This unusual pencil-shaped marker has been at Shore Road and Bay Ridge Avenue since the 1980s at least I remember it before I moved away in 1993. I miss the good old days. Pitera began his life as a quiet child who was bullied in school, but would turn out to be one of the most ruthless serial killers in history. Its most pronounced exterior feature is the pendant Carpenter Gothic cornice at the eighth floor. I grew up in dyker heights. The unusual, 25-foot tall bronze design by sculptor Robert Ressler depicts a firemans trumpet used by firefighters to communicate over the usual din at conflagrations in the days before walkie-talkies. You cant buy a home in Bay Ridge anymore, not if youre a working-class family, said Bennett, who landed a part as an extra in the film because she hung out at Odyssey. He was elected in 1900 as the 25th President of the USA and first one in the 20th Century; the Spanish-American War was waged under his presidency and as the spoils of the victory over Spain, the USA had annexed Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the Philippines. 74. My older brother Frank was born at sister Elizabeths on 10/4/1944 also. Went to St. Anselms and Regis HIgh School. They sure did in the 1960s, on this dead end stub of 84th Street spared by the construction. Been back to BR a few times over the years (I left in 1965 to go to college), Im surprised at how little it seems to have changed. I remember wandering around the north end of the park where the bridle paths are, or were (Im not sure if they are there now). In both cases, the lower-numbered Avenue wins and gets to proceed south. Altar boys wore a uniform of a black robe with a white overshirt, called a cassock and surplice. Watched Verazzano Bridge being built. The restrooms although shallow making it hard . Learn how your comment data is processed. It was sold to developers who knocked it down, and an ugly school building is now in its place. Please help. (: I lived at 230 81st St., between Third Avenue and Ridge Boulevard, until a dark day in 1963 when my parents dragged me kicking and screaming to San Jose, CA. He willed the estate to New York City, provided it be used for parkland. Two men have accused a priest, who is now dead, of raping them in the rectory at their Brooklyn parish in the 1980s, the Daily News has learned. Movies at Fort Hamilton for 25 cents. Panda Garden ($) Chinese Distance: 0.04 miles. It was a clam bar, beer bar, etc. Besides the altar boys, I was involved in Scouting; I was never athletic, so never got on any of the sports teams. (: I loved reading this as so many memories of Bay Ridge. Ridge. A flood of new bars, lounges, and clubs helps make Castleberry Hill . The nearby Roman Catholic parish, St. Patricks, originated the same year. Bay Ridge Arts & Entertainment Legendary Penthouse, Pastels nightclub building in Bay Ridge sold to developer By John Alexander March 20, 2019 @ 1:23 pm Photos courtesy of Dennis Saleeby An outside view of the old Pastels nightclub, the site of which will soon become a Brink Fitness center. This was great! We moved upstate, mostly to have a parking spot ;-). Fort Hamilton had been nicknamed Irishtown since 1825, when Irish escaping from British oppression started arriving here. It is so pretty. I remember Nathans when it was Wetsons Burgers. In the film, Travolta plays Tony Manero, a tough-talking kid who works at a paint store by day and rules as disco king by night. I could swear it was like JP Mead or Olindos (wholesale/warehouse type). Connie sorrentino. The combo residences and storefronts, in place since the 1920s at least, are still in place on both sides of 5th Avenue only the businesses change. The White Castle burger joint on 92nd Street and Fifth Avenue where Manero argued with his pals is now the site of a hospital. We would be there for hours drinking Coca Cola and eating one of Mrs. Pohls delicious sandwiches. The school expanded with a new gym in 1978 and an adjoining five-story classroom building in 1990. My studio apartment rent was $90/month including gas and electric. Queensboro Hill was a solid middle class neighborhood when we moved west in 2005. We moved to Staten Island in the early 1950s, onward to NJ and now retired and living in Pennsylvania. Thisone-story porched house, Fort Hamilton Parkway and 92nd Street, was in place when I traveled this spot as a kid in the 1960s. We also lived on the same block. When the Bridge opened there were rides on the R7 (now S53) to Clove Lakes Park. And thats where Forgottening began. Yes, that was Linns. In later years I always wondered if 83rd Street had been at one time lined with similar buildings. $989,000. When I was a kid in Bay Ridge, I originally had three excellent libraries to choose from, none especially close to where I lived at 6th avenue and 83rd, but close enough: the Carnegie-funded library at 4th Avenue and 95th Street; Fort Hamilton Parkway and 68th Street, across from the old Fortway Theater; here, in a modern building completed in 1959 at Ridge Boulevard and 73rd Street great midcentury design; and a fourth, built in the 1970s at 13th Avenue and 83rd Street in Dyker Heights. 4 Beds. My mothers sister Marys family lived in Van Nuys, CA, and thus my grandmother was nearly abandoned except for me; she and my father did not get along. If interested, please send an email to musictvguy2@gmail.com. Why? A lot of good memories. And Bay Ridge was never Old New Utrecht but Yellow Hook. sets in the early 60s? A spot of internet research indicated that Tokeneke is a district in Darien, Connecticut, as well as a country club in the vicinity. The site of Fort Hamilton, named for the newly hip Founding Father, saw action in the American Revolution, as well as the War of 1812 and the Civil War. I never got into the plant, but the approach road past the gate had some very unusual streetlamps resembling those on the Golden Gate Bridge in California until they were replaced in the 1980s. I liked those funky restrooms by the B63 bus stop and the St. Pats ball fields across the street. Powered by two, twelve cylinder, EMD 12-645-E2 diesel engines. Did you know her? george b. panos September 15, 2021 - 6:44 pm. Linn made house visits and fixed our TV sets when I was a kid. Hello! The above photo shows Bay Ridges 9/11 memorial, dedicated in 2005. Nearby homes similar to 4224 Ridge Dr have recently sold between $640K to $798K at an average of $400 per square foot. This smallest cemetery in Brooklyn was founded in 1725 by Dutch immigrant William Harmans Barkaloo and likely served as a family farm graveyard. Mostly local crappy bands but it was swell. 8 shares. Love this sight. My parents moved in in 1957, the year of my birth, and my father lived here until his death in 2003, surviving my mother, who died in 1974. Thanks for keeping the memories alive Kevin! At the time, the nearest road was the Road from Gowanus, which evolved into the present 3rd Ave. A dry cleaner occupied the corner for many years. Her electrical service is provided by two 75kW generator sets. They also sold records, I bought my first Beatles record there! The average price of a two-bedroom rental in 1980 was about $475 and by 1990 it had climbed to about $975, according to data from San Francisco's Rent Board. For example, I grew up in Tilden Court, but it was known to one and all as 8302 6th Avenue. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. We always snuck in through the back because we were underage, said Bennett, who was 15 in 1977. Bay Ridge was a beautiful place to grow up and it was also a great era to grow up. QE 2 Club 1980s Central Ave, Albany ny by AlbanyGroup Archive the Elbo Room 1963 Albany NY (1960s) by AlbanyGroup Archive 2 288 lark, albany, ny 1984 1980s by AlbanyGroup Archive 1 jb's theater albany ny by AlbanyGroup Archive ginos collage albany ny . Fort Hamilton restaurant for special occasions and Hinschs every day. . My mother who was born at home in 1919 on Ovington Ave was disappointed because her birthday was 7/4/19. Great site. Phew! HS. In January 1980, five new episodes of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" were broadcast on BBC Radio, all in one week, bringing the total number to twelve episodes. His collection holds more than 1,000 photos, and for this brief look at his work, we pulled 40 of our favorites that show Dumbo, Brooklyn Heights, and a few other Brooklyn neighborhoods during. I grew up in mid 1950: to mid 60s in an apartment in the Wynshore I just found a reference to Wynshore on the Narrows on 74th street. This is real Bay Ridge, a good place to go to get some local flavor and a well made drink. Do kids play roller hockey in the street anymore? No more having to catch the 69th Street ferry! Many apartment buildings around the city are named (matching Britains fondness for naming houses; John Lennons childhood home was called Mendips) but few in the States actually use them. The presenceof many gorgeous churches in Bay Ridge serves to alleviate somewhat the sting that the loss of theBay Ridge Methodist (Green) Churchat 4th and Ovington Avenues in 2008 produced. I spent hours digging in that dirt. Best Menus of Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge. A trio of attached brick houses with semicircular bays, 100th Street between 4th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway. Carol Louise Huber Puri. As a teenager and into my 20s I helped out by hauling garbage and emptying dumbwaiters most nights of the week before or after spending time with my grandmother. To make a donation, please use the button below. I was born in 1953. Hip hop, 70s, 80s music. It'll be dead for 20-40 minutes and then people will come streaming in, but at least you won't have to stand on line outside for hours. To destroy the Church of the Generals would truly be a sin. The park, still known by old-timers as Bliss Park, has been in use by local residents since the 1920s; Robert Moses redesigned it in the 1930s. The buildings resemble those at the Sunny Hill Resort in the Catskills, where my parents liked to vacation. The apartment building on 72 St seems pretty old to me and was wondering when it was built. It was a bad scene," said Det. The new owner spoke about the bar last Spring at a Community Board 10 Meeting. A life-long Bruce Lee enthusiast, the David A. Boody I.S. Bliss Terrace,between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenuewest of Colonial Road, was named for a prominent industrialist who lived in Bay Ridge. In July 2018 I wasin Bay Ridge for one last lunch at its Nathansat 7th Avenue and 86th Street, which has been there since the 1970s; before that, it was another roadside fast food place. Great place to grow up and go to public schools (102 and McKinley until we moved to Midwood). Everyone refers to the building as the Ska Building because of the black and white design. SOLD JUN 13, 2022. The revolutionary appellation comes from a plaque erected in 1962 on the protective gate, which indicates that several Revolutionary War veterans are buried here; though some historians dismiss the claim as spurious, others say that William Barkaloos sons, Harmans and Jacques, fought in the Battle of Brooklyn, which raged in Bay Ridge and throughout the towns of New Utrecht and Brooklyn. I suppose thats the effect of the passage of time. In addition, several elevated stations on the Astoria Line are getting similar treatment. Bullocke was one of the early "mercantile elites" to settle in the community, the first class of new, nonfarming residents who moved to the area in the 1840s and '50s (including influential Old Bay Ridge residents such as Joseph Perry, Henry Murphy, Benjamin Townsend and others). December 1, 1978. Truly, its my guess that this thing is going to go well into the six figures, Chanes said. But development encroached, and there was always talk of more land . In its early days Louise Terrace was called Elvira Terrace, but none of that has anything to do with Cassandra Peterson, TVs Elvira. What are people saying about dance clubs near Brooklyn, NY? Robert . I live in the Kenruby. Both were removed (as well as other artifacts alluding to the Confederacy around the USA) in 2017 because political correctness defeats historical accuracy nowadays. Bakers Bar is Opening on 3rd Avenue - Bay Ridge. Anyone remember the name of the ice cream parlor (not Hinschs) on 5th between 68th and 69th street??? A pair of classic, or at least superannuated, signs from the 1970s or 1980s on Bay Ridge Avenue between Ridge Boulevard and Colonial Road. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8446201/member-of-neosho-voluteer-fire/. Thank you for the walk down memory lane. Biggest church in Brooklyn was our Lady of Perpetual Help RC was also bay Ridge in the day. As I became more self-aware in those grades, I came to a greater recognitionthat I wasnt getting treated with the human respect I thought I deserved by some of the nuns, though Im sure theyd disagree with that assessment were they still alive. That story is untrue, but some workers did lose their lives in falls during construction. Learn how your comment data is processed. I lived in Bay Ridge for forty years and seen many changes, but some still remain like the Ragamuffin and Norwegian Day parades. Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Bay Ridge was 79,371, a decrease of 1,168 (1.5%) from the 80,539 counted in 2000. Check out these bagpipers from Bay Ridge who go bar hopping after the St. Patrick's Day Parade down 5th Ave. in Brooklyn on Sunday, March 30, 2008. No one was wearing tight polyester pants at the bar. In 1965 on one of our Clove Lakes trips, I must have gotten bored and decided to wander off on my own. After they left, a few locals fondly recalled their times here, especially after the Southerners became celebrities in the Civil War, albeit on the wrong side of history. That was the time Merv Griffin went on TV. A pair of classic, or at least superannuated, signs from the 1970s or 1980s on Bay Ridge Avenue between Ridge Boulevard and Colonial Road. My grandmother Mary Masci bought 319 in April of 1929 for $9000. Monday - Sunday: 12pm - 4am. Its recently been sold and the restaurant will be razed for apartment buildings that overlook the golf course. Perry are seen on the map. 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. We lived at the building (8520) on the corner of 86th. Reply. It seems so small however. Went to St. Patricks and St. John Villa Academy in Staten Island. Each weekend, a list was posted as to which Mass each altar boy was assigned to. We were in same class at fontbonne. Theres also an apartment building called Perry Arms, at Ridge Boulevard and Bay Ridge Avenue. I lived at 316-61st Street from when I was born on Oct. 1,1944. the apartment house was the first building about 100 feet from the corner of 3 rd Ave. My Aunt, never married, was the last one to pass away of those who stayed in Bay Ridge, year 1991. Ever since three Americans were ambushed . in recent years. The school was founded in 1957, the sameyear I was founded. By MARK FINEMAN. Maybe my favorite memory is one Winter evening when I walked down to Shore Road. One of the property owners here was the Perry family. This was a building where exempt firemen could meet and take advantages of services offered by the Association. It was run by a wizened old gaffer named Mr. Rogers, who showed up long before the affable raconteur on PBS. My grades were good at first, but began flattening out as I reached my level of expertise, or incompetency, around the 7th or 8th grade. Since a Mrs. Reilly lived in the building, it was always known to us as Reillys. Once again, I livednearby for 35 years but I dont know if I ever noted the plastic-lettered, old school Weber Plumbing sign on 7th Avenue and 82nd Street. Bay Ridge Though famed as the setting for Saturday Night Fever, Bay Ridge offers much more than pop-culture trivia. Richard Brown May 10, 2021 - 11:45 pm. Never mind that 2001 Odyssey, the club on 64th Street and Eighth Avenue where Travolta shimmied to stardom, is long gone. "We are scraping by and look forward to returning to some 'normalcy.'" says co-owner Matt Hogan. The church has been known as Union Church since it merged with a Presbyterian church a block away in 1918. I was in that movie! exclaimed Mary Bennett, 43, a fill-in waitress sitting at the other end of the mostly empty bar. The disco era is no more, and that old Bay Ridge of mostly Italian-American and Scandinavian families has given way to waves of immigration, gentrification and soaring property values. I was on 61st between 2nd and 3rd and started my comic collection at Sams. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] I moved out in 1982 but then briefly back in, in a one-room apartment, from 1991-1993, and Ive been in Queens since then. It becomes packed. Easy bus ride! His power grab made him deadly enemies in New York's competing crime families, and he was assassinated outside Joe and Mary's Italian restaurant in Bushwick in 1979. His granddaughter Ellin married Irving Berlin in 1926, against the familys wishes; his wedding gift was Always, one of your webmasters Berlin favorites, especially when Frank sings it. It was an era, let me tell you, said Alex Marchak, 48, who runs Trzaska Funeral Home, a third-generation family business there. Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, at Ridge Boulevard and 84th Street, was dedicated in 1964. Bands like City Kids, The Lynch Boys, Working Class, Alive N'. And the people moving in to these places dont seem to respect or care for what went before. Pond, was a contractor who did remodeling on houses all over Bay Ridge. I grew up with Philip Black along w his brother Zbill & my brother Ray. You would not believe the little jewelbox house gems I discovered on this walk. I know what you mean. This triangle features a war memorial dedicated to a local soldier, Anthony Mondello. The tug is fitted with an elevating wheelhouse. Me too and Robert Halls clothing store next door. The present church was constructed here in 1910 and designed by architects Ralph Adams Cram and Charles Goodhue; Christ Churchs original building still stands, as Good Shepherd Church, at 4th Avenue and 75th Street. Before Nathans it was Mitchells Drive in and the houses that replaced a ball field was St. Patricks ball field. I didnt get a good picture of it, but the large picture stained glass window facing Ridge Boulevard was installed and designed by Tiffany Glass. Like. Of course, I also noticed that 83rd and a couple of parallel streets featured double-masted street lights that were usually used on wider boulevards. Sailors. Finally I was intercepted by the park patrol on a go-cart, and one of the guys in the cart was the old man, who gave me a reaming and, he said later, that was one of the few times he ever gave me a whack. My folks would take us to the park at Fort Hamilton, and somewhere I have a picture of me sticking out of the mouth of that cannon (before it was sealed off). I spent a great deal of time in this building as a kid. I always manage to discoversomething new orat least something I had previously overlooked in this historic neighborhood where I grew up. Thank you for sharing. This homey pub offers a heated beer garden all year-round. The ground floor was where my dentist, Dr. Tempkin, had his office. The Department of Transportation refuses to acknowledge this, and thus, this informal sign is the only one in the neighborhood that calls the street what everyone else calls it. music starts at noon. Bay Ridge is a neighborhood located in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Nice slide show. Bayside Hills [SpliceToday] Kev I luv reading about your family. At that time the neighborhood was transitioning from countryside and farms into a more urban existence. In a neighborhood featuring large apartment complexes, the Bay Ridge Apartments fill an entire block between 86th and 87th Street on the west side of Ridge Boulevard. Its owners were arrested for welfare fraud in 2009, a decade after their 21-year old son disappeared and was believed killed by the Columbo crime family. How handy are these when its raining and you need to get your keys out? @2019 - Forgotten New York. Bay RidgesAdelphi Academywas founded in 1863 by two teachers from theBrooklyn Polytechnic Institute,Aaron Chadwick and Dr. Edward S. Bunker, and opened on Fort Greenes Adelphi Street, a name that comes from the Greek term for brotherhood (cf. The Neosho volunteer fire brigade was one of seven that existed in New Utrecht, prior to the formation of a paid fire department. Diane McDonough & children. His estate, Owls Head, featured an observatory known as the Bayard Tower. Id love to visit just one more time and go shopping in Century. She had a small dark apartment on 4th Avenue at an apartment building called The Royal Poinciana somewhere in the eighties, exact address I no longer recall I assume this was quite the place to live when it was built, likely in the 1920s. It may have been a farmhouse and likely goes back to the Irishtown days. Philippine Bars, Girls--and Tight Security--Welcome U.S. Art: After becoming head of the Bonanno crime family in 1974, Carmine Galante controlled an expansive drug-trafficking empire. Loysville, PA. Reply. Marie Simonsen lives in Texas also. 1942 to 1960. Are perhaps related to Claire McBride? 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. Volunteer firemen could qualify for exemption from jury duty as a perk for volunteering. 2,216 Sq. When I went there Mrs.Shindele was the Principal, a best friend of my grandmother-at least thats what she told me every time I was sent to the Principals Office. Flagg Court, 7200 Ridge Boulevard in Bay Ridge. Elvi Modig married my brother John Meade. The waitressmore. Nov. 6, 1987 12 AM PT. A number of them remain in the Bronx and Queens (Lawrence Cemeteries in Astoria and Bayside and Pullis Cemetery, as well as the Alsop plot in Calvary Cemetery). Don't come if you're a knucklehead. 2 Bath. It closed earlier this year, and its new owner is reportedly planning to raze it. Status: Life in prison. However, the music was nearly all disco even though they advertise 70s, 80s, 90s.more, Dance ClubsLoungesComedy Clubs$$Greenwich Village, Hip hop, 70s, 80s music. Her capacities are 44,909 gallons of fuel. Christophers Restutant in bay Ridge I. I remember the Christmas lights on the homes on 11 & 12 ave. He struts into work at a paint store at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue that still stands. It was also in this spot that Tony Manero told Stephanie in Saturday Night Fever that a man had fallen into unset concrete at the Brooklyn anchorage. Only come if you want to have fun -more, Basically if you're not VIP you're a peasant even if you paid $70-$150 to get in at the door.more, My friend and I got two long island's with a shot and it came out to $70 something.more, DJsParty Equipment RentalsSilent DiscoWest Village, 70s ensembles) but certainly not a requirement or done by all. Had wanted me born on her day. I grew up on the same block. . I have always missed Bay Ridge!! And, from the way theyre worn down, these Belgians seem to be the original paving stones. And Fifth Avenue that still stands the Generals would truly be a sin rent was $ including. 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