We lived in a house on 12 th rd/ Life was good. Our lunches were provided by the NYC Board of Ed. Lighting Punks from Little Neck Bay for fireworks on the 4th of July. There is a very old public school building in Flushing, just off Union Street, catty corner to Flushing HIgh School, that is still used today. The Mona Kai and the Shore Tavern were tough drinking Bars. Oh well. Sleigh Riding down suicide hill and skitching down Utopia Pkwy. The club, known in its heyday as one of Queens' premier sites for weddings, dances and. I am looking for information about the Day camp that was at PS 184 back in the 70s. So beautiful there and such wonderful times the best 12 summers of my life. This is all from memory, but it had acreage and was fenced. This home is located at 315 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 and has been listed on Homes.com and is currently estimated at $1,645,000, approximately $612 per square foot. Some of my friends around 17th Ave were the Skaats, Weiss, Rice, LaPlace, Hertz, Thorgensen. http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/view/all/what/PS%2B79?sort=identifier%2Cschool%2Cdate%2Csubject. Riding bikes all over Beechhurst, Whitestone, malba. Here, residential developers hold sway and instead of parks, gated communities separate the public from the water. I was a paper boy from 1966 to 1968. Tropicana had property at the foot of 154th street in Beechhurst. If this apartment ever went co-op or condo, itd be worth a mint! THE WATER I worked at both Cresthaven Country Club and the Whitestone Pool so I know the salt water came right from the East River next door. People outside Carvel watching the races on lounge chairs. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. On the map, military names include Sgt. Still remember the sign posted at the counter Thou shall not steal or thou shall get thy ass kicked. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane was built in 2000 and has 2 stories and 2 units. I delivered the Long Island Star Journal, which yielded to the Long Island Press in 1968. Second Avenue does not have sidewalks. Once, when our sixth-grade class was having some kind of special event, Fran let us use her burners to heat up the food. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane is a House located in the Whitestone neighborhood in Queens, NY. When one visits Little Bay Park, the curved coastline is reminiscent of Orchard Beach. I am not sure I want to go back to see them. Geez old old memories. Frans candy store! starting as a youngster on the tennis court at what was then the Cresthaven Country Club. My family was one of the original members of Boosters Beach and my father a founding member of the Whitestone Ambulance Corps the precursors of EMTs. I would bet the wiring, etc. Riding our bikes in old Kent Cleaners off Clintonville and other lots before they were all gone. I did my red cross junior lifesaver course there. Those were truly wonderful summers and gave us all life-long memories of happy, safe and exciting times. John I came here in search of info about Whitestone Pool and you seem to have many memories of it. Whitestone-based developer Fulcrum Real Estate Advisors closed on the purchase of a six-acre Queens development site for $14 million. My mom was born in 1926 she just turn 91 and she also lives in Florida now. The prize was not a trophy though, we each were awarded an art set. We loved going to Beechhurst Beach, swimming out to the big wooden raft, or from the wooden steps at the end, getting burgers and fries from the concession, dressing up for the Saturday night dance. I too also lived in Cambridge, Ma as a college student at Lesley College and Nanny. At St Lukes, Mrs. somebody, I dont remember her name, would call the buses over the PA at the end of the day Malba and colony for the second grade; Malba and colony for the third; Malba and colony for the 4th, 5th, and 6th; Malba and colony for the first. End of 154st. A Mr Zappavigna a contractor lived on 154th St right at the end of 14th Ave. The site was part of the former Cresthaven Country Club and then was owned by real estate firm Whitestone Jewels LLC, but has been in foreclosure since 2007. The paper posted on Chriss window said we came in 7th place (out of eight top spots) for our age category. The dirt road on 12 ave and 154 The Beechhurst food market DiMaggios pizza stuies candy store 193 park beechhurst Beach hanging out . As you know, 1861, he sided with Virginia and the South and quickly went to the Confederate Richmond, leaving Washington behind. Like me and you, he had a childhood using the CYO aka Cresthaven Pool. This should have remained a historic town. My good friend Obi worked at Whitestone Deli when we were teens. I did not know the name of that ice cream parlor, as I did not go there often. Whitestone, NY 11357. Acrossthe bay from Utopia Parkway is Fort Totten and behind it is Great Neck. I like this post but to call a signal light a lighthouse is a stretch ,and I believe the only lighthouse in Whitestone ,the one with the bell was by where the original white stone was by the wildflower estate or hammerstein .ansion aka ripples on the water, 157-34 10th Ave. My mother went there as a child. My gramps was a regular customer. We used to walk from school to Scottys Pizza on Franny Lew and Willets Point. Has been gone a while. The chapel is leased to a Korean congregationwhilethe Officers Club is used by Bayside Historical Society. Still have the watch Fr Flemings brother Willie Behind the dead-end are the Wildflower townhouses. Wonderful place to grow up in the 50s & 60s. Alas, post 9/11 I believe there is a full time police presence and/or other means to prevent that. I first laid eyes on my beautiful wife, Eleanor, in 1958 at a weekly "singles" dance at the Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. House I grew up in is still there; Zillows in the millions now seems absurd I thought we were poor . It did get noisy mid 70s since most of us had dirt bikes. Father Flemings family, Rita Hass her Newly listed Brighton Condominiums apartments for rent in Boca Raton. Lived near to Boosters in the late 60s. Still the best Ive ever had. I remember the Kent Trucks coming in every afternoon along 20th avenue with cleaning items from their entire network of dry cleaning shops. Lots of woods now all houses. 2-40 150 Street . Hope you are happy and doing well. It was a German themed deli then, I worked there a number of years while attending college. are any of my old friends out there?? Neither ever went beyond planning stage. Im trying to find out the name of the rowboat rental at the foot of Clintonville Street across from the Whitestone armory. I think it had an iron fence around it. It was a wonderful place to grow up, I often wonder what it is like now. Dad was employed as a railroad mail clerk and later was assigned to the Throggs Neck Post Office, where he worked for 37 years before retiring. Whitestone is the northernmost neighborhood in Queens, situated between Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. I grew up with owners kids. Spent a lot of time of my time in Francis Lewis Park. But if you would like to friend request or message me, you will be able to find me on facebook as Monica Mosquera-Cannon. The well-maintained buildings and grounds are 97% shareholder owned and feature a total of 217 units ranging from studios and one bedroom with one bath to two-bedrooms with one and one-half baths. Countryside Montessori 8 Week Camp is the answer. Milk Maid was there before Mcdonalds opened. Frances Lewis Park was neverland to me. Frank was my Grampa! Ive fond memories of Freddies Pizzeria in the Village, with its hitching post and a slice that, at one time,cost the same as a subway ride, 20 cents. He was quite intimidating. (Ugh.where did that water come from then?). Playing DAC Baseball in Fort Totten then sneaking into the Fort and hiding when the MPs in the Green Jeep would come through the tunnel. I live not far from Tampa Florida now but have gone back a few years ago. Mr. Softee. I went to St Lukes had a paper route route 13 Freddys pizza $.25 a slice in 1969 storks bakery Karl Stork was in my class in the first and second grade I remember mrsStork bringing cookies every Christmas to school for the kids Hope to hear back from somebody this is the first time Ive ever done this kind of thing. Also took a photo of the street. I attended PS 184. Does anyone remember an old wooden school house on 12th Road between Clintonville St and 152nd St? Wildflower and Le Havre are both located at Powells Cove Boulevard and Totten Street. One of them collapsed as I recall and Campbell got hurt as he was on the stairs when they broke. It is one of the two last private beaches remaining on the Queens shoreline of the East River. We moved there in 1958. As young teenagers we would get someone to buy us a bottle in Whitestone village and then go to the park, or hang out outside the Bowling Alley. I just enjoyed reading everyones posts so much. Bingo.Worked my way up to busboy then waiter He smoked a pipe in there, and there was a carpet on the floor. When the complex went co-op in the 80s , I believe, it could no longer be called by its original name and the developers had to decide whether to rip up 32 lobby floors or find a name that would have the same initials. Liived in LeHarve and Cryders before that. My mother always spoke of Mrs. Day. Forgotten NY correspondent. Many summer days at CYO (bug juice) @ Cresthaven Pool, where, during its country club time, Bernie taught me the crawl. Hi Anne Marie Im thinking your family must know my moms family Eddie and Loretta Day were my grandparents, he was the mail man out of the Post Office on a 150th street and delivered to all of Beachurst. Fran came out and saved me from her mothers wrath! So one sunny day he went to reminisce and walked along the Powells Cove Blvd and took photos of the pool and abandon mansions (becoming Cresthaven CYO Camp) across the street. I was a counselor there during the summers of 1960 and 1961. Coming in from the entrance there was a building with a few offices and then girls lockers went to the left and boys to the right. I have been trying to find a photo of the Kent water tower for years but with no luck. ft with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms Played in the construction site for Cryder House. I remember taking a note into his office when I was a little girl. When it went Condo, my mother bought it. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706)was incorporated on 07/15/1977in New York. He conducted our Pre Cana by asking us to give him a tour of SUNY Maritime College (where I graduated college). Now I am rambling. I remember Carvell and their raspberry sorbet and Storks with their jelly donuts. "My real estate mentor always said, 'Never fall . there was a very large cement dug out area dug with lots of sprinklers! Hope you see my message when you scroll down or up. When I was drafted. that letter in box of childhood memories. Ed Winters, are you related to Robert, now in Cambridge? Its sad what whitestone has become. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] I remember the 2nd year = Again met and played at PS 184, then boarded buses to Francis Lewis Park (Whitestone Bridge), went wading under the sprinkler sprays in their concrete basins. The rest is a private park-like terrain. They assigned you a locker key for the day and it was on an elastic loop that went around your ankle so you would not lose it. Why were people thinking? I dont know the exact date it closed but I know CYO Day Camp closed around 1986 or 87 which was located on 3 Ave & 150 St. Whitestone pool was adjacent to the camp ground. If I remember correctly, you were a cute dark haired boy and a cub scout. The pool you are thinking of was the Whitestone Pool, open to the public. George J Murray III. Some of the former army residences appear as if transported from a small town. He officiated the marriage ceremony of my wife and I. Its beach is useful for walking, launching canoes and fishing but signs inform visitors that swimming is prohibited. Ring-A-Lario until midnight. Lucille A Mackenzie Your Dad was referred to as Uncle Frank in our household. That description sounds exactly like my grandfather, Bill, and his mother, Bertha, who I never met but I know lived with them from family stories. 17th Ave between 150th Place and Clintonville St was a dirt road. Because the estate has a gate and 24-hour security, the best I could do here is poke my camera between the fence posts. I so miss the crumb cake and pecan ring we would get every Sunday at Storks. My Dad sold our house many years ago, I have been told that they built 4 houses on his property. I had to deliver the Sunday paper at 6 a.m. each week and one day we had a blizzard! The northernmost avenue in Queens is Second Avenue, which is the first number in a grid sequence that extends to 165th Avenue in Howard Beach. Ps 184 was my public school. gave me when I left for the Army. Had a black iron fence surrounding it. Started by serving snacks at 147-51 8th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357 (MLS# 3335462) is a Single Family property with 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms and 1 partial bathroom. Funny, I found this site when I got curious about the fate of Cresthaven & Whitestone Pools ( I left the east coast for the west in early in the early 1980s). They went on to raise 2 daughters on E. Tremont Avenue. (505) 431 - 5992; man jumps off cruise ship after fight with wife The property has a long and mixed history. The tunnel someone mentioned was a distinct memory. The terrace was accessible from both the living room and master bedroom. The old one was just obsolete.. I became the Whitestone Boating Director as the CYO Day Camp reached a capacity of 5,000 campers a day spread out between 6 properties Whitestone, Alley Pond Park, Cresthaven, Kisena Park, Astoria Pool and Cunningham Park. 312 . I remember having a sundae at the counter and the ice cream and syrup dripping over the side of the metal tulip shaped dish. wonderful Sunday afternoons we spent there in the early 60s. 3-35 Cresthaven Lane: Real Estate, school zoning and more information about 3-35 Cresthaven Lane in Whitestone I remember going there in the 1970s. I would love to find some old pictures of the place. I do remember the stairwells. New York is becoming too gentrified. I delivered the Long Island Star Journal to Building 16 at LeHarve from 1966-1968, perhaps you were one of my customers? The Clearview Golf course was our hang out. Randazzo is ringing a bell. It was. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday] He was right across the river from it for 35 years and had never seen the campus. There were the wafer flying saucers, dot strips, penny Bazookas, wax teeth, the Revell plastic model kits and the cap gun ammo wed scratch until our nails were scorched with gunpowder. He dedicated his life to the CYO and children wherever he was! This had to be around 1978. I remember going on a school trip there in elementary school. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706), AMERICAN LEGION ELMER E. BENNETT JR. POST NO. Whitestone, Queens, NY 11357. The site was part of the former Cresthaven Country Club and then was owned by real estate firm Whitestone Jewels LLC, but has been in foreclosure since 2007 after the firm defaulted on its. Wagons would bring in the cannon shells and explosives and store them in the back of the hill, then place on carriages, pass down through the tunnel to load the cannons. I went to kindergarten in that school early 1958. Also vacant is the Willett Farmhouse, hidden behind thick vegetation. I have a photo of my brother wearing a Wide Wings tee shirt. Cresthaven Country Club, operated by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, was located there for 39 years until it closed in 1989. Working for route drivers at Tropicana, getting there at 5:30 a.m. as a 12 year old, working all summer and having Wednesdays and weekends off. The pool is a fond memory. I remember riding my bike through the empty lot and seeing pools of colored purple, orange and green water in the mud. I lived there in Clearview, Bayside from 1953 till I joined the Army in 1973 and left my family there for the beautiful Tidewater Virginia . I am now 68. When I had moved away to Peekskill, NY in April 1973, you sent me a letter. My cousin was Richey Jensen ..one of the owners of Whitestone deli. My brother knew one of her sons, I think his name was Paul. She had 2 older brothers Eddie and Gene and one younger brother Bobby. If you scroll down or up (? T TOKAR, FRANK A, 94 of Dunedin, FL passed away on December 23, 2012 at home surrounded by family. Patrick met and married his "Sweetheart" Deirdre (O'Brien) Dolan on the tennis courts of Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. They called us Star Boys in those days and, yes, we were all boys. Its clearly gone now from the google earth view, but it had a huge pool in a T shape. The dances at the club in Cresthaven were quite the events. Later she would pick me up. Sometimes I would have to get a haircut at Frenchys Barber Shop. 154th to 162nd CIP to the Water is Beechurst, the area between 162nd utopia and Leharve is known as Robinswood, Yep went ps79 those big front doors slammed really loud and mr Campbell with the smelly pipe,mr Harmon asst principle,those teachers randazzo,rathner,Welch, and best of all varsi s 75 cent heros and dont forget frans candy store a penny a piece 25 cents lasted all day. 3rd Avenue & 150th Street, Whitestone, NY 11357. Was looking up the old neighborhood. So off to Virginia he went. Yes, The Bertlesons made their own chocolates and they were good! Since then, thepropertywas developed with upscale townhouses and the 15-room mansion was divided into six condo units. Rent a row boat andante buy sand worms for a day of fishing. My summers I lived at Beechhurst beach. Running between Beechhurst and Jamaica Estates, this roadway begins as a one-lane dead-end on the shore of Little Bay. The wing and gym and auditorium were not built yet. She had a vivid memory of the Blizzard of 88 (thats 1888) that buried NYC in its greatest snowfall of all times! I remember there sign saying 100, 000 served, then finally a Million. The green knife sharpening truck ringing its bell. View information about 307 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357. Excellent single house with 5 beds and 3 baths come with t. My grandparents took care of the Whitestone Point Lighthouse and after they passed away my parents took it over until 1952 when the switch was put on land. Only 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place got trophies. Before it was middle class. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706) was incorporated on 07/15/1977 in New York. I spent the summers at the Beechhurst Beach,as well as my parents before me. Learn how your comment data is processed. Many Telephone Directory of Alpharetta, GA. 30005 Whitestone Among Long Island's top catering halls, Crest Hollow is perfect for virtually any social or corporate event for 100 or more guests. If that bothers you in any way, you don't belong here.. or anywhere. Nice to read your comment. Great mechanic organizer I worked on the African Queen and the African King at Whitestone and also on the ,Manhattan which ran out of Cresthaven those were great days counselors bug juice lunches and hundreds of life jackets. 315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 was last sold in 07/06/2016 for $1,400,000. Their apartment had a great sweeping view of Long Island Sound and the Whitestone Bridge. QUEENS VILLAGE COMMITTEE FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR JAMAICA COMMUNITY ADOLESCENT PROGRAM, INC. WHITESTONE VILLAGE BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION, INC. Today, a simple skeleton tower with a beacon performs the duty. 725 . My Mom and Grandmother were very close friends with Msgr. I went to the day camp at 184 for one summer in the early 70s. If I remember correctly your family lived on Powells Cove Blvd. Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. Boosters beach is disgusting with all those overgrown mansions there. Then first grade at PS 192. work for students, off duty cops and fireman. I had to get my papers, hop the Q-15 at 15th and 150th Street and deliver my papers! . Find properties near 307 Cresthaven Ln. And once I got an ice cream cone there and they charged me 15 cents (probably in the late 60s or early 70s), which was a mind-blowingly low price. I delivered the LI Star Journal in Malba, not that it has any relevance to your post. Staff Shaune Randles. I still have several entrance tickets for Whitestone Pool from 1973 . Beechurst had a beach i went to as a child next to tropicana etc. Last Sold Price Only 19 percent of Le Havres land is occupied by buildings. I grew up in Whitestone in 1931 and remained there until 2007 and am now in Florida. Fleming and introduced him to Cresthaven, where he ended up running the CYO camp. There was Adventurers Inn, the Aero Slife, Golf City, a watching the planes at Flushing (Speeds) Aiport At low tide, Id go to the Cement Pier in Malba and enter what I called the tunnel and what I now believe was a storm discharge outlet! Whitestone contains Queens' lowest numbered present-day avenue: 2nd, which exists as a dead-end at the north end of 148th Street and 149th Place. simplicity misses dresses; cathedral in the desert canyoneering; Select Page What a loss. Great memories! There were 50 paper routes in Whitestone and I had Route #42 which delivered to Beechurst. We have become a small city with many diversified cultures. Whitestone officials are eyeing the six-1/2-acre former Cresthaven Country Club, now overgrown and boarded up, for use as a city park. My italian immigrant grandfather and I would pick dandelion leaves for salad at the Whitestone Park. To the right of the building was the pool, and then open space. Cottage, 14th Avenue east of 150th, with iron eagle. That job taught me how to work and how to deliver and be reliable! I grew up in the corner house diagonally across from Gleasons Funeral home on 150th St. c) Sylvania Research Laboratory very possible had an incident c.1960. I used the pool for one summer (1954 or 1955). Bug juice and cookies before the ride home. I remember when Beechhurst was Beechhurst. Karl Bertleson (who used to work in that ice cream store) was one of the partners of the Whitestone Delicatessen (Across the street from Storks Bakery and Cherry valley) The other two were Richard Jensen and Ludwig Richardson. As we reported previously in College Point and North Astoria, Queens East River Shoreline is not as accessible. Im a Zappavigna, my mother Madeline, Dad is Louie, who was a general contractor. Sneaking into Whitestone Pool, diving from the high dive and doing multiple flips 14th Avenue between 149th and 150th. Aww, the memories. dances, rolling the tennis courts or painting at Whitestone pool Cresthaven, Powells Cove Boulevard between 3rd and 6th Avenues, once occupied 22 acres of waterfront real estate, was operated by a keeper until around 1990, WhitestonePointhad a romantic-looking lighthouse tower with a bell, was used as an army base between 1857 and 1995, others are in a dilapidated state, ravaged by themoistureandwinds of the bay, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhRMoU-KDZU, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. Speaking of the Bronx, once every 2 weeks we went to the very famous Bronx Zoo folr half a day. It predates the fort and is a linktoa period when the peninsula carried the name Willets Point. I worked there for Frank Tokar that ran the entire facility. I did not have her, but Did she have reddish hair? Ed I know your brother Artie . Saturday, May 16, 2015 Whitestone developer might build 45 homes.or sell the land From the Queens Courier: The new owner of the former Cresthaven Country Club site in Whitestone is hoping to break ground on a massive development project of 45-single family detached residents by the end of the summer. Stay happy and healthy! She was 21, and I was 20. (We went to Carvel all the time.) It was chlorinated pretty well so no one every got sick. If memory serves, Cresthaven CC had a pool that was open to the public (25 cents) during the day except when being used by the CYO Catholic Youth Org. Great deli!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All Right Reserved. The two unique, red-tile roof buildings besides the entrance? I work in Cambridge and have been similarly reminiscing with him about my old Whitestone days (b 1962, attended PS 79 and Bleeker JHS, and also was a proud LI Press delivery boy..etc etc. 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. 79primarily about how and why that magnificent building was torn down. When we got a little older and had phony proof in hand, we went to the Mona Kai (near Bohacks & Tropacana) for a Flaming Volcano or to Rum Bottoms for some music. Im now 72 but I still have many vivid memories of growing up at CYO way back then. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhRMoU-KDZU. Does anyone remember a day camp on the water in Whitestone called Wide Wings? FNY will soon have a more comprehensive look at Fort Totten. Considering the citys overcrowded public schools and neighborhood opposition to new schools inresidentialareas, I am surprised that the city hasntreused some of thevacantbuildings as schools. Not sure if you replied here if I would receive it. But I remember it well nonetheless. There were 2 pools: the whitestone pool was the public pool at the end of the street. Donny, a family member of Father Flemmings, pretty much ran the pool and lived in the house behind it. 120 Dehaven Drive 100 Dehaven Drive C resthaven Owners, Inc., is a three building cooperative apartment complex located in Northwest Yonkers. We enjoyed Freddies pizza too and the Clintonville Bar Restaurant for fried shrimp and spaghetti. thanks for the memories,i went to st.lukes school and p.s.79 for kindergarten. It was officially named The Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corporation Metallurgical Laboratory. I went to it between 55 and 62 but I see you were still going there in 1973. Ft. $403 per Sq. ), which if I remember correctly may have been a salt water pool. Joe Dragan. Very decadent but it was MY MONEY! 145-40 5 ave Whitestone, NY 11357: Presented by. The drinking age was 18 ?!?!? They sold (or maybe just closed) the candy store and moved out to Long Island sometime in the late 70s or early 80s, around the time Bertha passed away. Admission at that time was $1.50 . Went down into the barges at the yacht club. Candy Stores on every corner. Thanks for the memories! Surprisingly, I visited the Beechurst in 2017, 50 years after I delivered there, and the swastica tiles were still there! I worked there 1 summer while in college. Son Georgie keep the place going.There was always Hello Brenda live upstate for the last 16 years but my mom still lives there .I occasionally see Ed.was actually in Whitestone yesterday. Here is a link to some photos of P.S. Artie Quicks was tired and old when I hung out in Whitestone (yes, on the street corners). My brother still lives there. At the eastern end of Whitestone / Beechhurst, the shoreline curves south into Little Bay. The largest unused building at Fort Totten is the former hospital, which flanks the Parade Ground. We covered all of Queens, and went a little into Brooklyn by the Queens border, and into the Bronx just over the Throgs Neck Bridge. Booths and counter, still remember it clear as a bell after all this time. last mansion left of those that had property that If I missed a day, Mr. Weber the route director would have fired me! I was active at Immanuel Lutheran church and my cousin Richeys wife taught at their school. Estupendo condo de venta en Walnut, CA. The northeast extreme of Queens is an ear-shaped peninsula that was used as an army base between 1857 and 1995. Great memories of my years in Cambridge. I remember at age 12 that I had to deliver those papers every day rain, snow, or shine and sickness or health! All the places everyone spoke about sparks a memory. I remember Wide Wings camp. Hey Zoso! ft. house located at 3-30 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 sold for $1,400,000 on Nov 16, 2021. $1,157,500. accident. This building has 2 residential unit (s). Its original name was Levitt House and the initials LH were imbedded in the tile floor of each of the 32 lobbies. Storks bakery had the BEST ever hard rolls, could not wait till after mass on Sunday morning to pick them up! 79 in the 40s and 50s, and Mr. Campbell was there then, too. I remember having to wait on line each day for my papers and fighting through a Lord of the Flies type of environment to get my papers! As a private road, it has its own custom-made sign. Known as Boosters Beach, itoccurringa narrow sliver of sand behind a tall fence. Mr. & Mrs. Stork have long since passed but Karl still has his older brother Nicky- People still rave about one of the best bakeries ever! And then there was the sign at the counter meant to stave off sticky fingers Thou shall not steal or thou shall get thy ass kicked. Yesterday I came across a pamphlet from back in the day about joining the beach house beach. Buried in the Old Fort on the ground floor by the tunnel and the entrance road from the pier. WOW. Whitestone, like many Queens communities, is refreshingly patriotic. Hi Fred: Are you related to College Points infamous Mayers Marina? But still..??? It was the best bakery around. Born April 1, 1918 in New York City, he came to Dunedin 33 years ago from Whitestone, NY where he was an engineer/superintendent for the Catholic Youth Organization, Diocese of Brooklyn, responsible for Cresthaven Country Club, Whitestone Country Club, Cresthaven Yacht Club and CYO Day Camps for . Wish we can all make it what it was. But this mystery teacher was into Japanese culture, and I have a memory of her walking down the hall carrying a samurai sword. She spoke very fondly of the store and would run into former customers from time to time. Then went under the locust trees to dry off and eat lunch. Call today for an appointment 718-631-8900. 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