Love I here but miss Brooklyn. 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. Wonderful! Breakfast Bar, Dining Area, No Formal Dining Room; Kitchen Description: Cooktop (Electric), Countertop . The school was founded in 1957, the sameyear I was founded. Whats with all the Perry names here? The pattern of exploration had begun and it continues today. Virginians Robert E. Lee and Thomas Stonewall Jackson are not names you would immediately associate with Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, but the famed Confederate generals do play a minor part in neighborhood history, both at Fort Hamilton and at St. Johns Episcopal Church on 99th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway. Reply. However, they had competition where the sporting goods joint is Pohls, which I chiefly remember for being pitch dark within. Not much of a park, really, but there was playground space for kids, and it became a default playground for me in the late 60s. She had 4 boys and a disabled husband, a cobbler who eventually had a Shoe Repair store at 8301-3rd Ave. My father Frank (Francesco) had his drug store 8201-3rd Ave until the very early 80s. Although it didn't hold up against Chili's, TGI Fridays, and Applebee's, there was a time when it was fairly ubiquitous throughout the states. It was later replaced by a Met Foods store. Hell of a way to raise kids-everyone knew everyone else! I know what you mean. Born in CA in 1940. The buildings resemble those at the Sunny Hill Resort in the Catskills, where my parents liked to vacation. 3,954. Both were removed (as well as other artifacts alluding to the Confederacy around the USA) in 2017 because political correctness defeats historical accuracy nowadays. Philadelphia, or brotherly love). Robert . 1980s/1990s Rochester (stores & restaurants) Help, I have been searching pages and Facebook groups trying to remember the name of a store '80s/90s). I was just eight. If interested, please send an email to musictvguy2@gmail.com. The names Joseph Perry and A.C. Nearby Restaurants. My aunt said that the new families moving in from elsewhere seemed to have nothing but comtempt I was friends with their daughter, Gail, Does anyone remember the name of a beauty parlor that was on 5th Avenue and 68th or 69th Streets? There was also a long-vanished American Legion outpost on 7th Avenue that was named for him. It was an era, let me tell you, said Alex Marchak, 48, who runs Trzaska Funeral Home, a third-generation family business there. By Ginia Bellafante Published April 18, 2020 Updated April 19, 2020 My older brother Frank was born at sister Elizabeths on 10/4/1944 also. I lived on Ridge Court located off 72 St between 3 and 4 Ave. Beautiful dead end street with a red brick roadbed. This website and photos bring back fond memories. To get the answer to that you would need to go back to 1890, when this was still part of the town of New Utrecht, long before BayRidge was part of New York City. When he died his youngest daughter Helen who was not a nice person. It was quiet and dignified compared to the teen hangout at Hinschs and sometimes thats what I wanted. Helen Norma Simonsen married my brother The first house after the stores. The school expanded with a new gym in 1978 and an adjoining five-story classroom building in 1990. And Bay Ridge was never Old New Utrecht but Yellow Hook. 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. Then we moved all the way to a semi-attached house at 8420-7 Ave, 1962-1969. Great memories. Full of rose gardens and rolling hills, the Narrows Botanical Gardens serves up wonderful views of New York Harbor and the Verrazano Bridge. quite a change from what my Grandmother paid. (Bryan Pace/for New York Daily News) Fishman and his wife Diane have owned. Please help contribute to a new Forgotten NY website, Check out the ForgottenBook,take a look at the gift shop, and as always, commentas you see fit., The Belt Parkway Had 5 Names when complete in 1940: Gowanus Parkway (Now Guwanus Expressway (Interstate 278)), Shore Parkway, Southern Parkway, Laurelton Parkway & Cross Island Parkway. 255 88th to be exact. BAY RIDGE is an enclave of churches, children and quiet streets on t he western edge of Brooklyn, where the view of New York Bay is a lmost as spectacular as the pale blue Verrazano-Narrows. Lock Yard, 9221 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA, +1 718 333 5282 The Kettle Black Bar, American, $$$ Share View Add to Plan The Kettle Black, Brooklyn | Ricky Kharawala/Stocksnap Bay Ridge Beach is a physical feature (beach) in Anne Arundel County. At the time, I was paying $475 on 73rd Street! My studio apartment rent was $90/month including gas and electric. It was only ten years old when I began attending Mass regularly with my parents and grandmother. In the fall of 1980, the second Hitchhiker book was published in England, around the same time that Harmony Books published the first book in the United States. HS. Reply. The former nightlife capital of Brooklyn now battling clubs. I remember the mansions that were along Shore Rd in the 90St to Fontaine Hall HS. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday]. Bay Ridge Though famed as the setting for Saturday Night Fever, Bay Ridge offers much more than pop-culture trivia. I did stray outside the boundary. When we got home, all she said was that I had been punished enough. 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. Lots of memories. Never mind that 2001 Odyssey, the club on 64th Street and Eighth Avenue where Travolta shimmied to stardom, is long gone. My dentist is my only continued connection with Bay Ridge. Bay Ridge's geography has lent it a unique place in American history. I grew up on the same block. does anyone remember a place on 69th street pier called Imbriales gardens (not the nurseries). In the years 1963-71 virtually my entire world, much of the time, was contained between 83rd and 86th Streets and between 3rd and 6th Avenuesin Bay Ridge and I walked up and down 83rd Street for what seemed like thousands of times. Nearby homes similar to 4224 Ridge Dr have recently sold between $640K to $798K at an average of $400 per square foot. Thanks for keeping the memories alive Kevin! 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. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. I spent a great deal of time in this building as a kid. Carol Louise Huber Puri. They and their establishment are one of my fondest memories of growing up in Dyker Heights in the 1960s. Kelly's probably falls under the 'dive bar' category however the glasses and bar were very clean. The other was our building super for a few years, who was from the Caribbean. I raised my children in a house on 80th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue. I went to Stuyvesant for one year after McKinley JHS, then on to Fort Hamilton HS from where I graduated in 1965. In 1965 Adelphi moved to a large brick mansion at Ridge Boulevard that was previously the Kallman Home for Children at Ridge Boulevard and 86th Street. Its been home to ferry service intermittently over the past few decades, most famously the ferry to St. George, Staten Island, that closed the day after the Verrazano Bridge opened in November 1964. My mother was born in 1919 in bay ridge. Maybe near the old Mapledale party house? I went in through the back, where there was a room behind the altar that was connected to the rectory. Lived across from Flagg Court on 73rd St. Then moved across street where Emphasis is now. The family has scattered all over-Florida, DC Metro area, Los Angeles Basin, Arizona, and me in Washington State. Married and lived on Oliver Street and then bought house in SI. Sailors. Terry. Thank you for this excellent piece! Im 81 and living in Florida now. Queensboro Hill was a solid middle class neighborhood when we moved west in 2005. for the locals,felt they were slow and stupid and had no ambition.Their Brooklyn accents were an At the time, the nearest road was the Road from Gowanus, which evolved into the present 3rd Ave. Some of the club names: Penthouse, Scottish Center, Banana Fish Park, Bojangles, Cadabra, Golden Dove, Hob Nails. G-d Bless all of you! I have some questions about the layout of Bay Ridge streets and thought you might be able to answer them. 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 was in that movie! exclaimed Mary Bennett, 43, a fill-in waitress sitting at the other end of the mostly empty bar. A couple of doors down was a Scandinavian deli that made a terrific piece of fried, breaded fish on Fridays which we always indulged in. I would love to know more about her family. Mets star Donn Clendenon was from Neosho.). She was a columnist for 40 years at Bay Ridges Home Reporter newspaper, now known as the Brooklyn Reporter. And such interesting history, some I knew, a lot I did not. The price was too rich for me at the time, $660 per month. Ever since three Americans were ambushed . I was fascinated with the place when I bicycled here using the Belt Parkway bike path. I remember her husband as a quiet cheerful man who always sat behind the counter. Anyone remember the name of the ice cream parlor (not Hinschs) on 5th between 68th and 69th street??? Don't come if you're a knucklehead. For five years I was an altar boy at St. Anselm Church at 4th Avenue between 82nd and 83rd. Let me k. AboutPressCopyrightContact. Tags: arts and entertainment bay ridge blink fitness Thanks for sharing your memories of old Fort Hamilton & Bay The Department of Traffic must have had a surplus. In Bay Ridge there are a lot of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. I lived in the Kallman Home for Children from 1952, to 1962. Great times. Both Lee and Jackson worshipped at the original St. Johns while stationed at Fort Hamilton. 4 Beds. My Grandfather was born in the late 1800s in a simple house on Shore Road, John Atkins. Ive questioned the MTA spending money and closing stations for months for what seems like cosmetic changes (though the Astoria Line stations required intensive repairs) but its hard to argue with the state-of-the-art results. Best Menus of Brooklyn. Bliss Terrace,between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenuewest of Colonial Road, was named for a prominent industrialist who lived in Bay Ridge. The parish of St. Marys, Ridge Boulevard and 81st Street, recently celebrated its centennial. Older Islanders will remember when the North Shore bar scene hit a peak. . My guess is that the Neosho in the old fire companys name commemorates the Union ironclad ship of that name which served on the Mississippi River during the Civil War. For some extra money, my father kept up a building on 85th Street at the other end near 5th Avenue. My parents were married during WWII at Our Lady of Angels Church. This 422-unit, six-building complex contained architectural features that were avant-garde for its time, including reversible fans below the windows and exterior window shades, both now removed, as well as innovative uses of concrete as finished ceilings and for a vaulted auditorium. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Coogan's Parrot Bay: 1668 Third Ave. (between 93rd & 94th St.) Tequila Jack's: . Gee,how many people in NY and elsewhere can no longer afford to live where they grew up. Bay Ridge is a neighborhood located in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The little league played there, and St. Patricks School used them for a school year-end field day before the property was sold in the early 70s, if I recall right. Xaverian had Sunday afternoon dances which some Fontbonne Hall coeds attended, maybe you were one of them? 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. In both cases, the lower-numbered Avenue wins and gets to proceed south. My first cousins (from my fathers youngest brother Vinnie [or Junior as he was called] ) grew up at 319 from the very earliest 60s until they sold it in 2018 for $1.3 M dollars. Four of my shipmates & myself we took a Jeepney out to Subic City to the Cherry Bar, that was where I first heard the Carl Douglas song Kung Fu Fighting, when I heard that song, I thought it was No more fighting. The house was torn down to make room when the third lane was added to the Belt Parkway and approach to the Varrazano Narrows Bridge. Bar and music culture have thrived here for decades. My daughter was baptized at St. Anselms until we moved west to PA. My grandparents lived at 417 84th Street. I watched the east tower of the Verrazano Bridge go up from the vantage point of homeroom class at New Utrecht HS in the early 60s. (: 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. 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. Also attended St. Anselms for kindergarten. Richard Brown May 10, 2021 - 11:45 pm. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn is situated in a quiet and peaceful area of New York, especially when compared to Manhattan. The building itself was constructed in 1925-ish and is built like square around a central courtyard. It closed earlier this year, and its new owner is reportedly planning to raze it. For me the southwest corner was dominated by Triangle Sporting Goods, where my parents and I bought all my Scouting stuff, where the radiology office is now. I owned Dyker Bicycle store on 86 st & Ft Ham Pkwy for 5 years. 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. Went to OLA and Xaverian. Bay Ridge was a beautiful place to grow up and it was also a great era to grow up. Colonial Hall at Colonial Road and 92nd Street. At that time the neighborhood was transitioning from countryside and farms into a more urban existence. When we think of the suburbs, we often think of strip malls, drive-throughs, chain restaurants and big box stores. The apartment building on 72 St seems pretty old to me and was wondering when it was built. I lived on the corner of 69 & 7, by the parkway. Altar boys wore a uniform of a black robe with a white overshirt, called a cassock and surplice. Anyone have additional remembrances? The two-story detached house on 79th Street where Manero spent lots of time combing his hair remains and like other Bay Ridge properties, its value has soared. I like to look at maps of Brooklyn and reminisce of my childhood there. It was sold to developers who knocked it down, and an ugly school building is now in its place. All Right Reserved. It was 1990 on Manhattan's Upper East Side and, after the extravagant 1980s, the neighborhood . Please help. Richard Meade in 1958. Library at 95th and 4th. Bay Pkwy in Bensonhurst and Stillwell Ave in Gravesend. 1124 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY 11230-3610, USA. Evelyn Hall, Fort Hamilton Parkway and 85th Street. Does anyone else remember on 4 avenue I think between o, Chriss restaurant could have been Joe Majors or Nicks restaurant on the western side. It was designed by Ernest Flagg and constructed between 1933-1936. 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. 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. "We are scraping by and look forward to returning to some 'normalcy.'" says co-owner Matt Hogan. The restaurant next door where John Travolta chomped on a burger in the 1977 movie that made disco famous is long gone. My Dad went to PS 104 because before 1929 they had lived on 90th street between 3rd and Fourth. If you were lucky, you didnt have to serve the 6 or 7 AM Mass if you did, that meant you got up at 5AM in whatever weather and trudged down to the church. We would be there for hours drinking Coca Cola and eating one of Mrs. Pohls delicious sandwiches. She is a twin screw tug, rated at 3,000 horsepower. I was born at Sister Elizabeths 7/3/1948. Because of the street layout in Bay Ridge, thee are two points where a pair of numbered avenues come together at a V. Theres one at 4th Avenue, 5th Avenue and 95th Street, and here again at 7th and 8th Avenues and 73rd Street. 228 grad began practicing martial arts, winning competitions, and studying karate . Active. Id imagine the architect or developer of this building also had interests in Connecticut. 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. And thats where Forgottening began. By the mid 19th century, the rolling hills and vistas drew some of New York's wealthiest residents to build on Shore Rd. Became a cleaners later so I bought across the street at Charlies near the subway entrance. Dennis became a very successful lawyer. Upcoming Events. I believe my ex wifes grandmother lived in that building where your grandmother lived. @2019 - Forgotten New York. A lot of good memories. Soon after, I moved out and our relationship improved. Get the latest in beer, wine, and cocktail culture sent straight to your inbox. After that I rode the bus. View Map. Lived in BR on Gatling Pl from 1961 to 1975. While Brooklyn had its own fire department (the BFD, the trigraph seen on a number of old firehouses around the borough) far-flung realms like Bay Ridge were served by a number of volunteer fire departments. I remember your parents and you kids.My parents moved to NJ in 79 Iused to send Christmas cards to your mom in FLA I lived on Gatling PL before 7 Ave .In NJ now many years.Imet your uncle Vic in Viet Nam.L lots of memories. I dont know of any others around the city like it. Weirdly, half of it is Belgian-blocked and half of it is surfaced with asphalt. Lined on both sides by handsome Tudor-style houses, Louise Terrace is another of Bay Ridges set of short streets, this one between Mackay Place and 70th Street near Colonial Road. Home The Long Road Beginning Early Experiences Philadelphia Philadelphia Part 2 Harrisburg Harrisburg Experiences Lancaster Lancaster Experiences York York Experiences Allentown Montgomery Hi Rosanne, Adding a business to Yelp is always free. By MARK FINEMAN. 1982 Having introduced nouvelle cuisine at Ma Maison in Los Angeles, Chef Wolfgang Puck presents "California cuisine" to patrons of his new chic-casual Sunset Strip restaurant, Spago. During my days at 8302 I spent a lot of time in Tom McDonald Triangle, which looked nothing like this it was a blacktopped triangle with exterior sidewalks and square patches of dirt where the trees were. This triangle features a war memorial dedicated to a local soldier, Anthony Mondello. Night Clubs American Restaurants Bars (101) 7.8 Website View Menu 21 YEARS IN BUSINESS Amenities: (718) 492-5095 8801 3rd Ave Brooklyn, NY 11209 $$ CLOSED NOW From Business: Cebu Bar & Bistro has been serving up new American fare into the late hours since 2001. Hip hop, 70s, 80s music. Extending Ridge Road westward first appeared on the county's long-range transportation maps in the 1980s. Though some have been buffed out, the remaining ones depict former volunteer fire companies seals and namessuch as Old Jackson H&L (Hook & Ladder); Blythebourne Engine; Neosho H&L; Bay Ridge Engineof the former New Utrecht Exempt Firemens Association. In 1969 I went college in upstate NY and never moved back to Brooklyn but have visited numerous times. My brother graduated in 1961. . I live in Cleveland now and totally freaked out when we bought a house because never envisioned being a homeowner. 1942 to 1960. Pipin's Pub ($) Bar Food, American, Burgers, Irish, Sports Bars Distance: 0.05 miles. In the name New Utrecht Exempt Firemens Association you find two tidbits of history. Vocalist and guitarist Frankie Marra has seen bands and venues come and go during his 30 years on the bar circuit. When Im in the area, Im always drawn like a magnet to the Kenruby Apartments, 90th Street just east of Dahlgren. 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. Are you thinking of Lynn TV? some people are greedy and unspurious, as his youngest daughter. I raised my children on 80th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue. We were in same class at fontbonne. Most street angles have to do with topography, or the lay of the land. In later years I always wondered if 83rd Street had been at one time lined with similar buildings. It was a bad scene," said Det. Sampler of houses along Battery Avenue between 90th and 92nd Streets. Built in 1973, by McDermott Shipyard of Morgan City, Louisiana (hull #179) as the, several elevated stations on the Astoria Line are getting similar treatment, Its owners were arrested for welfare fraud in 2009, named for inventors of military ordinance, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8446201/member-of-neosho-voluteer-fire/, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. 1980s Sandy Springs emerges as a party zone with rowdy bars like American Pie, Charley Magruder's, and Copperfield's. . in recent years. Attended St Patricks and Fontbonne Hall. 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. my grandfather had it built in1912. Many great memories. I guess the new NYC has no plans for working or middle class types anymore. Best 70's and 80's dance clubs near Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY Sort:Recommended Offers Delivery Offers Takeout Reservations 1. Everyone refers to the building as the Ska Building because of the black and white design. 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. Bidding begins at $60,000 to $80,000, said Brian Chanes, director of sales at Profiles in History, a Hollywood, Calif.-based auction house. It will always be 69street that where the Staten Island Ferry was located the only way from Brooklyn to Staten Island Before the bridge. 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). My grandfather, E.J. I believe he was a SAPD officer. Grew up in Flagg Court. The designation Greek mostly refers to the use of Koine Greek in liturgy. Like. Copyright 20042023 Yelp Inc. Yelp, , and related marks are registered trademarks of Yelp. No more having to catch the 69th Street ferry! Pubs in Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge. When I worked nights in Manhattan, my Mondays were always happy because before heading off to work at five p.m., Id head to Zekes for a repast, which capped off my weekend, which ran from Saturday afternoon when I got up to reporting for work at Photo-Lettering at eight p.m. on Monday. And, from the way theyre worn down, these Belgians seem to be the original paving stones. Pizza with Duck Sausage wins quick stardom. The complex was socially innovative, as well, as it included a tea room, auditorium, swimming pool, bowling alley, tennis and handball courts, and a nursery school to allow the buildings mothers three hours of daily free time. He willed the estate to New York City, provided it be used for parkland. 1972 5 Harbor movie theater. Stayed till moving upstate in 1988. SOLD JUN 13, 2022. FYI Cannon Ball Park had the cannon relocated to the front of the park along with the monument when the Verazzano bridge was built Please note with the correct spelling of Verazzano with 2 zz Al;l signs through the state have incorrect spelling and NYS refuses to have them corrected. Ridge. I wasnt born in Bay Ridge but here lived here for over 40 years. Visions of tree-lined neighborhoods, McMansions, lemonade stands and Little League pop into our heads. Thank you for the walk down memory lane. It seems so small however. My mother and her brother Jack went there as well, as did my brother. While todays developers cut costs by sticking to cookie cutter formulas, these houses had similar variations by using oval and polygonal bays in the same row, and other subtle differences. 1. Nothing else quite hits the spot like this combination. Its a wild Tudor with great detailing like stucco, black and white checkerboard linoleum and even a small shelf both sides of the entrance to put a planter. I havent been back to Brooklyn in, I guess, about 30 years. sets in the early 60s? I lived at 361-95th St from 1944-1982. Wonderful memories visit almost every year. Retroclubnyc 89 Dance Clubs Lounges $$Midtown East Good For Dancing "However, the music was nearly all disco even though they advertise 70s, 80s, 90s." more Outdoor seating 2. Mrs. Pohls was a tall, stately woman who didnt mind our little crowd hanging out all night because we were quite well behaved for teens. marty, blisstock this sat 9/18/2021. My aunt owned a rooming house in Park Slope in the 1950s.The Slope was an early victim of gentrification. This stretch is mostly made up of attached houses with enclosed front porches, some bigger than the other. Altar boys are assigned a number of tasks to be performed during Mass my favorite being ringing the bells, although the altar at St. Anselm had push button bells! Rock Ridge: 144 Bleecker St. (Thompson & Laguardia) Rock 'n' Roll Cafe . Plus they manage to add nothing of worth. The reason In am writing is because St. Mikes closed in 1957 so I actually spent my last year at Xaverian. This homey pub offers a heated beer garden all year-round. Crime Family: Bonanno. Although the gender population is about even, with 4.2% more females than males, and the age of the population follows a fairly standard bell curve with most of the population falling between the ages of 25-54, when looking at race, Bay Ridge is a very diverse . 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