I really miss living there. I rode the ferries from 69th street pier for a nickel, cars traveled to Staten Island via boat as the Guinea Gangplank wasnt built yet. 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. Kev I luv reading about your family. marty, blisstock this sat 9/18/2021. does anyone remember a place on 69th street pier called Imbriales gardens (not the nurseries). Began my education at the PS on Ridge and 73rd at kindergarten followed by Our Lady of Angels On 3rd and 74th. I lived there for 18 years. He struts into work at a paint store at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue that still stands. My aunt owned a rooming house in Park Slope in the 1950s.The Slope was an early victim of gentrification. Are you thinking of Lynn TV? Between 5th and 6th, 83rd was more dominated by apartment buildings than between 4th and 5th, but there were also some attached houses and a surprise. Bay Ridge Place runs between Bay Ridge Avenue and Ovington Avenue west of 3rd, and part of it is lined by some more of those attached townhouses I like so much. I spent my first 35 years in Bay Ridge and return often, first to visit my father, who passed away in 2003, and then for regular dentist visitsIve patronized the same office since 1964. I lived in Bay Ridge at 73rd and 3rd ave in 1974 after military service. On the map, the roads in purple were already paved and the ones in the dotted lines were still planned. The congregation was founded at a 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, fur business in 1956. My mother was born in 1919 in bay ridge. In the 70s it was known for its bars and night clubs along 3rd Ave. One of the property owners here was the Perry family. 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. I grew up in dyker heights. 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. The ground floor was where my dentist, Dr. Tempkin, had his office. In later years I always wondered if 83rd Street had been at one time lined with similar buildings. Elvi Modig & John Meade have passed away Married and lived on Oliver Street and then bought house in SI. When I was a small boy, my grandmother and I would often sit in this spot and watch the suspension cables getting spun, in the years 1961-1963. Bennett Court is another nice dead end also on 72 St. To destroy the Church of the Generals would truly be a sin. Stayed till moving upstate in 1988. (Blythebourne is the original name of the development that gave rise to Borough Park. I can send you some current photos of the block, if you are interested. Come dinner,. He willed the estate to New York City, provided it be used for parkland. It was really fun looking at the pictures of Bay Ridge. 1942 to 1960. This is the northwest corner of 83rd and 5th. Harbor movie theater. To Southeast: From 4 Ave to (NW/SE) 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 . Im 81 and living in Florida now. 1983 The Food Marketing Institute reports that 2/3 of all fish consumed in the U.S. is eaten in restaurants. It moved to the other side of 5th Avenue in the 1970s and remains there today. Sale in Bay Ridge 9265 Shore Road #4A. We never said Bay Ridge Ave or Bay Ridge Pkwy, they were 69th and 75th streets respectively. Helen Norma Simonsen married my brother Went to St. Anselms and Regis HIgh School. The buildings resemble those at the Sunny Hill Resort in the Catskills, where my parents liked to vacation. 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. The apartment building on 72 St seems pretty old to me and was wondering when it was built. 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. My grandfather, E.J. Caio ! 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. Movies at Fort Hamilton for 25 cents. The former nightlife capital of Brooklyn now battling clubs. I was on the first bus that crossed the bridge when it opened in November 1964. These photos bring back many memories of accompanying him to various jobs when I was a kid. But that foray set the template. It was only ten years old when I began attending Mass regularly with my parents and grandmother. U missed pics of Ovington Ave Bet 3rd//ridge great brownstones. & Ft. Hamilton Pkwy from 1972 to 1975. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Staten Islanders like to have a drink or two. A neighborhood institution since 1964, the bar has been forced to reinvent itself during Covid. The side streets of Bay Ridge are chockablock with attached row houses made with brick or stone like these; probably the same developer(s) built most of them in the first couple of decades of the 20th Century. 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. It becomes packed. When Im in the area, Im always drawn like a magnet to the Kenruby Apartments, 90th Street just east of Dahlgren. You would not believe the little jewelbox house gems I discovered on this walk. Crime Family: Bonanno. Maps, Driving Directions & Local Area Information Popular Local Resources Hotels Near Bay Ridge Beach Nearby Cities Nearby Neighborhoods Nearby Features 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. HS. Extending Ridge Road westward first appeared on the county's long-range transportation maps in the 1980s. I spend my early life (late 40s/early 50s) on 95th between 3rd & 4th. Enjoy their craft beer and their artisanal sausages. New Yorks Theme Streets [SpliceToday] Active. The Purple Rose Bars (1) 14 YEARS IN BUSINESS (718) 680-6030 7217 8th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11228 0.6 miles Bakers Bar will be opening at 7912 - 3rd Avenue, where JJ Bubbles used to be. (I was 15). I always wondered why the angle of the streets change in Bay Ridge We lived on the corner of 85th street and 4th Ave. Left in 1963 when Dads company moved from Manhattan to Jersey. Attended St Patricks and Fontbonne Hall. Southeast corner of 5th Avenue and 83rd. I grew up with Philip Black along w his brother Zbill & my brother Ray. It was 1990 on Manhattan's Upper East Side and, after the extravagant 1980s, the neighborhood . Full of rose gardens and rolling hills, the Narrows Botanical Gardens serves up wonderful views of New York Harbor and the Verrazano Bridge. I was fascinated with the place when I bicycled here using the Belt Parkway bike path. I recently met with former tenants of the Pohls family (they owned the building) who shared photos of the pair and told me they returned to Maine where they lived out their remaining days. Don't come if you're a knucklehead. Still the greatest place on the planet. I miss the good old days. in recent years. Most of the time, though, I didnt enter through the front door. The family has scattered all over-Florida, DC Metro area, Los Angeles Basin, Arizona, and me in Washington State. It was estimated to be slightly over a million dollars! After my mother passed away, I was a nearly daily guest as my grandmother was alone; its a cruel thing to lose a daughter at a still relatively young age. That was the time Merv Griffin went on TV. Both Lee and Jackson worshipped at the original St. Johns while stationed at Fort Hamilton. Learn how your comment data is processed. Pond, was a contractor who did remodeling on houses all over Bay Ridge. He was one of my uncles, but I never knew him as he died quite young at World War IIs Battle of the Bulge, two days before his daughter, one of my cousins, was born. Since I was Editor of the Home Reporter from 1962 to 1971 I paid a lot of attention to local establishments like Majors which became a meeting group site for various organization including Dennis McMahons Kennedy Democratic Club. 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. Why? Philadelphia, or brotherly love). Tommy Pitera. Theres also an apartment building called Perry Arms, at Ridge Boulevard and Bay Ridge Avenue. PIPIN'S PUB During the day, this longtime (over 40 years) Bay Ridge pub plays host to a steady crew of dudes who congregate at the bar's long, handsome bar to chat and relax. I couldnt remember the name of that candy store. (Bryan Pace/for New York Daily News) Fishman and his wife Diane have owned. My mother and her brother Jack went there as well, as did my brother. Bay Ridge Neighborhood Overview Buy: $188K - $6.22M For Sale on Trulia: 148 homes Rent: $1.5K - $4.3K For Rent on Trulia: 51 homes To Downtown New York: 29 minutes 23 Schools: Rated 3/10 - 10/10 Explore the Area Highlights Restaurants Groceries Nightlife Cafes Shopping Arts and Entertainment Fitness Bagel Boy Restaurants Balady Halal Market Bliss Terrace, between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenue west of Colonial Road, was named for a prominent industrialist who lived in Bay Ridge. If interested, please send an email to musictvguy2@gmail.com. My Aunt, never married, was the last one to pass away of those who stayed in Bay Ridge, year 1991. Night Degree Suite & Lounge Bars Cocktail Lounges Bar & Grills (718) 567-8878 6011 7th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11220 1.1 miles 4. Hello, My name is Larry Stevens and Im working on a documentary about Saturday Night Fever and Robert Stigwood, who produced the film and managed The Bee Gees. In Bay Ridge, many of the non-numbered streets are named Ridge, Bay or a combination. The park was created from the estate of Eliphalet Bliss (1836-1903). In Bay Ridge there are a lot of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. 5 The women of the immediate area would gather on the benches and chit chat, including my mother and grandmother. Did you know her? The sunrise would highlight it beautifully. Its most pronounced exterior feature is the pendant Carpenter Gothic cornice at the eighth floor. My Dad went to PS 104 because before 1929 they had lived on 90th street between 3rd and Fourth. By MARK FINEMAN. This website and photos bring back fond memories. SOLD JUN 13, 2022. The Barkaloos lived in Bay Ridge well into the 20thCentury. I wasnt paying attention as a kid, but 4th Avenue and to a lesser degree Fort Hamilton Parkway are lined with grand old Art Deco and Moderne apartment buildings, like Grately Hall across the street from the school. Currently, the population of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn is fairly diverse. The mansion and tower were razed in 1940. Best Menus of Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge. 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. The neighborhood's community board claimed a victory last month when the nightclub Ibiza withdrew its request for a liquor license for a recently renovated spot on Third Avenue between 82nd . 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. Certainly not hip nightclubs. 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. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn is situated in a quiet and peaceful area of New York, especially when compared to Manhattan. The school expanded with a new gym in 1978 and an adjoining five-story classroom building in 1990. 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. View Map. A lot of good memories. 1980s Sandy Springs emerges as a party zone with rowdy bars like American Pie, Charley Magruder's, and Copperfield's. . Just for kicks I did what I have done relatively infrequently: I traced the path that I most often walked in the years 1963 to 1971 when I attended St. Anselm church and school as a kid. My dentist is my only continued connection with Bay Ridge. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. in Bliss Park with buddies or my girl. Linn made house visits and fixed our TV sets when I was a kid. he lived in till 1959 as did his wife sister his 2 daughters sister and his granddaughter. Lots of wonderful memories. Xaverian had Sunday afternoon dances which some Fontbonne Hall coeds attended, maybe you were one of them? Id love to visit just one more time and go shopping in Century. BONO'S FORMER AUSTRALIAN HOLIDAY HOME SELLS FOR $55.4 MILLION The stained glass windows give the home a very magical feel. I lived in Bay Ridge for forty years and seen many changes, but some still remain like the Ragamuffin and Norwegian Day parades. I do recall Shore Road Park near 4th ave at 101st. 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. . Then we moved to Shore Road (94th/95th). Bands like City Kids, The Lynch Boys, Working Class, Alive N'. (: 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. I lived on 88th Street between 3rd and Ridge. Then graduated to The tea (green) room! I went to PS185 where my maternal grandmother taught until her death in 1935. The reason is simple. For example, I grew up in Tilden Court, but it was known to one and all as 8302 6th Avenue. Recently I saw Realtor.com had an estimated selling price for our former house in Flushing. 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 restrooms although shallow making it hard . While Madonna, REM, and Whitney Houston were topping the charts during the 1980s, Bay Ridge had its own vibrant music scene. Nearby Restaurants. When the Bridge opened there were rides on the R7 (now S53) to Clove Lakes Park. Ever since three Americans were ambushed . 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. A trio of attached brick houses with semicircular bays, 100th Street between 4th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway. my grandfather had it built in1912. Thanks for keeping the memories alive Kevin! 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. Bay Ridge's geography has lent it a unique place in American history. Pubs in Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge. Contact: 831-325-7300. . A life-long Bruce Lee enthusiast, the David A. Boody I.S. 1. 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. One of the most famous Bay Ridge highlights over the years was Hinschs ice cream parlor and luncheonette, on 5th near 86th. My grandmother Mary Masci bought 319 in April of 1929 for $9000. Get the latest in beer, wine, and cocktail culture sent straight to your inbox. Near perfection in late 19th or early 20th residential design and construction. He started out on the Thanks for this chance to vent. Attended PS 185 across the street, and then McKinley JHS. This stretch is mostly made up of attached houses with enclosed front porches, some bigger than the other. Sampler of houses along Battery Avenue between 90th and 92nd Streets. NathansConey Island location remains open, and willhopefully be there till the ocean swallows the Coney Island peninsula. These tract houses were built on Shore Road, wrapping around to 3rd and 4th Avenues, sometime in the mid-to-late 1970s, replacing what I think was an athletic field. 3,954. Diane McDonough & children. I lived at 361-95th St from 1944-1982. This was occupied by a family named Jerro, whose kids attended St. Anselm. My family lived on 69th street, right above colonial road. Owls Head Park is Bay Ridges largest public park,stretching between the Belt Parkway, Colonial Road and 68thStreet, and its high hill provides a prime viewing spot during Brooklyns occasional tall ship parades. I haveiced in San Antonio since 1973,where I knew a Mrs.TrudyWalsh.She was a lovely person, a proud Bay Ridge resident.I believe she had a husband named .Jimmy ,NYPD and a son,Johnny or Jimmy Jr. $989,000. I would up moving to Flushing in 1993 and remained till 2007, with a final rent of $775. Just like that, a torrent of emotion came alive for an era that cast a working-class section of Brooklyn on the silver screen and several of its residents into shining, if brief, Hollywood glory. But it didn't have the space for a proper golf course, so it used to use the open land surrounding the club, in the days before there were houses there. My Grandfather was born in the late 1800s in a simple house on Shore Road, John Atkins. Richard Brown May 10, 2021 - 11:45 pm. Alumni include MLBs Rich Aurelia, Hollywoods Scott Baio, and St. Johns Universitys and the NBAs Chris Mullin. some people are greedy and unspurious, as his youngest daughter. From East: From Shore Rd to 4 Ave (due East/West) Its most pronounced exterior feature is the pendant Carpenter Gothic cornice at the eighth floor. $798,000 Last Sold Price. 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. . Bay Ridge Though famed as the setting for Saturday Night Fever, Bay Ridge offers much more than pop-culture trivia. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Her electrical service is provided by two 75kW generator sets. A flood of new bars, lounges, and clubs helps make Castleberry Hill . I lived on 69th street off Colonial Road. Joe Majors was prime restaurant and bar starting in 1960s he featured free food on oon occasion. An hour or two must have passed. 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. Growing Up In Bay Ridge Brooklyn: Iconic things of our time-1950s-1980s Paperback - October 12, 2017 by Robert A Henriksen (Author) 3.9 out of 5 stars 11 ratings Everyone refers to the building as the Ska Building because of the black and white design. The setting is the Bay Ridge Memorial Pier, first known as the 69th Street Pier located where Bay Ridge Avenue meets the Narrows, though Bay Ridgeites one and all call Bay Ridge Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway 69th Street and 75th Street, respectively. A bar by Lyons's hospital called the one and only Basking Ridge. By Ginia Bellafante Published April 18, 2020 Updated April 19, 2020 Altar boys wore a uniform of a black robe with a white overshirt, called a cassock and surplice. 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