I lived in Bay Ridge for forty years and seen many changes, but some still remain like the Ragamuffin and Norwegian Day parades. However, they had competition where the sporting goods joint is Pohls, which I chiefly remember for being pitch dark within. 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. 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. 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. Biggest church in Brooklyn was our Lady of Perpetual Help RC was also bay Ridge in the day. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. The Barkaloos lived in Bay Ridge well into the 20thCentury. About 7,000 people worldwide have expressed interest in buying the dance floor. Thank you for the walk down memory lane. Across the street, hundreds of buildings had been razed for the approach roads for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and using toy trucks and other implements of my own making, I was imitating in those patches of dirt the work going on across the street. 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. 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. John Carty Parkwas built beneath the connecting ramp between the Verrazano Bridge and the Belt Parkway in 1964 and later named for a local 32-year civil servant who died in 1970. Golf in Bay Ridge The Crescent Club had space for its clubhouse and an athletic field that could accommodate several sports. 9510 3rd Avenue, Bay Ridge. 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 always manage to discoversomething new orat least something I had previously overlooked in this historic neighborhood where I grew up. I was just eight. marty, blisstock this sat 9/18/2021. Caio ! We lived in the house at 8401 Ridge Blvd which was torn down and replaced by the Greek church pictured in this story. 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. Reply. Richard Brown May 10, 2021 - 11:45 pm. One of the property owners here was the Perry family. Like. Enjoy their craft beer and their artisanal sausages. Are you thinking of Lynn TV? In later years I always wondered if 83rd Street had been at one time lined with similar buildings. Pond, was a contractor who did remodeling on houses all over Bay Ridge. Thanks for this chance to vent. It was a clam bar, beer bar, etc. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. At that time the neighborhood was transitioning from countryside and farms into a more urban existence. Bay Ridge has gone from "Saturday Night Fever" to "Footloose.". Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in New York City, New York with a population of 54,136. Theres also an apartment building called Perry Arms, at Ridge Boulevard and Bay Ridge Avenue. Turning two, bronze, fixed pitch propellers. Thanks for the memories. Anyone have additional remembrances? The pattern of exploration had begun and it continues today. There was also a long-vanished American Legion outpost on 7th Avenue that was named for him. Weirdly, half of it is Belgian-blocked and half of it is surfaced with asphalt. It remembers a local resident,John W. Mackay(1831-1902) a prominent 19th Century area landowner: after making a fortune discovering tons of silver as part of theBonanza Groupat theComstock Lodein Nevada in 1873, he entered the real estate, mining and telegraph businesses. 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. george b. panos September 15, 2021 - 6:44 pm. Sketching Henderson Place [SpliceToday] Linns. You often see such trumpets depicted on memorials and gravesites. 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. The ground floor was where my dentist, Dr. Tempkin, had his office. Its recently been sold and the restaurant will be razed for apartment buildings that overlook the golf course. Made her sister sell it for the money. 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. 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 . Also attended St. Anselms for kindergarten. We would be there for hours drinking Coca Cola and eating one of Mrs. Pohls delicious sandwiches. I remember the mansions that were along Shore Rd in the 90St to Fontaine Hall HS. I havent been back to Brooklyn in, I guess, about 30 years. 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. We moved to Staten Island in the early 1950s, onward to NJ and now retired and living in Pennsylvania. How handy are these when its raining and you need to get your keys out? From East: From Shore Rd to 4 Ave (due East/West) 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. Attended PS 185 across the street, and then McKinley JHS. I was born in 1953. And, from the way theyre worn down, these Belgians seem to be the original paving stones. Francis and mary Duffy. My aunt owned a rooming house in Park Slope in the 1950s.The Slope was an early victim of gentrification. I grew up on the same block. 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. We always snuck in through the back because we were underage, said Bennett, who was 15 in 1977. Great place to grow up and go to public schools (102 and McKinley until we moved to Midwood). The tug is fitted with an elevating wheelhouse. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] Reply. Also went to hinschs. The owner said that he had a lot of updating to do in the bar, but that he was keeping the same menu. Kelly's probably falls under the 'dive bar' category however the glasses and bar were very clean. I lived on Ridge Court located off 72 St between 3 and 4 Ave. Beautiful dead end street with a red brick roadbed. Most of the time, though, I didnt enter through the front door. 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. The AntiochianGreek Christians, also known as Rm, are an Arabic-speaking Christian group from the Middle East. Pipin's Pub ($) Bar Food, American, Burgers, Irish, Sports Bars Distance: 0.05 miles. 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. 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. The school became co-educational in 2016 after most of its existence as an all-boys school. It was quiet and dignified compared to the teen hangout at Hinschs and sometimes thats what I wanted. View Map. We also lived on the same block. The buildings resemble those at the Sunny Hill Resort in the Catskills, where my parents liked to vacation. They also had a Chinese laundry in the inner courtyard. My mother was born in 1919 in bay ridge. It was only ten years old when I began attending Mass regularly with my parents and grandmother. Philippine Bars, Girls--and Tight Security--Welcome U.S. I was always in Zekes Roast Beef on 8th and 66th. One of the most famous Bay Ridge highlights over the years was Hinschs ice cream parlor and luncheonette, on 5th near 86th. By MARK FINEMAN. music starts at noon. Ridge. Looks like we have an outdated ad here for We Buy Gold unless we can buy gold at that physical therapy office. Powered by two, twelve cylinder, EMD 12-645-E2 diesel engines. Recently I saw Realtor.com had an estimated selling price for our former house in Flushing. Never mind that 2001 Odyssey, the club on 64th Street and Eighth Avenue where Travolta shimmied to stardom, is long gone. Loysville, PA. A pair of classic, or at least superannuated, signs from the 1970s or 1980s on Bay Ridge Avenue between Ridge Boulevard and Colonial Road. 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. in recent years. Coogan's Parrot Bay: 1668 Third Ave. (between 93rd & 94th St.) Tequila Jack's: . At the time, some Gowers Corner residents favored it as a preferred alternative to a wider . Yes, that was Linns. I had lost a shoe. This was also a favored spot for me to ride my bicycle, no crosswalks between 92nd Street and JP Jones Park. Evelyn Hall, Fort Hamilton Parkway and 85th Street. Sep 13, 2019 - Restaurants that I ate at as a child..most no longer exist. Both places close to where you grew up. As the cornerstone indicates, the Union Church of Bay Ridge was built at Ridge Boulevard and 80th Street as the Bay Ridge Dutch Reformed Church in 1896. Perry are seen on the map. 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. When the Bridge opened there were rides on the R7 (now S53) to Clove Lakes Park. Learn how your comment data is processed. These photos bring back many memories of accompanying him to various jobs when I was a kid. I went in through the back, where there was a room behind the altar that was connected to the rectory. Grew up in Flagg Court. Smoking pot, drinking Boonesfarm and digging the music. Covering an area of 1,571.96 acres (636.15 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 50.5 inhabitants per acre (32,300/sq mi; 12,500/km 2 ). 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. @2019 - Forgotten New York. Nearby Restaurants. I was on the first bus that crossed the bridge when it opened in November 1964. Both Lee and Jackson worshipped at the original St. Johns while stationed at Fort Hamilton. I guess there have been a lot of changes. Mets star Donn Clendenon was from Neosho.). Why did 4 Ave & 5 Ave merge at 95 St and not remain parallel? And she had a huge orange Tabby cat who walked around like he owned the place. I lived on the corner of 69 & 7, by the parkway. This website and photos bring back fond memories. 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. Truly, its my guess that this thing is going to go well into the six figures, Chanes said. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] 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. The corner of 8th Avenues and 64th Street is the former location of two long-vanished touchstones: the 3-story mixed-use building replaced the 2001 Odyssey disco, used for exteriors and interiors for Saturday Night Fever; and the market building replaced Bay Ridge Lanes, which was a smoky, down-at-heel bowling alley the first time I was in there in 1984 (I usually bowled at the equally vanished Leemark Lanes on 88th Street. OLONGAPO, Philippines . I am sitting near the Brooklyn tower of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, completed in 1964; I saw it built. It was designed by Ernest Flagg and constructed between 1933-1936. For five years I was an altar boy at St. Anselm Church at 4th Avenue between 82nd and 83rd. 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. 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. We never said Bay Ridge Ave or Bay Ridge Pkwy, they were 69th and 75th streets respectively. Even at such a young age I really did feel that nothing in life was ever going to match that night. Panda Garden ($) Chinese Distance: 0.04 miles. Another Citadel of Living at Ridge Boulevard and 87th Street. The congregation was founded at a 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, fur business in 1956. And it was easy. & Ft. Hamilton Pkwy from 1972 to 1975. 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! 1983 The Food Marketing Institute reports that 2/3 of all fish consumed in the U.S. is eaten in restaurants. They have updated their menu options, created outdoor dining structures and are selling merchandise online. It was estimated to be slightly over a million dollars! Best 70's and 80's dance clubs near Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY Sort:Recommended Offers Delivery Offers Takeout Reservations 1. 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. 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. By Aaron Goldfarb @aarongoldfarb. Best Menus of Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge. They sure did in the 1960s, on this dead end stub of 84th Street spared by the construction. Robert . My first Subic Bay Libery was on November 26, 1974. Hip hop, 70s, 80s music. I also bought one of his old refrigerators when I got my own place and I syill have this vision of him, me, and my landlord whacking that thing up 3 flights of stairs. Thisone-story porched house, Fort Hamilton Parkway and 92nd Street, was in place when I traveled this spot as a kid in the 1960s. The allegations were laid out Friday in an order. I believe my ex wifes grandmother lived in that building where your grandmother lived. Certainly not hip nightclubs. The Suburban Chicago Coke Bars of the 1980s. Bay Ridge & Fort Hamilton American Griswold's Pub 5.0 rating over 0 reviews 718-745-3340 Neighborhoods: Bay Ridge & Fort Hamilton Cuisine: American, English, Steakhouse SMS Email Print Directions Info Reviews Map Diner Survey Results 7 responses Overall 100% Food 100% Service 100% Ambiance 100% Pros "BEST place to dine in Brooklyn !! $798,000 Last Sold Price. 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 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. That was the time Merv Griffin went on TV. The restaurant across the street,New Corner, is one of Brooklyns morevenerable and admired, though I admit Ive never been in. Angela Piccini Canad is remembered at 3rd Avenue and 84th Street. 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. This is real Bay Ridge, a good place to go to get some local flavor and a well made drink. 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. 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. No one was wearing tight polyester pants at the bar. Bars/clubs 1980's Show more . 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. I still went to my favorite lunch spots, Zekes Roast Beef and the Nathans on 86thSt. Currently, the population of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn is fairly diverse. I grew up with Philip Black along w his brother Zbill & my brother Ray. 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. Though the present structure dates to 1890, there has been a St. Johns Church on this location since 1834, when soldiers garrisoned at Fort Hamilton built the first St. Johns. Carol Louise Huber Puri. This apartment on Bay Ridge Parkway (sorry, 75th Street) has an unusual moniker. 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. A flood of new bars, lounges, and clubs helps make Castleberry Hill . First Saturday of the month pretty much. Library at 95th and 4th. Joe Majors was prime restaurant and bar starting in 1960s he featured free food on oon occasion. The athletic fields you mention on 99th Street used to belong to St. Patricks. Bayside Hills [SpliceToday] The Bay Ridge Avenue, Prospect Avenue and 53rd Street stations were recently given a complete makeover by the MTA, adding wifi chargers and updated infrastructure. We lived on the corner of 85th street and 4th Ave. Left in 1963 when Dads company moved from Manhattan to Jersey. Founder Joseph Perry (that name again) is remembered by Perry Terraceand Perry Arms. A trio of attached brick houses with semicircular bays, 100th Street between 4th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway. Thank you for sharing your story. His estate, Owls Head, featured an observatory known as the Bayard Tower. Pizza with Duck Sausage wins quick stardom. Easy bus ride! It was later replaced by a Met Foods store. He willed the estate to New York City, provided it be used for parkland. Great memories. 8 shares. Lived across from Flagg Court on 73rd St. Gee,how many people in NY and elsewhere can no longer afford to live where they grew up. Many great memories. Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, at Ridge Boulevard and 84th Street, was dedicated in 1964. Does anyone remember a store on 5th Avenue around 78-80th Streets that sold t.v. Rust is beginning to take a toll. I raised my children in a house on 80th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue. Blue Ridge LCC-19, I made my first Westpac in late 1974. Volunteer firemen could qualify for exemption from jury duty as a perk for volunteering. U missed pics of Ovington Ave Bet 3rd//ridge great brownstones. Please help. Hell of a way to raise kids-everyone knew everyone else! Bliss Terrace, between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenue west of Colonial Road, was named for a prominent industrialist who lived in Bay Ridge. I lived at 361-95th St from 1944-1982. 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. It was sold to developers who knocked it down, and an ugly school building is now in its place. All Right Reserved. I remember her husband as a quiet cheerful man who always sat behind the counter. 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 park was created from the estate of Eliphalet Bliss (1836-1903). And downstairs there's a room I think of as the break room - smaller bar, couches, and sometimes alternate DJ with a little more room for some killer dancers to pop and lock.". in Bliss Park with buddies or my girl. Pubs in Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge. I know what you mean. I miss the good old days. 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. . Plus they manage to add nothing of worth. marty, blisstock this sat 9/18/2021. 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. A bar by Lyons's hospital called the one and only Basking Ridge. 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. Ooh, Saturday Night Fever! shouted a patron, gyrating his shoulders to the lyrics: You should be dancing, yeah!. New Birth of Freedom Council. Im 81 and living in Florida now. Older Islanders will remember when the North Shore bar scene hit a peak. 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. Richard & Helen Norma now live in Texas & wen they fly up to see family we tour the old neighborhood & found the Kallman Home is now a NYC Public School! I remember the ride home, dreading what my mother would do (she was formidable when she got her Irish up both my parents were yellers, which is why Im not). Terry. My older brother Frank was born at sister Elizabeths on 10/4/1944 also. Nothing else quite hits the spot like this combination. Ridge Boulevard was still Second Avenue.. VIDEO TOUR. And the people moving in to these places dont seem to respect or care for what went before. Hence the term Exempt Fireman. They also sold records, I bought my first Beatles record there! Bay Ridge's geography has lent it a unique place in American history. 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 Go to public schools ( 102 and McKinley until we moved to Midwood ) people have! Still remain like the Ragamuffin and Norwegian Day parades bar starting in 1960s he featured Food... 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