Im 81 and living in Florida now. I lived in the Kallman Home for Children from 1952, to 1962. Still the greatest place on the planet. Anyone have additional remembrances? 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. I grew up in the Bush Terminal section in the 1950s/60s. 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. Went to PS 104; class of 64 and then commuted to McKee HS on Staten Island via the 69 st ferry until the bridge was finished. 83rd Street between 4th and 5th Avenues. They took me home to 319-88th street. We never said Bay Ridge Ave or Bay Ridge Pkwy, they were 69th and 75th streets respectively. 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). When we think of the suburbs, we often think of strip malls, drive-throughs, chain restaurants and big box stores. My brother graduated in 1961. Bliss Terrace,between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenuewest of Colonial Road, was named for a prominent industrialist who lived in Bay Ridge. Caio ! This was great! Went to St. Patricks and St. John Villa Academy in Staten Island. The Hustle was the thing, and that was the place.. 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. A tree planted by Lee was replaced in 1912 complete with a new tablet commemorating the event, and another plaque cited Jackson. His estate, Owls Head, featured an observatory known as the Bayard Tower. I still went to my favorite lunch spots, Zekes Roast Beef and the Nathans on 86thSt. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson both spent time in Bay Ridge in the mid nineteenth century, as soldiers stationed at Fort Hamilton. I havent been back to Brooklyn in, I guess, about 30 years. 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. 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. 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. He willed the estate to New York City, provided it be used for parkland. The night club capital of Brooklyn. Artists and musicians could afford to . (Bryan Pace/for New York Daily News) Fishman and his wife Diane have owned. Bidding begins at $60,000 to $80,000, said Brian Chanes, director of sales at Profiles in History, a Hollywood, Calif.-based auction house. My parents were married during WWII at Our Lady of Angels Church. Even at such a young age I really did feel that nothing in life was ever going to match that night. We moved to Staten Island in the early 1950s, onward to NJ and now retired and living in Pennsylvania. Queensboro Hill was a solid middle class neighborhood when we moved west in 2005. Xaverian had Sunday afternoon dances which some Fontbonne Hall coeds attended, maybe you were one of them? Then graduated to The tea (green) room! A spot of internet research indicated that Tokeneke is a district in Darien, Connecticut, as well as a country club in the vicinity. This was a building where exempt firemen could meet and take advantages of services offered by the Association. 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. You would not believe the little jewelbox house gems I discovered on this walk. NathansConey Island location remains open, and willhopefully be there till the ocean swallows the Coney Island peninsula. In Bay Ridge, a neighborhood in the southwest corner of Brooklyn, the scent of cinnamon and cardamom wafts out into the streets, which are lined with Yemeni and Palestinian restaurants, shops. Manero struts through Bay Ridge with that certain swagger, past. 255 88th to be exact. All Right Reserved. Also went to hinschs. Show up at 10:15. sets in the early 60s? https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8446201/member-of-neosho-voluteer-fire/. Hence the term Exempt Fireman. 5.7%. Didnt venture to Bay Ridge till the early 1960s. A pair of classic, or at least superannuated, signs from the 1970s or 1980s on Bay Ridge Avenue between Ridge Boulevard and Colonial Road. Soon after, I moved out and our relationship improved. Bay Ridge is in Kings County and is one of the best places to live in New York. Rust is beginning to take a toll. And Bay Ridge was never Old New Utrecht but Yellow Hook. (I was 15). 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. I lived in Bay Ridge for forty years and seen many changes, but some still remain like the Ragamuffin and Norwegian Day parades. It moved to the other side of 5th Avenue in the 1970s and remains there today. 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. 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. Her electrical service is provided by two 75kW generator sets. . 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. New Yorks Theme Streets [SpliceToday] bay ridge. 228 grad began practicing martial arts, winning competitions, and studying karate . After awhile, though, I seriously irked the old man by asking for a cut. 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. My first Subic Bay Libery was on November 26, 1974. No one was wearing tight polyester pants at the bar. SOLD JUN 13, 2022. The new owner spoke about the bar last Spring at a Community Board 10 Meeting. Love I here but miss Brooklyn. Sketching Henderson Place [SpliceToday] Really enjoyed reading about the history. Richard Meade in 1958. I was just eight. The club, a one-story building on a corner lot, was sold and renamed Spectrum in 1987, reincarnated as a gay club. 1980s Sandy Springs emerges as a party zone with rowdy bars like American Pie, Charley Magruder's, and Copperfield's. . An hour or two must have passed. Hidden Valley Scout Reservation. Before Nathans it was Mitchells Drive in and the houses that replaced a ball field was St. Patricks ball field. The ground floor was where my dentist, Dr. Tempkin, had his office. 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 triangle was named for one of my relatives, Lieutenant William E. Coffey. My older brother Frank was born at sister Elizabeths on 10/4/1944 also. Bliss Terrace, between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenue west of Colonial Road, was named for a prominent industrialist who lived in Bay Ridge. When we got home, all she said was that I had been punished enough. I spent hours digging in that dirt. 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. 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. I lived on the corner of 69 & 7, by the parkway. It seems so small however. A trio of attached brick houses with semicircular bays, 100th Street between 4th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway. I wish I knew the architectural origins of this grand mansion at 8311 Ridge Boulevard, but its personal story is also engaging. I do recall Shore Road Park near 4th ave at 101st. I think it began with a Z.. Will, the organizer, is amazing andmore, It's mostly tunes from the '80s, in my experience, with some '70s disco, Motown hits, andmore, We had a unique mix of 70s/80s music to start, followed by Spanish music to get the party startedmore, DJ Ben played old-school (the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s) reggae that resonated with my Father, Uncles, andmore, We paid 70 for unlimited drinks and one meal. Maps, Driving Directions & Local Area Information Popular Local Resources Hotels Near Bay Ridge Beach Nearby Cities Nearby Neighborhoods Nearby Features At the Bay Ridge Avenue station the newly installed artworkis the glass and ceramic mosaic Strata by Katy Fischer. The church has been known as Union Church since it merged with a Presbyterian church a block away in 1918. The school became co-educational in 2016 after most of its existence as an all-boys school. 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. It was later replaced by a Met Foods store. The price was too rich for me at the time, $660 per month. This is a review for dance clubs near Brooklyn, NY: "Best dance party in NYC for years now, and it's in Brooklyn at Southpaw. The Belt Parkway, officially known as Shore Parkway between the Gowanus Expressway and Laurelton Parkway in Queens, was originally called the Circumferential Parkway and was built on landfill mostly along the shores of Brooklyn and Queens from 1938-1940. Listed by Kathy Runyon DRE #00591702 Monterey Bay Properties. Bay Ridge was a beautiful place to grow up and it was also a great era to grow up. Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in New York City, New York with a population of 54,136. 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. In the late 80s I was testing the waters for a different apartment and took a look at a 1-BR here. 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? 1124 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY 11230-3610, USA. Christ Church of Bay Ridge, Ridge Boulevard between 73rd and 74th Streets, still looks like the same country church it was when the congregation arrived in 1853. Thank you for the walk down memory lane. The corner once held a conical turret, brought down in 1937 by a storm. Before the movie became an international hit, before tourists flooded in and cheap drinks could no longer be had, 2001 Odyssey was the it club for teenagers and twentysomethings. The above photo shows Bay Ridges 9/11 memorial, dedicated in 2005. Biggest church in Brooklyn was our Lady of Perpetual Help RC was also bay Ridge in the day. One of the best qualities that Bay Ridge has to offer is that it's a cozy community that doesn't exactly scream New York City. Maybe near the old Mapledale party house? The Suburban Chicago Coke Bars of the 1980s. CurrentlyFNY headquarters is in Westmoreland Gardens in Little Neck, a complex I had my eye on beginning in the 1990s when I lived in Flushing. Joe Majors was prime restaurant and bar starting in 1960s he featured free food on oon occasion. Harbor movie theater. Ever since three Americans were ambushed . It took its name from a local Native American chief in the pre-colonial era. quite a change from what my Grandmother paid. Times Staff Writer. We never paid. 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. Hip hop, 70s, 80s music. The Barkaloo Cemetery is still historic since its the only family plot in Brooklyn not part of a larger cemetery. Bay Ridge is a neighborhood located in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The nearby Roman Catholic parish, St. Patricks, originated the same year. About 7,000 people worldwide have expressed interest in buying the dance floor. 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. Theres also an apartment building called Perry Arms, at Ridge Boulevard and Bay Ridge Avenue. Used to catch the rock concerts (1973?) Great memories lived there from 1935 to 1963, You should come down for the 30th Hoban Run Walk through Bay Ridge..Google it Sun middle of Sept.. great people great time @ Xavarien. 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. I went to Stuyvesant for one year after McKinley JHS, then on to Fort Hamilton HS from where I graduated in 1965. Mostly local crappy bands but it was swell. I really miss living there. Smoking pot, drinking Boonesfarm and digging the music. At the time, some Gowers Corner residents favored it as a preferred alternative to a wider . Bay Ridgeites one and all call Bay Ridge Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway 69th Street and 75th Street, respectivelyits a mark of recognition as a Bay Ridgeite. This Midwood kosher bakery located in an orthodox section of Brooklyn, the atmospheric neighborhood filled with kosher restaurants and shops, has some of the tastiest rugelach in NYC. This was also one of twoplaces in the Bay Ridge of the 1960s where I regularly dealt with an African American man: one of the friendly salesmen. Many great memories. My parents still live on Ridge & 81st. The family has scattered all over-Florida, DC Metro area, Los Angeles Basin, Arizona, and me in Washington State. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I spent a great deal of time in this building as a kid. I guess the new NYC has no plans for working or middle class types anymore. Nice slide show. I was on 61st between 2nd and 3rd and started my comic collection at Sams. The Owls Head Water Pollution Control Plant, and its stench on hot days, has been a Bay Ridge fixture for over 40 years. Grew up in Flagg Court. He struts into work at a paint store at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue that still stands. She is a twin screw tug, rated at 3,000 horsepower. 4 Beds. Organized in 1860, many of the members were among the richest men in the area a curious thing to us today, but at the time, the rich had a lot to lose if their mansions were to go up in flames. First Saturday of the month pretty much. It was estimated to be slightly over a million dollars! 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. This was also a favored spot for me to ride my bicycle, no crosswalks between 92nd Street and JP Jones Park. "We are scraping by and look forward to returning to some 'normalcy.'" says co-owner Matt Hogan. 74. That's what Bennigan's, an Irish-themed bar and grill, offered in the 1980s. 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. Thisone-story porched house, Fort Hamilton Parkway and 92nd Street, was in place when I traveled this spot as a kid in the 1960s. I grew up in dyker heights. 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. Home The Long Road Beginning Early Experiences Philadelphia Philadelphia Part 2 Harrisburg Harrisburg Experiences Lancaster Lancaster Experiences York York Experiences Allentown Montgomery I was curious if there was anything written about the streets in the Bay Ridge Historical Society or other source? The Neosho volunteer fire brigade was one of seven that existed in New Utrecht, prior to the formation of a paid fire department. In 1965 on one of our Clove Lakes trips, I must have gotten bored and decided to wander off on my own. My dentist is my only continued connection with Bay Ridge. 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. 1942 to 1960. The owner said that he had a lot of updating to do in the bar, but that he was keeping the same menu. Ft. 4363 Glen Canyon Cir, Pittsburg, CA 94565-6448. Montego Bay - Belmar. And he's seen music go from rock to disco to punk to New Wave and back again. 2 Baths. Thats where my grandparents lived for 40 years. The building on the right boasts the only 9999 house number in Brooklyn. I was born at Sister Elizabeths 7/3/1948. This smallest cemetery in Brooklyn was founded in 1725 by Dutch immigrant William Harmans Barkaloo and likely served as a family farm graveyard. Waldingers Pharmacy occupied the corner when I was a kid. Colonial Hall at Colonial Road and 92nd Street. 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. some people are greedy and unspurious, as his youngest daughter. My aunt owned a rooming house in Park Slope in the 1950s.The Slope was an early victim of gentrification. When it opened, it cut about an hour each way off my commute to Wagner College. Joe Joyce, left, the owner of JJ Bubbles, a popular neighborhood bar in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, with his family in the 1980s. 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. While Madonna, REM, and Whitney Houston were topping the charts during the 1980s, Bay Ridge had its own vibrant music scene. I have always missed Bay Ridge!! Rock Ridge: 144 Bleecker St. (Thompson & Laguardia) Rock 'n' Roll Cafe . Best Menus of Brooklyn. When he died his youngest daughter Helen who was not a nice person. I grew up in an 3 story apartment building at 506-72 St, 1951-1962. It was a bad scene," said Det. In the name New Utrecht Exempt Firemens Association you find two tidbits of history. Elvi Modig married my brother John Meade. 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. Looks like we have an outdated ad here for We Buy Gold unless we can buy gold at that physical therapy office. The land developed for the terrace and the apartment building were likely purchased directly from the Perrys. especially favorite subject for ridicule and jokes. As a parish, St. Anselm was founded in 1922 and this combination church and school building went up in 1926 at 4th Avenue and 83rd Street (many older parishes around town still have this combo arrangement). The Village Underground 337 Dance Clubs Lounges Get the latest in beer, wine, and cocktail culture sent straight to your inbox. We also lived on the same block. We moved upstate, mostly to have a parking spot ;-). 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. All Right Reserved. 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. Bay Pkwy in Bensonhurst and Stillwell Ave in Gravesend. The buildings resemble those at the Sunny Hill Resort in the Catskills, where my parents liked to vacation. 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