Id take my bike down the hill toward the water and sometimes fish under the bridge with my grandfather (Poppy). I remember that as well. After she died it was sold for a great deal of money. He played the saw and did ventriloquism with a dummy he would take out a suitcase. Great memories of my years in Cambridge. I remember Carvell and their raspberry sorbet and Storks with their jelly donuts. As you know, 1861, he sided with Virginia and the South and quickly went to the Confederate Richmond, leaving Washington behind. The rest is a private park-like terrain. As the first stones were being laid, he then was assigned to help design Fort Monroe, Hampton. David. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane is a House located in the Whitestone neighborhood in Queens, NY. It was. wonderful Sunday afternoons we spent there in the early 60s. Swam at the CYO. The while at Kents blew at 7:45 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and again at quttin time at 4:00 p.m. I also went to St. Lukes School and was a Booster Beach member. Rosalees mother, Myra OBrien (maiden name Myra Surgeon) lived to be 101 and died in 1971. I was wondering if you are the same Gerald Friedman who I was in 3rd grade with at PS 79 in 1971. This site brings back a lot of fond memories., storks is gone I wish I could still live there. Ed do you have a brother Robert in Cambridge, MA? 3-35 Cresthaven Lane: Real Estate, school zoning and more information about 3-35 Cresthaven Lane in Whitestone work for students, off duty cops and fireman. He knew the Sanitation Dept would eventually get around to in probably in May lol. In the early 20th century, thislocationwas part of Long Islands Gold Coast, a stretch of waterfront mansions covering the northern shores of Queens and Nassau counties. Not sure if we cover all the data-points you need? Went to PS 193, 79 and 30. For 39 years, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Brooklyn operated the Cresthaven Country Club on 19.5 acres, including some on the river, providing thousands of city youngsters the chance. Were you there? On weekends and evenings it was open as a swim club. Surprisingly, I visited the Beechurst in 2017, 50 years after I delivered there, and the swastica tiles were still there! Now gone for more than 25 years, the club's large outdoor swimming pool provided welcome relief from summer's heat. I was active at Immanuel Lutheran church and my cousin Richeys wife taught at their school. Boosters beach is disgusting with all those overgrown mansions there. I just discovered this blog and it brought back so many memories. and exactly where it was located? I went to kindergarten in that school early 1958. Newly listed Brighton Condominiums apartments for rent in Boca Raton. The building, as I recall was originally fronting 149 St with a large yard space behind it. I grew up in Beechhurst, and lived on Riverside Drive. 315 Cresthaven Lane, Whitestone, NY 11357 was last sold in 07/06/2016 for $1,400,000. Its beach is useful for walking, launching canoes and fishing but signs inform visitors that swimming is prohibited. That was in the sixtiesthe water got better since then thankfully.They were such good times. Entered window painting contests. I remember the Kent Trucks coming in every afternoon along 20th avenue with cleaning items from their entire network of dry cleaning shops. Nice to read your comment. I too grew up in all theplaces mentionedBoosters Beach member#96.season pass to Whitestone pool..went to PS 79.Im 73 now and closing my eyes Im there againCarvel On 149st..BertelsonsStorks before First mass at St. Lukes..hard roll, best jelly donut Daily News funnies ..Dick Tracy on front and Dondi on the backcould go on and on as Im sure you know what Im talking aboutvery early 50s and 60sjoined Navy in 63 from Holy Cross HSSt Lukes was my grammar schoolgraduated in 59thats it for now but there a bunch more in memoriesLenny. I have a neighbor who attended P.S. Later she would pick me up. 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. Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. Whitestone, NY 11357. cresthaven country club whitestone ny. The drinking age was 18 ?!?!? On the very day JFK was assassinated, my brother and I walked home and stopped by Chriss Card Shop to see if we placed in the recent window painting contest (we painted a picture on one of the windows at Bohacks Market on 14th avenue). MLS# 3327572. Mr. Harmon would perform in the auditorium occasionally. Great deli!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I attended school from from 1962- 1966. Does anyone know the name or have any info on it.? Cresthaven had two private pools, one for adults with a diving board and one kiddie pool, separate but both did host the CYO day camp programs. I remember Kent Cleaners. Following its closing in 1989, the property wassubdividedfor tract mansions accessed by private streets. Had a black iron fence surrounding it. There were so many different types of pools for people of all ages and sizes. Whitestone, NY 11357. Thats right. My summers I lived at Beechhurst beach. FNY will soon have a more comprehensive look at Fort Totten. The kids would spend half a day swimming and the other half in the park with bug juice before the bus ride home. I grew up in Whitestone 1947-1959. Theparkhas a small cove that has a beach, but swimming is prohibited. In 2000, about 16 acres of the 22-acre site were sold to a developer that built 110 luxury homes on the site. Ps 184 was my public school. When the war ended, he came home, packed up his family, and moved south to become Washington College President. Many days were spent riding my bike to Utopia Lane to watch the bridge construction. Ed I know your brother Artie . Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. That the old Sylvania or GE property had some type of radioactive incident around 1960? There were 2 pools: the whitestone pool was the public pool at the end of the street. 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. My brother knew one of her sons, I think his name was Paul. 17th Ave between 150th Place and Clintonville St was a dirt road. The paper posted on Chriss window said we came in 7th place (out of eight top spots) for our age category. Geez old old memories. Tropicana was located on 154th street, off the water for deliveries by boat. I attended Immanuel Lutheran School from 1959-1968. He had a big first-floor office that faced the front yard. 5 bed 4 bath 3,180 sqft 4,592 sqft lot 3-30 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 Property Type Single Family Year Built 2000 Last Sold $1.4M in 2021 Price per sqft $440 Garage 2 Car Share this. Behind the building was a small open area and then a large tent where kids got lunch or played when it rained. I spent the summers at the Beechhurst Beach,as well as my parents before me. I used to fish off the barges near CYO with my dad many times and most of the inlets from there to College Point. If my memory serves me correct (and there is no guarantee these days!!!) My best paddleball partner was Micheal, Cant remember his last name but he was a tiny kid who played shirtless and he was awesome. We moved there in 1958. You remembered it correctly. WE USE TO GO TO THE CYO SWIMMING , DOES ANYONE KNOW THE STREET IT WAS ON . When it went Condo, my mother bought it. Draw your own conclusions. The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. One thing was that if you brought your lunch you had to eat in the auditorium due to lack of space in the cafeteria. To answer your questions: a) Yes, Lieutenant Robert Lee did supervise the construction of both Fort Totten and its companion Fort Schuyler. Before Bay Bridge Condominiums were built on the property in 1980, the DEP did testing on the property and determined there was no contamination. It was officially named The Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corporation Metallurgical Laboratory. The average person cannot live there anymore because it is too expensive, Where does the middle class live now anyway.? Maybe we had one or 2 beers once in a while. John I came here in search of info about Whitestone Pool and you seem to have many memories of it. Reminiscent of Liggett Hall on Governors Island, it nearly spans the width of the peninsula. The building was built in 1914 before Hitler had appropriated the swastica as his symbol. In 1924, Queens Gold Coast was enhanced by the construction of Wildflower, briefly the home of Broadway impresario Oscar Hammerstein II, who named the mansion after one of his plays. Finding homes for sale in Whitestone, Queens, NY has never been easier as our comprehensive directory currently contains more than 126 listings! Her mansion became All Right Reserved. The 70s were like the wild west. I went to the day camp at 184 for one summer in the early 70s. Storks bakery had the BEST ever hard rolls, could not wait till after mass on Sunday morning to pick them up! My Mom and Grandmother were very close friends with Msgr. Went down into the barges at the yacht club. I first laid eyes on my beautiful wife, Eleanor, in 1958 at a weekly "singles" dance at the Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. It was run by Father Flemming. We often talk if the best bakery ever: Storks, and their crumb cake, kruellers, cookies. Parades up 150th St from Memorial Field into Whitestone by Gleasons Funeral Home. Following its closing in 1989, the property was subdivided for tract mansions accessed by private streets. Mr Harmon was a super nice gentleman, My favorite was Mrs. Frankel (my 3rd grade teacher). Jerry, Was your mother Kay Curci? Yes 60s/70s Beechurst was a boys paradise. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706)was incorporated on 07/15/1977in New York. I delivered the Long Island Star Journal, which yielded to the Long Island Press in 1968. Elephas, Avanti and Camouflage (Mondays) Night Clubs rocked Bayside. I do not remember the name of my 3rd grade teacher but remember a boy named Gerald Friedman who was in that class with me. Alas, post 9/11 I believe there is a full time police presence and/or other means to prevent that. Such everlasting memories. There were wooden booths to sit in. I had Mrs. Bennett for 1st and 2nd grade. Don't seek support service here please. Maybe she was wearing a kimono! Lucille A Mackenzie Your Dad was referred to as Uncle Frank in our household. Now I am rambling. Weddings Many summer days at CYO (bug juice) @ Cresthaven Pool, where, during its country club time, Bernie taught me the crawl. 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. 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. Buried in the Old Fort on the ground floor by the tunnel and the entrance road from the pier. 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! Each apartment has a terrace and full-length windows. Sure enough the pool was still there and he shot photos through the fence. As close to small town America as you could get. The staff kept us safe by assigning colored swim caps according to our proficiency in the pool. We hung out in front of Dirty Bobs candy store. I would park my bike outside of section A, go up stairs, across the roof, to section B, down to my bike, get more papers and then up section C, across the roof again and down section D. Of course I had to go up and down the three floors of Section E because there was no section F! I loved staying with my parents and brother going up the hill by the benches where the cooking grills were. day camp (I think around noon for 2 hours). We used to walk from school to Scottys Pizza on Franny Lew and Willets Point. The large property, which comprises six acres of vacant land near the intersection of 150th Street and Fifth Avenue, will be up for sale on April 10 in an auction. 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. Maureen Kopelman where I could practice my skills at actually throwing the papers to the stoops of the homes. Whitestone, Queens, NY 11357. Running between Beechhurst and Jamaica Estates, this roadway begins as a one-lane dead-end on the shore of Little Bay. I have been trying to find a photo of the Kent water tower for years but with no luck. 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. What a great priest. Amazing the names changes = a) I remember the pool called CYO Pool but now know it as Cresthaven, and b) I remember the park/spray heads called Whitestone Park but now known as Francis Lewis Park. QUEENS VILLAGE COMMITTEE FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR JAMAICA COMMUNITY ADOLESCENT PROGRAM, INC. WHITESTONE VILLAGE BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION, INC. 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 . Hot Rods up and down the Boulevard. If this apartment ever went co-op or condo, itd be worth a mint! Do you know when it closed, what happened to it Riding our bikes in old Kent Cleaners off Clintonville and other lots before they were all gone. Overhead was the Goodyear Blimp with animation lighting up the sky. originally stretched all the way down to the As we reported previously in College Point and North Astoria, Queens East River Shoreline is not as accessible. Cottage, 14th Avenue east of 150th, with iron eagle. The master bedroom and living room had wall-to-wall windows on the exterior wall. 147-51 8th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357 (MLS# 3335462) is a Single Family property with 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms and 1 partial bathroom. constructed. As a child I recall the remains of a ferry boat partially buried in the shore line of an old run down marina called Captain Bills. 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. The Welsh-born merchant represented Queens in the signing of theDeclarationof Independence and his name also appears on a local high school and the north-south boulevard thatstretchesfrom Whitestone to Rosedale. Then later, through my research I found a postcard from the Astoria Historical Society the showed the pool and dock/marina next door. Those were truly wonderful summers and gave us all life-long memories of happy, safe and exciting times. I miss the old Whitestone. There was NO ROOM FOR ERROR! I would love to find some old pictures of the place. (We went to Carvel all the time.) 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. simplicity misses dresses; cathedral in the desert canyoneering; Select Page Only 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place got trophies. One of them collapsed as I recall and Campbell got hurt as he was on the stairs when they broke. rubber loop that went around your angle/wrist which held the key you needed for your locker. Patrick met and married his "Sweetheart" Deirdre (O'Brien) Dolan on the tennis courts of Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone, Queens. Best Sicilian and white pizza was Freddies. All the places everyone spoke about sparks a memory. Campbell was the prinicipal when I was there as well. View information about 307 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357. Re Le Havre- It was built by Levitt ( of the several Levittowns in the US) . They sell for upwards of 300,000. Accordingtothe historian Strabo, its name is Phoenician for rise by the shore.. All of those playground items are now probably considered too dangerous but somehow you and I an tens of thousands of other kids survived it! 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! My Dad sold our house many years ago, I have been told that they built 4 houses on his property. I was a counselor there during the summers of 1960 and 1961. Fran came out and saved me from her mothers wrath! I often check real estate values for Beechhurst and I am amazed what houses are selling After graduating West Point, now an Engineering Officer, participating in the Mexican War, was his assignment but he was not the only one, just part of a group of Army engineers. My brother in law is Karl Stork- He moved out to Montauk & was the head baker for Gurney`s Inn before retiring! Yes It was on the shore in Queens, not far west of the Throgs Neck Bridge, on which construction was just being finished my first year there. Search by owner name and find all properties currently or previously owned. Excellent single house with 5 beds and 3 baths come with t. ft with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms As was the end of Murray St past 16th Rd. Bingo.Worked my way up to busboy then waiter Wow! down towards the yacht club. 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. I remember Wide Wings camp. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706), AMERICAN LEGION ELMER E. BENNETT JR. POST NO. If you scroll down or up (? Estupendo condo de venta en Walnut, CA. If I missed a day, Mr. Weber the route director would have fired me! Does anyone remember an old wooden school house on 12th Road between Clintonville St and 152nd St? Cherry Valley, Cedar Lane, Freddys Pizza, Carvel, Genovese Drug store, Bohacks, Stationery on 150th St and 14th Ave where you could get candy and comic books I cant remember the Asian Restaurant in the whitestone shopping center other than it had some reputation. Smooth work commute, popular bars and nightlife, nearby restaurants and grocery stores, and safety. People outside Carvel watching the races on lounge chairs. Thanks for the memories! Any links to anything related would be great thx. I too also lived in Cambridge, Ma as a college student at Lesley College and Nanny. I would love to get some information on him. I too went to CYO day camp. 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 grew up in Whitestone in 1931 and remained there until 2007 and am now in Florida. I had never heard about the collapsing stairs. I went to St Lukes for 1st and 2nd grade and PS 79 for 3rd through 6th. I did not have her, but Did she have reddish hair? A Mr Zappavigna a contractor lived on 154th St right at the end of 14th Ave. Like me and you, he had a childhood using the CYO aka Cresthaven Pool. 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. Cresthaven Site Is Eyed For Public Parkland In. I didnt have her, wither. Some wonderful memories reading this! Many 12 year olds dont have much fear. Call today for an appointment 718-631-8900. Fleming and introduced him to Cresthaven, where he ended up running the CYO camp. Whitestone is the northernmost neighborhood in Queens, situated between Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge. 3-28 Cresthaven Lane was built in 2000 and has 2 stories and 2 units. Did you have questions about the camp? My twins were christened and had a luncheon upstairs at Mayers Marina where my husband at the time worked. CRESTHAVEN-WHITESTONE CLUB, INC. (DOS ID: 441706) was incorporated on 07/15/1977 in New York. We were middle class. Insane! So few secret places to hang out at anymore. 120 Dehaven Drive 100 Dehaven Drive C resthaven Owners, Inc., is a three building cooperative apartment complex located in Northwest Yonkers. That there is a tunnel (which has caved in) under the bay connecting Fort Totten to Fort Schyler? I too was born in 1962, lived in Whitestone, and also attended PS 79. The dirt road on 12 ave and 154 The Beechhurst food market DiMaggios pizza stuies candy store 193 park beechhurst Beach hanging out . Hi Fred: Are you related to College Points infamous Mayers Marina? Lived near to Boosters in the late 60s. 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. No excuses! My cousin was Richey Jensen ..one of the owners of Whitestone deli. I had a vivid picture of the couple who ran the store but the name was not there. They primarily conducted testing on Uranium and Thorium. Location: 150 Street & 6 Avenue, Whitestone (former location of Cresthaven Country Club) Number of Homes: 44 single family homes Site Acreage: 6 acres Construction: 4 bedroom, all brick and precast stone Colonials with attached garage, 2,000-3,760 square feet, depending on the model. The tunnel someone mentioned was a distinct memory. All good memories! Good Humor Trucks. Neither ever went beyond planning stage. Waldbaums Shopping Center was built, giving us a supermarket and some small shops like Stage Variety Store and a pizza place, a bank, etc. I delivered the LI Star Journal in Malba, not that it has any relevance to your post. What a loss. Passed away a few years agoa great man to the very end, and a wonderful loving Grandfather my whole life. We used to go right down on the rocks under the south anchorage and fish, smoke, hang-out, whatever. Live in Babylon now. Would love to hear from you and share stories and memories. As of 10/26/2022 the estimated market value is $1,752,000. Across the East River, Ferry Point Park also has a curved shoreline that was designedfora beach. Thanks, Worked my youth from 1963-1967 b) There is no tunnel between Fort Totten and Schuyler, BUT there is a well-hidden tunnel that goes under the hill that protects the back fort from the front where the cannons were. During heavy snowstorms your Dad would plow our street (15th Drive between 149th and 150th). that letter in box of childhood memories. Hi Paul I went to st Lukes school my dad worked in the bank of manhattan on150th st larrycarroll my mom worked for dr glass I had a sister Joan Carroll @ a brother Larry nickname bubby. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Great times! The green knife sharpening truck used to come down our block everyday(138 street between 11ave-14ave. I have some memories of my parents taking us when we were quite young to a park under the Whitestone Bridge for a picnic! Behind the dead-end are the Wildflower townhouses. In recent years, the coastlines of Manhattan and Brooklyn have been reclaimed by the public as ribbons of waterfront parkland take up shores that previously belonged to industry. I live not far from Tampa Florida now but have gone back a few years ago. Please excuse the last post, that was Edward Cleary on 14th Street in Whitestone queens. The Frank was probably Frank Tokar who ran everything on the CYO property. Also a similar sunken sand box. Riding bikes all over Beechhurst, Whitestone, malba. 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. c) Sylvania Research Laboratory very possible had an incident c.1960. 725 . Very decadent but it was MY MONEY! BLACK LIVES MATTER. View sample full report Residential For Sale nearby Commercial Real Estate nearby Real Estate Reports: Weepy's pool hall was a famous fixture for many years, as was Jimmy's luncheonette . While some of the buildings on the former base are actively used as offices andtrainingfacilities,others are in a dilapidated state, ravaged by themoistureandwinds of the bay. Artie Quicks was tired and old when I hung out in Whitestone (yes, on the street corners). Frances Lewis Park was neverland to me. Last Sold Price But if you would like to friend request or message me, you will be able to find me on facebook as Monica Mosquera-Cannon. Pizzarama was where Dime Bank is today. I still have several entrance tickets for Whitestone Pool from 1973 . Still remember the sign posted at the counter Thou shall not steal or thou shall get thy ass kicked. He would do it as a favor to my Dad, George J Murray Jr (FDNY). I really loveWhitestone and PS 79 and have many wonderful memories of my childhood. Hey Zoso! Worked on the waterfront both at Whitestone and next door at Cresthaven for several summers with really tremendous kids from all the Catholic high schools in Queens. And the old mother of the husband or Fran lived with them in that small space in the back of the store. He was quite intimidating. I do remember the stairwells. The original PS 79 was a building as I recall built in 1898 with an addition around 1916 and at least one more addition. It was a wonderful place to grow up, I often wonder what it is like now. Many memories to bore you with but enjoyed reading these comments. Some of them had the image of swasticas! My italian immigrant grandfather and I would pick dandelion leaves for salad at the Whitestone Park. This is me: PS193 (class of 61), St.Lukes (63) Bishop Reilly (67) We were famiy I remember riding my bike through the empty lot and seeing pools of colored purple, orange and green water in the mud. Clintonville I grew up on 14th ave next to Grace Church. I remember always seeing that gray colored Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy ship docked on the other side of the Throgs Neck Bridge in the Little Neck Bay. Rent a row boat andante buy sand worms for a day of fishing. We put life jackets on all the campers and sailed under both the Whitestone and Throggs Neck Bridge. Countryside Montessori 8 Week Camp is the answer. Im named after him. To make a donation, please use the button below. Then, at 8 a.m. Have been for 45 years. Went to Wide Wings and a nursery school near there that has become nameless in my memory. From the bead-end at Cresthaven, one can see Whitestone Point Rock. I used to think it meant LeFrak House until now. This outcropping usedtohave a lighthouse that was operated by a keeper until around 1990. I wish I could find some of these awards from the window painting constests to give to my son. There was a sunken concrete sprinkler area in the park. Here are some of mine: So off to Virginia he went. This should have remained a historic town. If only we could travel back in time. Also took a photo of the street. If I remember correctly your family lived on Powells Cove Blvd. Milt, the Good Humor truck driver Yes, The Bertlesons made their own chocolates and they were good! Still the best Ive ever had. Still have card/letter you sent me when I moved away. I so miss the crumb cake and pecan ring we would get every Sunday at Storks. 312 . T TOKAR, FRANK A, 94 of Dunedin, FL passed away on December 23, 2012 at home surrounded by family. I attended PS 184. Following the armys decommissioning of this historic base, thepeninsulais shared by the Fire Department, NYPD, Parks Department, Coast Guard and a smallremnantportion retained by the U.S. Army Reserve. We used to go there in our bathing suits to cool off! Once, when our sixth-grade class was having some kind of special event, Fran let us use her burners to heat up the food. 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. Not sure if you replied here if I would receive it. I grew up in Whitestone (10-06 148th St.) and spent almost every non-school day in Francis Lewis Park. Sorry, spent many summer days in Whitestone and can only remember the CYO day camp. 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. It was across the street from the old Naval reserve building by the CYO camp. 14th Avenue between 149th and 150th. We had Freddies Pizza, Bertlesons and a really great life We went to Whitestone park and watched the river go by under the bridge.We watched the Throgs Nweck bridge go up and Bayside explode, Now whitestone is an elite community. ), you should see it 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. There were two pools in Whitestone Cresthaven and the Whitestone pool and Haylocks Day Camp across from Whitestone pool. 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