I live on the Upper Eastside but still drive to Bay Ridge once a month. Kev I luv reading about your family. 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. It was an era, let me tell you, said Alex Marchak, 48, who runs Trzaska Funeral Home, a third-generation family business there. 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. Thanks so much for your article. I decided to describe whats on that path today and show much of what remains the same since I left. Hello! Fort Hamilton restaurant for special occasions and Hinschs every day. What are people saying about dance clubs near Brooklyn, NY? Are perhaps related to Claire McBride? The waitressmore. My grandmother Mary Masci bought 319 in April of 1929 for $9000. John Paul Jones Park, facing 101st Street between 4th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway,is named for American patriot and naval hero (not the Led Zeppelin bassist), John Paul Jones (1747-1792), who, through victorious leadership in the American Revolution, became known as the father of the Navy.. (: I loved reading this as so many memories of Bay Ridge. It will always be 69street that where the Staten Island Ferry was located the only way from Brooklyn to Staten Island Before the bridge. Went to St. Patricks and St. John Villa Academy in Staten Island. 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. 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. Made her sister sell it for the money. Only come if you want to have fun - that's what everyone there is having. 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. Address. And thats where Forgottening began. Linn made house visits and fixed our TV sets when I was a kid. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Thanks for this chance to vent. 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. Altar boys wore a uniform of a black robe with a white overshirt, called a cassock and surplice. northwest corner(Pizzareia there now). From East: From Shore Rd to 4 Ave (due East/West) It was two floors of clothing, tennis rackets, baseball bats, basketballs, you name it. 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. My aunt said that the new families moving in from elsewhere seemed to have nothing but comtempt 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. U missed pics of Ovington Ave Bet 3rd//ridge great brownstones. Bands like City Kids, The Lynch Boys, Working Class, Alive N'. Do kids play roller hockey in the street anymore? Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in New York City, New York with a population of 54,136. The school expanded with a new gym in 1978 and an adjoining five-story classroom building in 1990. "We are scraping by and look forward to returning to some 'normalcy.'" says co-owner Matt Hogan. Best Menus of Brooklyn. I lived in Bay Ridge 35 years and never noticed this pair of gems on opposite sides of Ridge Boulevard on each side of 82nd Street by what was likely the same architect. It moved to the other side of 5th Avenue in the 1970s and remains there today. SOLD JUN 13, 2022. Its most pronounced exterior feature is the pendant Carpenter Gothic cornice at the eighth floor. I havent been back to Brooklyn in, I guess, about 30 years. 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. [Historic Districts Council]. The athletic fields you mention on 99th Street used to belong to St. Patricks. 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. 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. (Helen Normas older sister, Marie also a resident) Badtime for parading in Bay Ridge since everything had a sidewalk canopy as repairs were effected. It is so pretty. 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 . Bay Ridge was a beautiful place to grow up and it was also a great era to grow up. 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. He struts into work at a paint store at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue that still stands. Anyone have additional remembrances? Cebu is inspired by the classic notion of a bistro, great food, great Order Online 12. Rock Ridge: 144 Bleecker St. (Thompson & Laguardia) Rock 'n' Roll Cafe . Vocalist and guitarist Frankie Marra has seen bands and venues come and go during his 30 years on the bar circuit. The beautiful green church is gone. Stayed till moving upstate in 1988. I have some questions about the layout of Bay Ridge streets and thought you might be able to answer them. The Neosho volunteer fire brigade was one of seven that existed in New Utrecht, prior to the formation of a paid fire department. 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. I lived there for 18 years. Philippine Bars, Girls--and Tight Security--Welcome U.S. Terry: I was born in 1940 and graduated St. Michaels DHS in 1958. I believe he was a SAPD officer. For five years I was an altar boy at St. Anselm Church at 4th Avenue between 82nd and 83rd. Hidden Valley Scout Reservation. 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. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] I lived in Bay Ridge at 73rd and 3rd ave in 1974 after military service. The restaurant across the street,New Corner, is one of Brooklyns morevenerable and admired, though I admit Ive never been in. Gorgeous Mary Nolan was out star recruiter. Kelly's probably falls under the 'dive bar' category however the glasses and bar were very clean. I still went to my favorite lunch spots, Zekes Roast Beef and the Nathans on 86thSt. I really miss living there. A guide to military vehicles used in the Russia-Ukraine war, Half-marathon blocked an organ delivery, so a surgeon sprinted into the race, A condition called POTS rose after COVID, but patients can't find care, Pennsylvania unseals search warrant in Idaho killings, Justice Jackson writes 1st Supreme Court majority opinion. Whats with all the Perry names here? 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). Nov. 6, 1987 12 AM PT. JohnMackays wifes maiden namewas Marie Louise Antionette Hungerford and it is likely the short street was named for her. This homey pub offers a heated beer garden all year-round. @2019 - Forgotten New York. Xaverian had Sunday afternoon dances which some Fontbonne Hall coeds attended, maybe you were one of them? If you know of other bars that have closed their doors, please send a death notice. We never said Bay Ridge Ave or Bay Ridge Pkwy, they were 69th and 75th streets respectively. When he died his youngest daughter Helen who was not a nice person. While Madonna, REM, and Whitney Houston were topping the charts during the 1980s, Bay Ridge had its own vibrant music scene. I spent hours digging in that dirt. Attended PS 185 across the street, and then McKinley JHS. We never paid. I believe my ex wifes grandmother lived in that building where your grandmother lived. The revolutionary appellation comes from a plaque erected in 1962 on the protective gate, which indicates that several Revolutionary War veterans are buried here; though some historians dismiss the claim as spurious, others say that William Barkaloos sons, Harmans and Jacques, fought in the Battle of Brooklyn, which raged in Bay Ridge and throughout the towns of New Utrecht and Brooklyn. I was always in Zekes Roast Beef on 8th and 66th. It was run by a wizened old gaffer named Mr. Rogers, who showed up long before the affable raconteur on PBS. ! 1068 ft 2. & Ft. Hamilton Pkwy from 1972 to 1975. The night club capital of Brooklyn. 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. 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 1983 The Food Marketing Institute reports that 2/3 of all fish consumed in the U.S. is eaten in restaurants. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday]. In Bay Ridge, many of the non-numbered streets are named Ridge, Bay or a combination. The owner said that he had a lot of updating to do in the bar, but that he was keeping the same menu. The ground floor was where my dentist, Dr. Tempkin, had his office. 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. But they would go in, however, at 8:30. Was born on 54 street back in the day it was Bay Ridge. Some of the club names: Penthouse, Scottish Center, Banana Fish Park, Bojangles, Cadabra, Golden Dove, Hob Nails. My mother was born in 1919 in bay ridge. This mural depicting sea life under the Belt Parkway overpass on 69th Street is relatively new. The Village Underground 337 Dance Clubs Lounges I can send you some current photos of the block, if you are interested. I liked those funky restrooms by the B63 bus stop and the St. Pats ball fields across the street. Even so, it has retained its original entrance canopies which feature ornamental metal brackets. Still the greatest place on the planet. That was the time Merv Griffin went on TV. Once again, I livednearby for 35 years but I dont know if I ever noted the plastic-lettered, old school Weber Plumbing sign on 7th Avenue and 82nd Street. 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. 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. Really enjoyed reading about the history. 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. Perry are seen on the map. The reason In am writing is because St. Mikes closed in 1957 so I actually spent my last year at Xaverian. 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. Im 81 and living in Florida now. This apartment on Bay Ridge Parkway (sorry, 75th Street) has an unusual moniker. Went to St. Anselms and Regis HIgh School. I did not attend Xaverian High School (named for St. Francis Xavier) on Shore Road and Mackay Place, but I liked their sports letter, which was, of course, a big X one of my favorite letters. In both cases, the lower-numbered Avenue wins and gets to proceed south. 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. 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. Gee,how many people in NY and elsewhere can no longer afford to live where they grew up. Bay Pkwy in Bensonhurst and Stillwell Ave in Gravesend. Thanks for this chance to vent. That story is untrue, but some workers did lose their lives in falls during construction. I make no apologies for being a nostalgist. There was no where better to grow up. Pipin's Pub ($) Bar Food, American, Burgers, Irish, Sports Bars Distance: 0.05 miles. The basketball court figured in a scene in 1978sSaturday Night Fever. Love this sight. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Staten Islanders like to have a drink or two. 40-01 Little Neck Parkway 24A Little Neck, NY 11363. This was also a favored spot for me to ride my bicycle, no crosswalks between 92nd Street and JP Jones Park. It was sold to developers who knocked it down, and an ugly school building is now in its place. Angela Piccini Canad is remembered at 3rd Avenue and 84th Street. Both places close to where you grew up. By the mid 19th century, the rolling hills and vistas drew some of New York's wealthiest residents to build on Shore Rd. marty, blisstock this sat 9/18/2021. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. Bliss Terrace, between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenue west of Colonial Road, was named for a prominent industrialist who lived in Bay Ridge. Upcoming Events. Im 80 years old and my oldest daughter is 61 now. I grew up on 79th right off of 5th Avenue and remember going there but cant remember the name of the store. At 70 now my memories are fading fast. Bay Ridge Arts & Entertainment Legendary Penthouse, Pastels nightclub building in Bay Ridge sold to developer By John Alexander March 20, 2019 @ 1:23 pm Photos courtesy of Dennis Saleeby An outside view of the old Pastels nightclub, the site of which will soon become a Brink Fitness center. How handy are these when its raining and you need to get your keys out? I grew up in the Bush Terminal section in the 1950s/60s. The tugboat Amy Moran plying the Narrows on the way to an assignment no doubt. At the time, I was paying $475 on 73rd Street! 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