In a neighborhood featuring large apartment complexes, the Bay Ridge Apartments fill an entire block between 86th and 87th Street on the west side of Ridge Boulevard. But development encroached, and there was always talk of more land . The mansion and tower were razed in 1940. A flood of new bars, lounges, and clubs helps make Castleberry Hill . Best Menus of Brooklyn. Most of the time, though, I didnt enter through the front door. I was always in Zekes Roast Beef on 8th and 66th. 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. When it opened, it cut about an hour each way off my commute to Wagner College. 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. 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 little league played there, and St. Patricks School used them for a school year-end field day before the property was sold in the early 70s, if I recall right. The restaurant next door where John Travolta chomped on a burger in the 1977 movie NEW YORK No one was wearing tight polyester pants at the bar. Hip hop, 70s, 80s music. 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. 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. Manero struts through Bay Ridge with that certain swagger, past. Sketching Henderson Place [SpliceToday] I had the opportunity to buy the house, but moved to the woods, instead. Maps, Driving Directions & Local Area Information Popular Local Resources Hotels Near Bay Ridge Beach Nearby Cities Nearby Neighborhoods Nearby Features On the map, the roads in purple were already paved and the ones in the dotted lines were still planned. Ooh, Saturday Night Fever! shouted a patron, gyrating his shoulders to the lyrics: You should be dancing, yeah!. Linn made house visits and fixed our TV sets when I was a kid. Then we moved all the way to a semi-attached house at 8420-7 Ave, 1962-1969. Web Visit website. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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. I lived on 69th street off Colonial Road. 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. This stretch is mostly made up of attached houses with enclosed front porches, some bigger than the other. Badtime for parading in Bay Ridge since everything had a sidewalk canopy as repairs were effected. In the name New Utrecht Exempt Firemens Association you find two tidbits of history. They were the only Asians on the block. The Purple Rose Bars (1) 14 YEARS IN BUSINESS (718) 680-6030 7217 8th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11228 0.6 miles Darlene , my 2 sisters-in-law grew up at The Kallman Home also during the same period . The tug is fitted with an elevating wheelhouse. Bullocke was one of the early "mercantile elites" to settle in the community, the first class of new, nonfarming residents who moved to the area in the 1840s and '50s (including influential Old Bay Ridge residents such as Joseph Perry, Henry Murphy, Benjamin Townsend and others). Most street angles have to do with topography, or the lay of the land. A pair of classic, or at least superannuated, signs from the 1970s or 1980s on Bay Ridge Avenue between Ridge Boulevard and Colonial Road. After that I rode the bus. And thats where Forgottening began. Lounges in Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge. Fort Hamilton/Irishtown was once a separate community in southern Bay Ridge adjoining Fort Hamilton, and these small houses, Fort Hamilton Parkway and 97th Street, may be from the same mid-1850s era that saw the parish of St. Patricks established. 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. 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. 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. Originally part of the Pillsbury Corp., the restaurant was founded in 1976. Just for kicks I did what I have done relatively infrequently: I traced the path that I most often walked in the years 1963 to 1971 when I attended St. Anselm church and school as a kid. Bay Ridge was a beautiful place to grow up and it was also a great era to grow up. Ever since three Americans were ambushed . Hoppy1952 4 yr. ago Some of Saturday Night Fever was filmed in Bay Ridge, the dance club was 2001 Odyssey. Id love to visit just one more time and go shopping in Century. Bennett Court is another nice dead end also on 72 St. And Bay Ridge was never Old New Utrecht but Yellow Hook. My Aunt, never married, was the last one to pass away of those who stayed in Bay Ridge, year 1991. But that foray set the template. Lock Yard, 9221 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA, +1 718 333 5282 The Kettle Black Bar, American, $$$ Share View Add to Plan The Kettle Black, Brooklyn | Ricky Kharawala/Stocksnap I would love to know more about her family. I could swear it was like JP Mead or Olindos (wholesale/warehouse type). 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. 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!" Main Page. Please help. The parish of St. Marys, Ridge Boulevard and 81st Street, recently celebrated its centennial. Hello! I was born at Sister Elizabeths 7/3/1948. . I grew up on the same block. In the late 80s I was testing the waters for a different apartment and took a look at a 1-BR here. Joe Majors was prime restaurant and bar starting in 1960s he featured free food on oon occasion. Both are worth a look. Even at such a young age I really did feel that nothing in life was ever going to match that night. My brother graduated in 1961. To make a donation, please use the button below. The AntiochianGreek Christians, also known as Rm, are an Arabic-speaking Christian group from the Middle East. 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. View Map. 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. VIDEO TOUR. Built in 1973, by McDermott Shipyard of Morgan City, Louisiana (hull #179) as the, several elevated stations on the Astoria Line are getting similar treatment, Its owners were arrested for welfare fraud in 2009, named for inventors of military ordinance, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8446201/member-of-neosho-voluteer-fire/, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. Sailors. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Great place to grow up and go to public schools (102 and McKinley until we moved to Midwood). The sunrise would highlight it beautifully. Joe Joyce, left, the owner of JJ Bubbles, a popular neighborhood bar in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, with his family in the 1980s. The club, a one-story building on a corner lot, was sold and renamed Spectrum in 1987, reincarnated as a gay club. Montego Bay - Belmar. Wonderful memories visit almost every year. 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. It closed earlier this year, and its new owner is reportedly planning to raze it. Library at 95th and 4th. Its most pronounced exterior feature is the pendant Carpenter Gothic cornice at the eighth floor. He started out on the Lived in BR on Gatling Pl from 1961 to 1975. Breakfast Bar, Dining Area, No Formal Dining Room; Kitchen Description: Cooktop (Electric), Countertop . At that time the neighborhood was transitioning from countryside and farms into a more urban existence. Turning two, bronze, fixed pitch propellers. 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. Used to catch the rock concerts (1973?) They also sold records, I bought my first Beatles record there! 2 Baths. It'll be dead for 20-40 minutes and then people will come streaming in, but at least you won't have to stand on line outside for hours. QE 2 Club 1980s Central Ave, Albany ny by AlbanyGroup Archive the Elbo Room 1963 Albany NY (1960s) by AlbanyGroup Archive 2 288 lark, albany, ny 1984 1980s by AlbanyGroup Archive 1 jb's theater albany ny by AlbanyGroup Archive ginos collage albany ny . Finally I was intercepted by the park patrol on a go-cart, and one of the guys in the cart was the old man, who gave me a reaming and, he said later, that was one of the few times he ever gave me a whack. 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. By MARK FINEMAN. He struts into work at a paint store at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue that still stands. I rode the ferries from 69th street pier for a nickel, cars traveled to Staten Island via boat as the Guinea Gangplank wasnt built yet. McKinley Park was dedicated in 1903 and named for the recentlykilled President William McKinley. HS. (Helen Normas older sister, Marie also a resident) Last time I visited, part of it was paved over. Adding a business to Yelp is always free. 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! To destroy the Church of the Generals would truly be a sin. Went to OLA and Xaverian. 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. SOLD JUN 13, 2022. 1980s/1990s Rochester (stores & restaurants) Help, I have been searching pages and Facebook groups trying to remember the name of a store '80s/90s). My daughter was baptized at St. Anselms until we moved west to PA. My grandparents lived at 417 84th Street. 228 grad began practicing martial arts, winning competitions, and studying karate . My mother who was born at home in 1919 on Ovington Ave was disappointed because her birthday was 7/4/19. Brooklyns Adelphi Street in turn had been named for LondonsAdelphi Terrace,an early housing development in London, England that lasted from 1774 to 1938. 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. Diane McDonough & children. I finally got my opportunity to buy a co-op there in 2007. Philadelphia, or brotherly love). I couldnt remember the name of that candy store. I dont know of any others around the city like it. She was a columnist for 40 years at Bay Ridges Home Reporter newspaper, now known as the Brooklyn Reporter. Artists and musicians could afford to . 9510 3rd Avenue, Bay Ridge. Never mind that 2001 Odyssey, the club on 64th Street and Eighth Avenue where Travolta shimmied to stardom, is long gone. From East: From Shore Rd to 4 Ave (due East/West) 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. I lived in Bay Ridge for forty years and seen many changes, but some still remain like the Ragamuffin and Norwegian Day parades. The apartment building on 72 St seems pretty old to me and was wondering when it was built. This stolid structure on Bay Ridge Ave. (er, 69thSt.) just west of 3rdAve. has served as a Masonic temple, a church, and a school in recent decades, but its original purpose can be discerned on the keystones above the windows. 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. One of the most famous Bay Ridge highlights over the years was Hinschs ice cream parlor and luncheonette, on 5th near 86th. "It was a brutal scene. 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. If interested, please send an email to [email protected]. Perry are seen on the map. Whats with all the Perry names here? Lived across from Flagg Court on 73rd St. I lived on the corner of 69 & 7, by the parkway. Still the greatest place on the planet. Bay Pkwy in Bensonhurst and Stillwell Ave in Gravesend. It took its name from a local Native American chief in the pre-colonial era. His collection holds more than 1,000 photos, and for this brief look at his work, we pulled 40 of our favorites that show Dumbo, Brooklyn Heights, and a few other Brooklyn neighborhoods during. There was also a long-vanished American Legion outpost on 7th Avenue that was named for him. Jennifer Cohen, 35, was found beaten to death in the half pipe of Owl Head Skate Park in Bay Ridge the morning of Sept. 29, 2016. We never said Bay Ridge Ave or Bay Ridge Pkwy, they were 69th and 75th streets respectively. 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 guess there have been a lot of changes. These were carried in plastic zip up bags to and from church. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn is situated in a quiet and peaceful area of New York, especially when compared to Manhattan. December 1, 1978. The former nightlife capital of Brooklyn now battling clubs. The Barkaloo Cemetery is still historic since its the only family plot in Brooklyn not part of a larger cemetery. 1980s Sandy Springs emerges as a party zone with rowdy bars like American Pie, Charley Magruder's, and Copperfield's. . Anna Rupprecht. They also had a Chinese laundry in the inner courtyard. 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. The designation Greek mostly refers to the use of Koine Greek in liturgy. Thank you for sharing. Then graduated to The tea (green) room! Hence the term Exempt Fireman. I raised my children on 80th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue. Why did 4 Ave & 5 Ave merge at 95 St and not remain parallel? 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. Visit The Film Locations New York 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. 1068 ft 2. BONO'S FORMER AUSTRALIAN HOLIDAY HOME SELLS FOR $55.4 MILLION The stained glass windows give the home a very magical feel. for the locals,felt they were slow and stupid and had no ambition.Their Brooklyn accents were an A pair of classic, or at least superannuated, signs from the 1970s or 1980s on Bay Ridge Avenue between Ridge Boulevard and Colonial Road. 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. Both were removed (as well as other artifacts alluding to the Confederacy around the USA) in 2017 because political correctness defeats historical accuracy nowadays. 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. 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. 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). Stayed till moving upstate in 1988. Did you know her? Within 3 years I was bicycling to Coney Island and then all over Brooklyn and into Nassau and Queens by the time I was a teenager. Well, I think that hits it in the head forthe day. The building on the right boasts the only 9999 house number in Brooklyn. We then moved up to 4 Ave. between 60 th. Reply. Bay Ridge Place runs between Bay Ridge Avenue and Ovington Avenue west of 3rd, and part of it is lined by some more of those attached townhouses I like so much. Enjoy their craft beer and their artisanal sausages. Pizza with Duck Sausage wins quick stardom. Then moved across street where Emphasis is now. Attended PS 185 across the street, and then McKinley JHS. 5 The restaurant next door where John Travolta chomped on a burger in the 1977 movie that made disco famous is long gone. 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. 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. I raised my children in a house on 80th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue. Thats where my grandparents lived for 40 years. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] Nothing else quite hits the spot like this combination. sets in the early 60s? Grew up at 96th and Third. My mothers sister Marys family lived in Van Nuys, CA, and thus my grandmother was nearly abandoned except for me; she and my father did not get along. 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. Recently I saw Realtor.com had an estimated selling price for our former house in Flushing. Time for the N train at 8th Avenue, which like most Sea Beach Line stations has been under repair since 2015. JohnMackays wifes maiden namewas Marie Louise Antionette Hungerford and it is likely the short street was named for her. Philippine Bars, Girls--and Tight Security--Welcome U.S. Also went to hinschs. It was only ten years old when I began attending Mass regularly with my parents and grandmother. Its recently been sold and the restaurant will be razed for apartment buildings that overlook the golf course. 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. 1983 The Food Marketing Institute reports that 2/3 of all fish consumed in the U.S. is eaten in restaurants. Terry. 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. $798,000 Last Sold Price. My Grandmother lived on 77th St. between 3rd and 4th. Lots of memories. 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. NYCs Christmas Streets [SpliceToday] We lived in the house at 8401 Ridge Blvd which was torn down and replaced by the Greek church pictured in this story. Get the latest in beer, wine, and cocktail culture sent straight to your inbox. I was fascinated with the place when I bicycled here using the Belt Parkway bike path. The athletic fields you mention on 99th Street used to belong to St. Patricks. Ft. 4363 Glen Canyon Cir, Pittsburg, CA 94565-6448. 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. See more ideas about memories, restaurant, howard johnson's. Great site. It stood at 802 64th Street at Eighth Avenue, Bay Ridge. The first house after the stores. Blue Ridge LCC-19, I made my first Westpac in late 1974. You often see such trumpets depicted on memorials and gravesites. There was no where better to grow up. I wish I knew the architectural origins of this grand mansion at 8311 Ridge Boulevard, but its personal story is also engaging. Were looking for any home movies or photos of Bay Ridge in the 1970s, including 2001 Oddysey Disco, of course. I grew up in dyker heights. Are perhaps related to Claire McBride? It was also in this spot that Tony Manero told Stephanie in Saturday Night Fever that a man had fallen into unset concrete at the Brooklyn anchorage. Since a Mrs. Reilly lived in the building, it was always known to us as Reillys. 1972 The setting is the Bay Ridge Memorial Pier, first known as the 69th Street Pier located where Bay Ridge Avenue meets the Narrows, though Bay Ridgeites one and all call Bay Ridge Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway 69th Street and 75th Street, respectively. "An Irish Bar" is written on the awning but that's as far as it goes. Bay Ridge has gone from "Saturday Night Fever" to "Footloose.". does anyone remember a place on 69th street pier called Imbriales gardens (not the nurseries). In later years I always wondered if 83rd Street had been at one time lined with similar buildings. My family lived on 69th street, right above colonial road. This mural depicting sea life under the Belt Parkway overpass on 69th Street is relatively new. It is so pretty. 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. 4 Beds. It was 1990 on Manhattan's Upper East Side and, after the extravagant 1980s, the neighborhood . a quick history of 8320 7th avenue. And, from the way theyre worn down, these Belgians seem to be the original paving stones. In both cases, the lower-numbered Avenue wins and gets to proceed south. 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 ). Caio ! 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. I make no apologies for being a nostalgist. Ill show this particular example because unlike its brothers, its relatively unaltered. Its a beautiful building and the apartment has its original wood and glass doors with etched designs and glass door knobs. Currently, the population of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn is fairly diverse. Hi Rosanne, 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. Had his office just off 3rd ave on 86th st. Great times. Pubs in Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge. Manero struts through Bay Ridge with that certain swagger, past Kellys Tavern (still there) and on the ramparts of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. I went to Stuyvesant for one year after McKinley JHS, then on to Fort Hamilton HS from where I graduated in 1965. 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). Views of Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty, and the bridge are all available from the pier. Night Degree Suite & Lounge Bars Cocktail Lounges Bar & Grills (718) 567-8878 6011 7th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11220 1.1 miles 4. The restaurant across the street,New Corner, is one of Brooklyns morevenerable and admired, though I admit Ive never been in. I decided to describe whats on that path today and show much of what remains the same since I left. Waldingers Pharmacy occupied the corner when I was a kid. Alumni include MLBs Rich Aurelia, Hollywoods Scott Baio, and St. Johns Universitys and the NBAs Chris Mullin. Here are a pair on Bay Ridge Avenue between Colonial Road and Narrows Avenue. This was also an important building since my grandmother resided here, and Id be shuffled off within when my parents had guests. The restrooms although shallow making it hard . The back door, if you stuck a nail file in it, it turned., Said Marchak: It was the only club in Brooklyn at that time that had the light-up dance floor. 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. Marchak was a dancer in the film, and appears several times wearing sunglasses and doing the Hustle. This was a building where exempt firemen could meet and take advantages of services offered by the Association. Looks like we have an outdated ad here for We Buy Gold unless we can buy gold at that physical therapy office. Bars of the 1980s LGBTQ+ Bars of the 1980's The following timelines show the ebb and flow of the establishment of LGBTQ+ bars through the 1980s. 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