Im 80 years old and my oldest daughter is 61 now. She was a columnist for 40 years at Bay Ridges Home Reporter newspaper, now known as the Brooklyn Reporter. Great place to grow up and go to public schools (102 and McKinley until we moved to Midwood). In 1965 on one of our Clove Lakes trips, I must have gotten bored and decided to wander off on my own. 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. I remember wandering around the north end of the park where the bridle paths are, or were (Im not sure if they are there now). Bay Ridge Though famed as the setting for Saturday Night Fever, Bay Ridge offers much more than pop-culture trivia. To Southeast: From 4 Ave to (NW/SE) It stood at 802 64th Street at Eighth Avenue, Bay Ridge. The Suburban Chicago Coke Bars of the 1980s. Mackay Place has its own story, too. I also was born in 1956 at 7501 Ridge Blvd down the block where my aunt and uncle lived in Flagg Court where my brother and I swam in the pool in the middle of the bldgs. in recent years. A neighborhood institution since 1964, the bar has been forced to reinvent itself during Covid. I have always missed Bay Ridge!! Bay Ridge was a beautiful place to grow up and it was also a great era to grow up. Show up at 10:15. The park was created from the estate of Eliphalet Bliss (1836-1903). 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. 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.. Both Lee and Jackson worshipped at the original St. Johns while stationed at Fort Hamilton. I was always in Zekes Roast Beef on 8th and 66th. 5 Bay Ridge has gone from "Saturday Night Fever" to "Footloose.". 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. Thisone-story porched house, Fort Hamilton Parkway and 92nd Street, was in place when I traveled this spot as a kid in the 1960s. Well, I think that hits it in the head forthe day. I grew up in the Bush Terminal section in the 1950s/60s. I went to Stuyvesant for one year after McKinley JHS, then on to Fort Hamilton HS from where I graduated in 1965. kevinjudewalsh@gmail.com. Began my education at the PS on Ridge and 73rd at kindergarten followed by Our Lady of Angels On 3rd and 74th. Xaverian had Sunday afternoon dances which some Fontbonne Hall coeds attended, maybe you were one of them? In 1969 I went college in upstate NY and never moved back to Brooklyn but have visited numerous times. 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. In Bay Ridge there are a lot of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Biggest church in Brooklyn was our Lady of Perpetual Help RC was also bay Ridge in the day. Colonial Hall at Colonial Road and 92nd Street. I left the waterfront at this point, but I have walked it before. The waitressmore. The names Joseph Perry and A.C. All Right Reserved. He struts into work at a paint store at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue that still stands. 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. It was estimated to be slightly over a million dollars! The above photo shows Bay Ridges 9/11 memorial, dedicated in 2005. In the 1980s I was able to ride my bike into and through Fort Hamilton. It was only ten years old when I began attending Mass regularly with my parents and grandmother. music starts at noon. Both are worth a look. The women of the immediate area would gather on the benches and chit chat, including my mother and grandmother. Fort Hamilton had been nicknamed Irishtown since 1825, when Irish escaping from British oppression started arriving here. He went to Manual Training and my mother to Bay Ridge HS. Most relevant. Most of the time, though, I didnt enter through the front door. I lived in Bay Ridge at 73rd and 3rd ave in 1974 after military service. In Dyker Heights why does it go from 7 Ave to 10 Ave? I was baptized at St. Anselms, before my parents moved us north to OLA. Marchak was a dancer in the film, and appears several times wearing sunglasses and doing the Hustle. Turning two, bronze, fixed pitch propellers. The parish of St. Marys, Ridge Boulevard and 81st Street, recently celebrated its centennial. Please help. Main Page. for the locals,felt they were slow and stupid and had no ambition.Their Brooklyn accents were an To make a donation, please use the button below. 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). In reply to Chris; Yes, the contempt shown by the folks from Iowa, Kansas, Conn., etc always gets my goat. I was curious if there was anything written about the streets in the Bay Ridge Historical Society or other source? I miss the good old days. Montego Bay - Belmar. 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. The Department of Traffic must have had a surplus. It was quiet and dignified compared to the teen hangout at Hinschs and sometimes thats what I wanted. Helen Norma Simonsen married my brother Best Menus of Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge. This smallest cemetery in Brooklyn was founded in 1725 by Dutch immigrant William Harmans Barkaloo and likely served as a family farm graveyard. At 70 now my memories are fading fast. Soon after, I moved out and our relationship improved. Bidding begins at $60,000 to $80,000, said Brian Chanes, director of sales at Profiles in History, a Hollywood, Calif.-based auction house. I remember Nathans when it was Wetsons Burgers. my grandfather had it built in1912. But that foray set the template. And, from the way theyre worn down, these Belgians seem to be the original paving stones. 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. Bennett Court is another nice dead end also on 72 St. A trio of attached brick houses with semicircular bays, 100th Street between 4th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway. Elvi Modig married my brother John Meade. Bakers Bar is Opening on 3rd Avenue - Bay Ridge. Bars/clubs 1980's Show more . His estate, Owls Head, featured an observatory known as the Bayard Tower. 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. 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. Linn made house visits and fixed our TV sets when I was a kid. 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 ). This was also an important building since my grandmother resided here, and Id be shuffled off within when my parents had guests. There are four camps: Camp Independence (Cub Scouts & Webelos), Camp Freedom (Boy Scouts with Dining Hall), Camp Liberty (Boy Scouts with food for you to prepare at your camp site), and Eagle Base (a high-adventure program). 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. 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. Fort Hamilton restaurant for special occasions and Hinschs every day. I moved out in 1982 but then briefly back in, in a one-room apartment, from 1991-1993, and Ive been in Queens since then. The church has been known as Union Church since it merged with a Presbyterian church a block away in 1918. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn | 177 restaurants on OpenTable Home United States New York / Tri-State Area Bay Ridge Restaurants Make a free reservation Let's go Available for late dinner now View all Bogota Latin Bistro 1572 reviews Latin American $$$$ Park Slope Booked 12 times today Find next available Empanada Loca 4 reviews Its most pronounced exterior feature is the pendant Carpenter Gothic cornice at the eighth floor. 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. The Barkaloo Cemetery is still historic since its the only family plot in Brooklyn not part of a larger cemetery. The school expanded with a new gym in 1978 and an adjoining five-story classroom building in 1990. The last burial took place in 1848. That was the time Merv Griffin went on TV. Vocalist and guitarist Frankie Marra has seen bands and venues come and go during his 30 years on the bar circuit. Perry are seen on the map. Hell of a way to raise kids-everyone knew everyone else! Library at 95th and 4th. "It was a brutal scene. The sunrise would highlight it beautifully. Still the greatest place on the planet. (Bryan Pace/for New York Daily News) Fishman and his wife Diane have owned. They were the only Asians on the block. 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. But development encroached, and there was always talk of more land . My mother who was born at home in 1919 on Ovington Ave was disappointed because her birthday was 7/4/19. Ever since three Americans were ambushed . Rock Ridge: 144 Bleecker St. (Thompson & Laguardia) Rock 'n' Roll Cafe . A bar by Lyons's hospital called the one and only Basking Ridge. 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). Had his office just off 3rd ave on 86th st. 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. We lived in the house at 8401 Ridge Blvd which was torn down and replaced by the Greek church pictured in this story. Whats with all the Perry names here? 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. The Neosho volunteer fire brigade was one of seven that existed in New Utrecht, prior to the formation of a paid fire department. Love I here but miss Brooklyn. For some extra money, my father kept up a building on 85th Street at the other end near 5th Avenue. george b. panos September 15, 2021 - 6:44 pm. I havent been back to Brooklyn in, I guess, about 30 years. Movies at Fort Hamilton for 25 cents. Brooklyn Baby New York Pictures Brooklyn's Finest Weather Storm Khao Lak Koh Chang Bay Ridge ~ Blizzard of '77 my hometown, but was in Buffalo at the time for the real snow lol J June Heavey Vintage Bay Ridge Brooklyn Heights Greenpoint My Kind Of Town Ny Ny 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. The nearby Roman Catholic parish, St. Patricks, originated the same year. Went to St. Anselms and Regis HIgh School. Maybe near the old Mapledale party house? Many great memories. I live on the Upper Eastside but still drive to Bay Ridge once a month. 1972 The family has scattered all over-Florida, DC Metro area, Los Angeles Basin, Arizona, and me in Washington State. 1942 to 1960. (Blythebourne is the original name of the development that gave rise to Borough Park. Weirdly, half of it is Belgian-blocked and half of it is surfaced with asphalt. A spot of internet research indicated that Tokeneke is a district in Darien, Connecticut, as well as a country club in the vicinity. Hence the term Exempt Fireman. Upcoming Events. The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. Thank you for sharing your story. You would not believe the little jewelbox house gems I discovered on this walk. music starts at noon. 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. There were occasionalwalks with my grandmother, who looked after me much of the time since both parents worked, to Shore Road, and bus rides with one parent or the other on the B16 (Fort Hamilton Parkway), B63 (5th Avenue), B37 (3rd Avenue), B64 (86th Street to Coney Island) and more rarely on other lines. How handy are these when its raining and you need to get your keys out? some people are greedy and unspurious, as his youngest daughter. Powered by two, twelve cylinder, EMD 12-645-E2 diesel engines. My Grandfather was born in the late 1800s in a simple house on Shore Road, John Atkins. Do kids play roller hockey in the street anymore? This triangle features a war memorial dedicated to a local soldier, Anthony Mondello. This instilled humility. 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. The price was too rich for me at the time, $660 per month. Christophers Restutant in bay Ridge I. When the Bridge opened there were rides on the R7 (now S53) to Clove Lakes Park. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. And she had a huge orange Tabby cat who walked around like he owned the place. 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. Anyone have additional remembrances? Easy bus ride! It was run by a wizened old gaffer named Mr. Rogers, who showed up long before the affable raconteur on PBS. $989,000. Reply. I was on the first bus that crossed the bridge when it opened in November 1964. The school became co-educational in 2016 after most of its existence as an all-boys school. Pubs in Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge. 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. The building itself was constructed in 1925-ish and is built like square around a central courtyard. Went to St. Patricks and St. John Villa Academy in Staten Island. 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. Founder Joseph Perry (that name again) is remembered by Perry Terraceand Perry Arms. I lived on Ridge Court located off 72 St between 3 and 4 Ave. Beautiful dead end street with a red brick roadbed. I suppose thats the effect of the passage of time. Richard Meade in 1958. See more ideas about memories, restaurant, howard johnson's. And their owners care about them, too. We always snuck in through the back because we were underage, said Bennett, who was 15 in 1977. When we think of the suburbs, we often think of strip malls, drive-throughs, chain restaurants and big box stores. Born in CA in 1940. My folks would take us to the park at Fort Hamilton, and somewhere I have a picture of me sticking out of the mouth of that cannon (before it was sealed off). 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. We never said Bay Ridge Ave or Bay Ridge Pkwy, they were 69th and 75th streets respectively. I spent hours digging in that dirt. Yes, that was Linns. It was a clam bar, beer bar, etc. BONO'S FORMER AUSTRALIAN HOLIDAY HOME SELLS FOR $55.4 MILLION The stained glass windows give the home a very magical feel. Enjoy their craft beer and their artisanal sausages. 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. I lived at 361-95th St from 1944-1982. northwest corner(Pizzareia there now). This is real Bay Ridge, a good place to go to get some local flavor and a well made drink. Used to catch the rock concerts (1973?) Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] My parents were married during WWII at Our Lady of Angels Church. Cebu is inspired by the classic notion of a bistro, great food, great Order Online 12. Gorgeous Mary Nolan was out star recruiter. Bayside Hills [SpliceToday] I have some questions about the layout of Bay Ridge streets and thought you might be able to answer them. 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 . Visions of tree-lined neighborhoods, McMansions, lemonade stands and Little League pop into our heads. Pizza with Duck Sausage wins quick stardom. It is so pretty. Nearby homes similar to 4224 Ridge Dr have recently sold between $640K to $798K at an average of $400 per square foot. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday]. I was in that movie! exclaimed Mary Bennett, 43, a fill-in waitress sitting at the other end of the mostly empty bar. Thank you for sharing. 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. 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. And the people moving in to these places dont seem to respect or care for what went before. Recently I saw Realtor.com had an estimated selling price for our former house in Flushing. especially favorite subject for ridicule and jokes. It was 1990 on Manhattan's Upper East Side and, after the extravagant 1980s, the neighborhood . Terry. It will always be 69street that where the Staten Island Ferry was located the only way from Brooklyn to Staten Island Before the bridge. I decided to describe whats on that path today and show much of what remains the same since I left. My dentist is my only continued connection with Bay Ridge. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Let me k. AboutPressCopyrightContact. The allegations were laid out Friday in an order. Like. In the name New Utrecht Exempt Firemens Association you find two tidbits of history. 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. Marie Simonsen lives in Texas also. (: I loved reading this as so many memories of Bay Ridge. 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. At the time, some Gowers Corner residents favored it as a preferred alternative to a wider . The former nightlife capital of Brooklyn now battling clubs. 8 shares. This was a building where exempt firemen could meet and take advantages of services offered by the Association. Hoppy1952 4 yr. ago Some of Saturday Night Fever was filmed in Bay Ridge, the dance club was 2001 Odyssey. Didnt venture to Bay Ridge till the early 1960s. Tommy Pitera. However, they had competition where the sporting goods joint is Pohls, which I chiefly remember for being pitch dark within. $798,000 Last Sold Price. But, in a case of divine timing, one of those Bee Gees songs poured in over the radio like sweet memory, and for just a moment it was Wednesday Afternoon Fever at Kellys Tavern in Bay Ridge. Status: Life in prison. Philadelphia, or brotherly love). . 2 Baths. A life-long Bruce Lee enthusiast, the David A. Boody I.S. 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. Flagg Court, 7200 Ridge Boulevard in Bay Ridge. 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. I was born at Sister Elizabeths 7/3/1948. 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.". Tags: arts and entertainment bay ridge blink fitness There was no where better to grow up. Then we moved to Shore Road (94th/95th). 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. Bliss Terrace,between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenuewest of Colonial Road, was named for a prominent industrialist who lived in Bay Ridge. 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. @2019 - Forgotten New York. I lived on 88th Street between 3rd and Ridge. The Village Underground 337 Dance Clubs Lounges . I would love to know more about her family. December 1, 1978. 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. 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. I live in Cleveland now and totally freaked out when we bought a house because never envisioned being a homeowner. Joe Joyce, left, the owner of JJ Bubbles, a popular neighborhood bar in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, with his family in the 1980s. Another Citadel of Living at Ridge Boulevard and 87th Street. My favorite quote from there, a friend of a friend who was surprised how everyone is just there to dance - "no guys were even hitting on me!" 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. 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. Visit The Film Locations New York We never paid. It was sold to developers who knocked it down, and an ugly school building is now in its place. 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! The Barkaloos lived in Bay Ridge well into the 20thCentury. Coogan's Parrot Bay: 1668 Third Ave. (between 93rd & 94th St.) Tequila Jack's: . Great times. It closed earlier this year, and its new owner is reportedly planning to raze it. Home The Long Road Beginning Early Experiences Philadelphia Philadelphia Part 2 Harrisburg Harrisburg Experiences Lancaster Lancaster Experiences York York Experiences Allentown Montgomery No more having to catch the 69th Street ferry! Nov. 6, 1987 12 AM PT. Bullocke had bought a corner chunk of Isaac Bergen's farm, atop a hill people came to call Bullocke's . To destroy the Church of the Generals would truly be a sin. 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. I was fascinated with the place when I bicycled here using the Belt Parkway bike path. 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. It was later replaced by a Met Foods store. It was a clam bar, beer bar, etc. I raised my children on 80th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue. HS. Best 70's and 80's dance clubs near Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY. Thanks for this chance to vent. It took its name from a local Native American chief in the pre-colonial era. The owner said that he had a lot of updating to do in the bar, but that he was keeping the same menu. OLONGAPO, Philippines . 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. The triangle was named for one of my relatives, Lieutenant William E. Coffey. The buildings resemble those at the Sunny Hill Resort in the Catskills, where my parents liked to vacation. I owned Dyker Bicycle store on 86 st & Ft Ham Pkwy for 5 years. The club, a one-story building on a corner lot, was sold and renamed Spectrum in 1987, reincarnated as a gay club. This website and photos bring back fond memories. Night Degree Suite & Lounge Bars Cocktail Lounges Bar & Grills (718) 567-8878 6011 7th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11220 1.1 miles 4. Lots of memories. Bar Restaurants in Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge. 8701 Shore Rd., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. 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