I was told it had been built by her son-in-law (my grandpa, named Maurer). Its seaside location and views attracted seaside resorts, dancehalls and amusement parks in the early 20th century, served by a ferry from College Point, Queens. 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. Thanks for the memories. [4] The infrastructure of the area has not been updated in many years. Clason Point is now a city park with grass, trees, walkways and a ferry terminal. She never gave me to many details. Originally it was a tent on a platform that they spent summers in. I stay in touch with Ronnie B . By SERGEY KADINSKY Thanks and let us enjoy our memories. An English settler, Thomas Cornell, began farming here from 1643, for which the area became known as Cornell's Neck. I recall the square dancing on Wednesday nights and social dancing on Saturday nights. I grew up from 1960 1976 on Pugsley just off of Cornell Ave. The area north of Bruckner Expressway/Interstate 278 is in 10472, while the area south of Bruckner Expressway/I-278 is in 10473. The Castle Hill branch is located at 947 Castle Hill Avenue. Many call it little Puerto Rico. Most of it would end up developed. In the foreground we see the the South Bronx Marine Transfer Station, a facility once used by the Department of Sanitation to offload collection trucks into barges for transfer to Fresh Kills. Shorehaven beach club was a parking lot away. after work at pool my job was to get him at supper time says Grandma. Small adjustment Mike, the candy store was called Rubys and across the street was Worths Grocery Store and they were my neighbors in 521 Commonwealth Avenue. Its World War One monument was dedicated in 1928 on the decade anniversary since the end of the war. Then another family moved in with 3 girls fun with them too. Over the years, the amusement parks attractions shuttered, leaving behind only a few arcade games, the pool, and a pier by the end of the decade. I was probably four years old and remember taking the bus to Shorehaven with my mother from Parkchester. I remember members arriving in limos dressed in long gowns and tuxedos for Dancing Under The Stars every I remember Find Best Western Hotels & Resorts nearby Sponsored. Clason Point is a peninsula in the East Bronx, New York City. all the comments brings back lots of great memories. [18]:11 Clason Point and Parkchester has a relatively average population of residents who are uninsured. The amusement park closed in 1935. 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. It had many different nationalities Irish Jewish. 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]. It was like a world unto itself ! All Right Reserved. family. 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. 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. come in and talk to me and you would come in to hang out looking for the guys. Hello Rocky and Debbie, What a lovely little article to find and see your comments. Based on this calculation, as of 2018[update], Clason Point and Parkchester are considered low-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying. 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. Some residents converted existing bungalows around Harding Park for year-round occupation. this was around 1957 or 58. at that time for a kid, it was paradise in the Bronx. [44], Clason Point and Parkchester's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is higher than the rest of New York City. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. Tom, I grew up at 1621 Gildersleeve @ Harding Park. thanks for this, and your love of nyc!!! Public transportation consists of two bus routes and there are only a few schools in the neighborhood. Six crew members were recovered safely following the accident . 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. 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; I lived at 311 from 1952 till I got married in 1970. Speaking of unfinished plans, further inland at Story Avenue, theBronx River Parkwayabruptly ends. 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 . 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. "[8]:108[9] There was a volunteer fire department, a small airport, docks for sailboats and motorboats, saloons, and novelty shops. The incarceration rate of 603 per 100,000 people is higher than that of the city as a whole. I remember the smell of the clothes hanging on the clothes lines. The branch opened at this location in 1973. Great read! 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 New York Public Library (NYPL) operates three branches near Clason Point. Did any settlers lived in Soundview park? All my friends went to Shorehaven for many wonderful summers there enjoying life in the great neighborhood. Great history. Learn how your comment data is processed. Learn how your comment data is processed. At the end is Clason Point, historically pronounced as Clawson. I remember your mom and you. [35] As of 2018[update], with a non-fatal assault rate of 100 per 100,000 people, Clason Point and Parkchester's rate of violent crimes per capita is more than that of the city as a whole. It was the third grant recorded in Westchester County, NY. Its a tiny place, but still standing. [3] The 43rd Precinct ranked 36th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. I havent bee back to the Bronx since 1967 when I attended Barbara Verheyens wedding. From that point, we participated in every sporting event like paddleball, shuffleboard, and softball tournaments (run by Mr Wilson). I was Baptized there. But those commuter headaches seemed like a distant memory as the new ferry pulled away from Clason Point Park in Soundview. - 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. 123 Hide US histogram Bronx, New York Neighborhood Map Area: 0.203 square miles Population: 222 [14], In the 21st century, the Harding Park section of Clason Point became known as Little Puerto Rico, with narrow streets and bungalow homes along the waterfront. [18]:6 The percentage of Clason Point and Parkchester students excelling in math rose from 23% in 2000 to 44% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 27% to 30% during the same time period. Even today the main shopping area is fairly distant, along Story Avenue, the Bruckner Expressway and White Plains Road. Went to school there most Sisters were great a couple no so. [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. In 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that in 2018, ferry service would begin operating in the neighborhood. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Bayside Hills [SpliceToday] Loretta is luving nearby me in north carolina. [] 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? we would try to swim over to Ferry Point Park but never made it I lived in a houseboat in Clason PointIt was a community at the very end of Soundview Ave.wish you had some photos of them. 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. By the 1980s the Bronx was more Hispanic than Jewish, and new residents did not join the club in large enough numbers. His diesel engines were being installed.My husband still has some teak wood, that was discarded after the fire. Forgotten NY correspondent. Bronx River Houses; nine 14-story buildings. His proposal was defeated by local residents. Between 1906 and 1939, a ferry operated between Clason Point and College Point. My grandma, Anna Burrows Honan, and I discovered this article together. Boatyards lined the shore, and the Castle Hill Pool was an immediate hit when it opened in 1927. At Clason Point, I broke out of that cycle by saying, with my fixtures, that the residents were special. We lived in 703 - Sat. 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. 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 . Im also one of those Hispanic families that lived in Harding Park and member of Shore Haven Beach Club (Sandoval) 1973- late 80s, Hi, Was your fathers name Victor? As mentioned, Harding Park developed organically without regard to the borough-wide street grid. Ill pass by again sometime and bring pictures of what the house I lived in looked like to the beautiful people I met yesterday. 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. He showed me many arrowheads he found near Pugsley Creek and took me there. I remember your Mom She worked as a Para Professional in the schools. The first time I saw the magnificent clover shaped pool I jumped right in. I also lived in the Academy Gardens from around 1942 to around 1960 and went to P.S. Along the way, the triangular intersections are designated as Greenstreets parks, with more than a dozen on the route. In September1638 Thomas Cornhill was licensed upon tryal to keepe an Inn. I was born in the Bronx Obrien Ave..1944..Moved to 227 Pugsley Ave at the dead end concrete wall still there. Do you know the age of the parish? The vessel was burned to the water line. When I moved here in 33, there were still farms, he said. Truly The Old Neighborhood ! 70s where 2 children passed away in a house A trolley line runs down Soundview Avenue, but Bronx River Parkway has not yet been extended to this corner of the Bronx. He moved one block away after his dad had a home built at 1945 Gildersleeve Ave., in 1925. Regarded as the Coney Island of the Bronx, Clason Point was always buzzing with working and middle-class New Yorkers who would flock there during warm weather. IT was the best time of my life to live there as a child Harding park was a dream 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. Best wishes and good health, +91 99094 91629; info@sentinelinfotech.com; Mon. 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