Used to catch the rock concerts (1973?) This apartment on Bay Ridge Parkway (sorry, 75th Street) has an unusual moniker. 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. 1942 to 1960. 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. Saturday Night Fever location: the bridge: Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn The kids display macho bravado on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, where I-278 crosses New York Bay to Staten Island, south of Bay Ridge. 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 beautiful green church is gone. (Helen Normas older sister, Marie also a resident) The buildings resemble those at the Sunny Hill Resort in the Catskills, where my parents liked to vacation. Do kids play roller hockey in the street anymore? Began my education at the PS on Ridge and 73rd at kindergarten followed by Our Lady of Angels On 3rd and 74th. 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. The former nightlife capital of Brooklyn now battling clubs. My grandmother Mary Masci bought 319 in April of 1929 for $9000. I believe my ex wifes grandmother lived in that building where your grandmother lived. This mural depicting sea life under the Belt Parkway overpass on 69th Street is relatively new. Most relevant. It was estimated to be slightly over a million dollars! It was really fun looking at the pictures of Bay Ridge. Well, I think that hits it in the head forthe day. And it was easy. Enjoy their craft beer and their artisanal sausages. Looks like we have an outdated ad here for We Buy Gold unless we can buy gold at that physical therapy office. Perry are seen on the map. 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. By the mid 19th century, the rolling hills and vistas drew some of New York's wealthiest residents to build on Shore Rd. Joe Majors was prime restaurant and bar starting in 1960s he featured free food on oon occasion. Ostrovitsky Bakery. Joe Joyce, left, the owner of JJ Bubbles, a popular neighborhood bar in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, with his family in the 1980s. To Southeast: From 4 Ave to (NW/SE) The present church was constructed here in 1910 and designed by architects Ralph Adams Cram and Charles Goodhue; Christ Churchs original building still stands, as Good Shepherd Church, at 4th Avenue and 75th Street. 1980s Sandy Springs emerges as a party zone with rowdy bars like American Pie, Charley Magruder's, and Copperfield's. . Lots of memories. 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. 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. Some of the club names: Penthouse, Scottish Center, Banana Fish Park, Bojangles, Cadabra, Golden Dove, Hob Nails. 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. View Map. It was later replaced by a Met Foods store. BONO'S FORMER AUSTRALIAN HOLIDAY HOME SELLS FOR $55.4 MILLION The stained glass windows give the home a very magical feel. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Truly, its my guess that this thing is going to go well into the six figures, Chanes said. Between 5th and 6th, 83rd was more dominated by apartment buildings than between 4th and 5th, but there were also some attached houses and a surprise. But that foray set the template. Please help. Bay Ridge Though famed as the setting for Saturday Night Fever, Bay Ridge offers much more than pop-culture trivia. My Aunt, never married, was the last one to pass away of those who stayed in Bay Ridge, year 1991. I lived on 88th Street between 3rd and Ridge. After awhile, though, I seriously irked the old man by asking for a cut. I lived at 8310 7th avenue. This is a review for dance clubs near Brooklyn, NY: "Best dance party in NYC for years now, and it's in Brooklyn at Southpaw. Marchak was a dancer in the film, and appears several times wearing sunglasses and doing the Hustle. 1983 The Food Marketing Institute reports that 2/3 of all fish consumed in the U.S. is eaten in restaurants. It becomes packed. 255 88th to be exact. Caio ! Panda Garden ($) Chinese Distance: 0.04 miles. It closed earlier this year, and its new owner is reportedly planning to raze it. Both are worth a look. I was curious if there was anything written about the streets in the Bay Ridge Historical Society or other source? However, they had competition where the sporting goods joint is Pohls, which I chiefly remember for being pitch dark within. 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. When he died his youngest daughter Helen who was not a nice person. Stayed till moving upstate in 1988. I was walking from 77th Street to Gravesend the other day (I used to bicycle these kind of distances but I dont think my reflexes are up to that these days.) And their owners care about them, too. The locksmith was a very important place for me: this was a candy store where I nabbed my comic books for the week. In 1867 he founded the machine shops that became the E. W. Bliss Company and the United States Projectile Company. The Barkaloos lived in Bay Ridge well into the 20thCentury. I could swear it was like JP Mead or Olindos (wholesale/warehouse type). The restaurant next door where John Travolta chomped on a burger in the 1977 movie that made disco famous is long gone. Still the greatest place on the planet. 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. 1982 Having introduced nouvelle cuisine at Ma Maison in Los Angeles, Chef Wolfgang Puck presents "California cuisine" to patrons of his new chic-casual Sunset Strip restaurant, Spago. He willed the estate to New York City, provided it be used for parkland. My aunt owned a rooming house in Park Slope in the 1950s.The Slope was an early victim of gentrification. And, from the way theyre worn down, these Belgians seem to be the original paving stones. This is the northwest corner of 83rd and 5th. On the way back a light snow began falling. I was on 61st between 2nd and 3rd and started my comic collection at Sams. These photos bring back many memories of accompanying him to various jobs when I was a kid. Show up at 10:15. A life-long Bruce Lee enthusiast, the David A. Boody I.S. Just saying, the old A St Pats field had been sold by the mnsgr of St Pats and then sat as a sunken mess of an empty lot for years before finally being developed. Terry. By MARK FINEMAN. 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. In spite of many materials being shipped from Ireland when the Monk moved from 5th to 3rd Ave, any type of an Irish atmosphere in here is lost on me. Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Bay Ridge was 79,371, a decrease of 1,168 (1.5%) from the 80,539 counted in 2000. The mansion and tower were razed in 1940. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. We never said Bay Ridge Ave or Bay Ridge Pkwy, they were 69th and 75th streets respectively. It was only ten years old when I began attending Mass regularly with my parents and grandmother. The corner once held a conical turret, brought down in 1937 by a storm. Don't come if you're a knucklehead. This was occupied by a family named Jerro, whose kids attended St. Anselm. 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. She was a columnist for 40 years at Bay Ridges Home Reporter newspaper, now known as the Brooklyn Reporter. My older brother Frank was born at sister Elizabeths on 10/4/1944 also. Plus they manage to add nothing of worth. 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. 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. 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. This instilled humility. 2 Bed. The waitressmore. My mother was born in 1919 in bay ridge. If interested, please send an email to musictvguy2@gmail.com. In 1969 I went college in upstate NY and never moved back to Brooklyn but have visited numerous times. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] This apartment building between 3rd and 4th on Bay Ridge Avenue has a more utilitarian design. While Brooklyn had its own fire department (the BFD, the trigraph seen on a number of old firehouses around the borough) far-flung realms like Bay Ridge were served by a number of volunteer fire departments. Sale in Bay Ridge 9265 Shore Road #4A. Thank you for sharing your story. In the name New Utrecht Exempt Firemens Association you find two tidbits of history. Bakers Bar is Opening on 3rd Avenue - Bay Ridge. That was the time Merv Griffin went on TV. When I worked nights in Manhattan, my Mondays were always happy because before heading off to work at five p.m., Id head to Zekes for a repast, which capped off my weekend, which ran from Saturday afternoon when I got up to reporting for work at Photo-Lettering at eight p.m. on Monday. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] In addition, several elevated stations on the Astoria Line are getting similar treatment. Hidden Valley Scout Reservation. Its a beautiful building and the apartment has its original wood and glass doors with etched designs and glass door knobs. My Dad went to PS 104 because before 1929 they had lived on 90th street between 3rd and Fourth. Thanks for the memories. At that time the neighborhood was transitioning from countryside and farms into a more urban existence. 2 Baths. It was an era, let me tell you, said Alex Marchak, 48, who runs Trzaska Funeral Home, a third-generation family business there. 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. 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. 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. Im 81 and living in Florida now. 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. An hour or two must have passed. Hello! 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. Bars Restaurants 6.0 89 YEARS IN BUSINESS Amenities: (718) 745-9619 8902 3rd Ave Brooklyn, NY 11209 $$ 0.4 miles OPEN NOW 3. 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. By Ginia Bellafante Published April 18, 2020 Updated April 19, 2020 Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Everyone refers to the building as the Ska Building because of the black and white design. I grew up on 79th right off of 5th Avenue and remember going there but cant remember the name of the store. Fort Hamilton had been nicknamed Irishtown since 1825, when Irish escaping from British oppression started arriving here. 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 miss the good old days. Dennis became a very successful lawyer. Kelly's probably falls under the 'dive bar' category however the glasses and bar were very clean. Pipin's Pub ($) Bar Food, American, Burgers, Irish, Sports Bars Distance: 0.05 miles. 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. 74. 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! Why did 8 Ave & 9 Ave disappear? Had wanted me born on her day. Wonderful memories visit almost every year. Head in any direction from the Manero house on a Saturday night and youre more likely to see a Russian or Chinese nightclub than you are to find anything resembling Odyssey. Cebu is inspired by the classic notion of a bistro, great food, great Order Online 12. 1972 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. 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. 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