Robert Baez, Hello to all of you who at one time lived in Clauson Pt. I now own a home there in one of the developments and to think this area is still making history. Take care all! Having previously chronicled other prominent points of land in the city, I followed Soundview Avenue to its tip. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Thank you for the article. I was Baptized there. 1927 -1930. [44], Clason Point and Parkchester's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is higher than the rest of New York City. 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. I remember The rest of the year they lived up on Webb Ave. By the middle 19th century Clason Point had many farmhouses, despite its poor drainage. It looks smaller than what I I went to PS 107. The Castle Hill branch is located at 947 Castle Hill Avenue. This is where the Bronx River widens into the East River. 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 family moved to Hempstead L. I. I also have a sister Loretta who you may remember. went to Holy Cross School. He showed me many arrowheads he found near Pugsley Creek and took me there. this was around 1957 or 58. at that time for a kid, it was paradise in the Bronx. I never worried about walking home from Scared Heart Church Gym after Basketball practice even when it was 10:00 at night. If you never knew it was there, the sleepy []. *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. The completion of the nearby Whitestone Bridge put the ferry out of business. By SERGEY KADINSKY My X-wife lived at 535 Beach Ave and I lived at 534 St. Lawrence Ave around the corner. 69. All my friends went to Shorehaven for many wonderful summers there enjoying life in the great neighborhood. On the above 1940 photo from the Municipal Archives, the ferry gantries stood unused in place for a few more years. I havent been to Soundview since high school, whenmy classmate Karenhosted friends at her home and there was Dominican music in the background. She never gave me to many details. [4][6] Development on most of the remaining vacant parcels in the area continued through the 2000s. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The regions first residents of course were the Siwanoy Indians, who spoke Algonquin. . Whats ironic about the Bronx River Ave. White Plains Rd. 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. Lol Yes great memories. 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. - All Day I Dream of Travel, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. Turning right from Soundview Avenue,one enters Harding Park, a cluster of bungalows built organically in the 1920s by Thomas Higgs and named afterthen-President Warren G. Harding. An English settler, Thomas Cornell, began farming here from 1643, for which the area became known as Cornell's Neck. [4] Went to Shorehaven when I was young, my Grandfather (Stanley Samson) was the Head painter At the end is Clason Point, historically pronounced as Clawson. It seems to be that a person Whom owned my lot bought the lot next to him. 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. Unfortunately sometimes there arent such great memories like my parents split up, thank goodness though. Had many meals with you guys. The New York Times profiled the area in November 2004. The neighborhood's northern and eastern borders have a heavy concentration of commercial establishments. I grew up in a Bungalow on The area north of Bruckner Expressway/Interstate 278 is in 10472, while the area south of Bruckner Expressway/I-278 is in 10473. A trolley line runs down Soundview Avenue, but Bronx River Parkway has not yet been extended to this corner of the Bronx. The domed structure to the right is a salt storage dome. At the end is Clason Point, historically pronounced as Clawson. we would try to swim over to Ferry Point Park but never made it [18]:11 Clason Point and Parkchester has a relatively average population of residents who are uninsured. Rusty old Clason Point shipwreck at the mouth of the Westchester Creek across from Ferry Point by the Whitestone Bridge. All Right Reserved. This is where the Bronx River widens into the East River. Joe, Greetings, I grew up in the Academy Gardens between Randall Avenue and Lacombe Avenue. 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. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. [18]:6, The following public schools are located in Clason Point that are not also located in Soundview:[45]. habited year round. Please help contribute to anew Forgotten NY website, Check out theForgottenBook,take a look at thegift shop, and as always, commentas you see fit., Copyright 2015 The Voux, All rights Reserved. Great story! 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. At least two operators, the Twin City Ferry Company and the City of New York, administered ferries along the . I went to PS 69; swam in the East River, played in the Boat Yard; went to Holy Cross Leland Avenue along Soundview Park leads into the heart of Harding Park. While most people were technically poor , almost everyone was employed, most working for the citys uniformed services ; cops, fireman , sanitation and Transit ! Bruce and the cute girl up the street who owned the gas station on the triangle of Obrien and Soundview. 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]. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. 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. The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates three branches near Clason Point. The Bronx Bloggers | Lets Go Hiking (and Biking)! 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