$989,000. Maybe near the old Mapledale party house? My brother graduated in 1961. Linns. The school became co-educational in 2016 after most of its existence as an all-boys school. Why? Rock Ridge: 144 Bleecker St. (Thompson & Laguardia) Rock 'n' Roll Cafe . marty, blisstock this sat 9/18/2021. We never paid. And it was easy. About 7,000 people worldwide have expressed interest in buying the dance floor. JohnMackays wifes maiden namewas Marie Louise Antionette Hungerford and it is likely the short street was named for her. The reason In am writing is because St. Mikes closed in 1957 so I actually spent my last year at Xaverian. Bensonhurst, 1990. The former nightlife capital of Brooklyn now battling clubs. 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.) Turning two, bronze, fixed pitch propellers. Xaverian had Sunday afternoon dances which some Fontbonne Hall coeds attended, maybe you were one of them? Bar and music culture have thrived here for decades. Both Lee and Jackson worshipped at the original St. Johns while stationed at Fort Hamilton. Ridge Boulevard was still Second Avenue.. Manero struts through Bay Ridge with that certain swagger, past Kellys Tavern (still there) and on the ramparts of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Copyright 20042023 Yelp Inc. Yelp, , and related marks are registered trademarks of Yelp. . And he's seen music go from rock to disco to punk to New Wave and back again. Used to catch the rock concerts (1973?) After awhile, though, I seriously irked the old man by asking for a cut. 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. 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). They were the only Asians on the block. I lived at 8310 7th avenue. Pigeon Park. Its also home to a clutch ofBrooklyn parrots, though I didnt see or hear any the day I was there. Robert . Dennis became a very successful lawyer. We were in same class at fontbonne. 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. Then we moved all the way to a semi-attached house at 8420-7 Ave, 1962-1969. 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. To Southeast: From 4 Ave to (NW/SE) Bay Ridge's geography has lent it a unique place in American history. It will always be 69street that where the Staten Island Ferry was located the only way from Brooklyn to Staten Island Before the bridge. Love I here but miss Brooklyn. Even at such a young age I really did feel that nothing in life was ever going to match that night. The land developed for the terrace and the apartment building were likely purchased directly from the Perrys. When I was a kid in Bay Ridge, I originally had three excellent libraries to choose from, none especially close to where I lived at 6th avenue and 83rd, but close enough: the Carnegie-funded library at 4th Avenue and 95th Street; Fort Hamilton Parkway and 68th Street, across from the old Fortway Theater; here, in a modern building completed in 1959 at Ridge Boulevard and 73rd Street great midcentury design; and a fourth, built in the 1970s at 13th Avenue and 83rd Street in Dyker Heights. @2019 - Forgotten New York. The ground floor was where my dentist, Dr. Tempkin, had his office. 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. 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. 1124 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY 11230-3610, USA. & Ft. Hamilton Pkwy from 1972 to 1975. A dry cleaner occupied the corner for many years. 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 ). The Department of Transportation refuses to acknowledge this, and thus, this informal sign is the only one in the neighborhood that calls the street what everyone else calls it. Upcoming Events. The Suburban Chicago Coke Bars of the 1980s. 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. 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. 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. The owner said that he had a lot of updating to do in the bar, but that he was keeping the same menu. Richard Meade in 1958. I went in through the back, where there was a room behind the altar that was connected to the rectory. I owned Dyker Bicycle store on 86 st & Ft Ham Pkwy for 5 years. Manero struts through Bay Ridge with that certain swagger, past. Bennett Court is another nice dead end also on 72 St. Loysville, PA. In later years I always wondered if 83rd Street had been at one time lined with similar buildings. Attended PS 185 across the street, and then McKinley JHS. Watched Verazzano Bridge being built. I raised my children on 80th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue. Plus they manage to add nothing of worth. The corner once held a conical turret, brought down in 1937 by a storm. The basketball court figured in a scene in 1978sSaturday Night Fever. A life-long Bruce Lee enthusiast, the David A. Boody I.S. I spent many Friday evenings in Pohls with friends sitting in one of the dark booths with the high backs. Monday - Sunday: 12pm - 4am. 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. 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. 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. A neighborhood institution since 1964, the bar has been forced to reinvent itself during Covid. Vocalist and guitarist Frankie Marra has seen bands and venues come and go during his 30 years on the bar circuit. northwest corner(Pizzareia there now). Don't come if you're a knucklehead. If interested, please send an email to musictvguy2@gmail.com. It is so pretty. Night Degree Suite & Lounge Bars Cocktail Lounges Bar & Grills (718) 567-8878 6011 7th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11220 1.1 miles 4. [3] How handy are these when its raining and you need to get your keys out? And Bay Ridge was never Old New Utrecht but Yellow Hook. The family has scattered all over-Florida, DC Metro area, Los Angeles Basin, Arizona, and me in Washington State. Nov. 6, 1987 12 AM PT. If you know of other bars that have closed their doors, please send a death notice. 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 Just south of 5th Avenue. Bay Ridge was a beautiful place to grow up and it was also a great era to grow up. I like to look at maps of Brooklyn and reminisce of my childhood 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. I grew up in the Bush Terminal section in the 1950s/60s. Address. 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!" Do you know where I could research that? 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). It was like a club away from home. But the only difference between the 20-something rocker of the 1980s and today's 53-year-old frontman of Frankie Marra and his Band are the expectations. I havent been back to Brooklyn in, I guess, about 30 years. Biggest church in Brooklyn was our Lady of Perpetual Help RC was also bay Ridge in the day. 5.7%. Please help. Home The Long Road Beginning Early Experiences Philadelphia Philadelphia Part 2 Harrisburg Harrisburg Experiences Lancaster Lancaster Experiences York York Experiences Allentown Montgomery Looks like we have an outdated ad here for We Buy Gold unless we can buy gold at that physical therapy office. After that I rode the bus. 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. 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. They also had a Chinese laundry in the inner courtyard. 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 night club capital of Brooklyn. Bars/clubs 1980's Show more . The Owls Head Water Pollution Control Plant, and its stench on hot days, has been a Bay Ridge fixture for over 40 years. 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. quite a change from what my Grandmother paid. Pond, was a contractor who did remodeling on houses all over Bay Ridge. Fort Hamilton restaurant for special occasions and Hinschs every day. 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. Neosho stumps me, since it is a town in Missouri. And, from the way theyre worn down, these Belgians seem to be the original paving stones. She was a columnist for 40 years at Bay Ridges Home Reporter newspaper, now known as the Brooklyn Reporter. One of the most famous Bay Ridge highlights over the years was Hinschs ice cream parlor and luncheonette, on 5th near 86th. The Neosho volunteer fire brigade was one of seven that existed in New Utrecht, prior to the formation of a paid fire department. Bay Ridge. Web Visit website. Richard Brown May 10, 2021 - 11:45 pm. To destroy the Church of the Generals would truly be a sin. The Department of Traffic must have had a surplus. I am sitting near the Brooklyn tower of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, completed in 1964; I saw it built. Blue Ridge LCC-19, I made my first Westpac in late 1974. I would love to know more about her family. 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. It still had the original kitchen and bathroom in 1991. He went to Manual Training and my mother to Bay Ridge HS. Come dinner,. It was run by a wizened old gaffer named Mr. Rogers, who showed up long before the affable raconteur on PBS. 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. Joe Joyce, left, the owner of JJ Bubbles, a popular neighborhood bar in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, with his family in the 1980s. Show up at 10:15. Movies at Fort Hamilton for 25 cents. A pair of classic, or at least superannuated, signs from the 1970s or 1980s on Bay Ridge Avenue between Ridge Boulevard and Colonial Road. 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 The locksmith was a very important place for me: this was a candy store where I nabbed my comic books for the week. At the time, I was paying $475 on 73rd Street! 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 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. Near perfection in late 19th or early 20th residential design and construction. I live in the Kenruby. Bay Pkwy in Bensonhurst and Stillwell Ave in Gravesend. My daughter was baptized at St. Anselms until we moved west to PA. My grandparents lived at 417 84th Street. The restaurant across the street,New Corner, is one of Brooklyns morevenerable and admired, though I admit Ive never been in. The neighborhood's community board claimed a victory last month when the nightclub Ibiza withdrew its request for a liquor license for a recently renovated spot on Third Avenue between 82nd . Never mind that 2001 Odyssey, the club on 64th Street and Eighth Avenue where Travolta shimmied to stardom, is long gone. $399,000. 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. Elvi Modig & John Meade have passed away Theres also an apartment building called Perry Arms, at Ridge Boulevard and Bay Ridge Avenue. Disc-no! Why did 4 Ave & 5 Ave merge at 95 St and not remain parallel? We then moved up to 4 Ave. between 60 th. (Blythebourne is the original name of the development that gave rise to Borough Park. Phone +1 718-951-7924. This was also a favored spot for me to ride my bicycle, no crosswalks between 92nd Street and JP Jones Park. I recently met with former tenants of the Pohls family (they owned the building) who shared photos of the pair and told me they returned to Maine where they lived out their remaining days. To make a donation, please use the button below. 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 Purple Rose Bars (1) 14 YEARS IN BUSINESS (718) 680-6030 7217 8th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11228 0.6 miles I guess the new NYC has no plans for working or middle class types anymore. The triangle was named for one of my relatives, Lieutenant William E. Coffey. Joe Majors was prime restaurant and bar starting in 1960s he featured free food on oon occasion. A fireman known as exempt was a member of a volunteer fire company for five years; a number of other exceptions and corollaries to this rule further explained the term exempt. As far as New Utrecht is concerned, Bay Ridge was a part of the town of New Utrecht since the towns establishment in 1683 until it was annexed by the City of Brooklyn in 1894, and then Greater New York absorbed Brooklyn in 1898. Get the latest in beer, wine, and cocktail culture sent straight to your inbox. Kev I luv reading about your family. Im 80 years old and my oldest daughter is 61 now. In 1969 I went college in upstate NY and never moved back to Brooklyn but have visited numerous times. The restrooms although shallow making it hard . I remember the Christmas lights on the homes on 11 & 12 ave. Thank you to all our donors that continue to support Forgotten NY. A lot of good memories. I lived on the corner of 69 & 7, by the 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. Diane McDonough & children. Bay Ridge has gone from "Saturday Night Fever" to "Footloose.". 2 Bed. Streets surrounding Fort Hamilton, such as Dahlgren, Parrott and Gatling Places, arenamed for inventors of military ordinance. The reason is simple. Id love to visit just one more time and go shopping in Century. I remember Nathans when it was Wetsons Burgers. Gee,how many people in NY and elsewhere can no longer afford to live where they grew up. 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 Hustle was the thing, and that was the place.. Great times. 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. We lived on the corner of 85th street and 4th Ave. Left in 1963 when Dads company moved from Manhattan to Jersey. Marchak was a dancer in the film, and appears several times wearing sunglasses and doing the Hustle. This apartment building between 3rd and 4th on Bay Ridge Avenue has a more utilitarian design. Some of the club names: Penthouse, Scottish Center, Banana Fish Park, Bojangles, Cadabra, Golden Dove, Hob Nails. The club, a one-story building on a corner lot, was sold and renamed Spectrum in 1987, reincarnated as a gay club. 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. An hour or two must have passed. Besides the altar boys, I was involved in Scouting; I was never athletic, so never got on any of the sports teams. Queensboro Hill was a solid middle class neighborhood when we moved west in 2005. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. 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. Before that, when I lived in Bay Ridge, I eyed Flagg Court for years but didnt get in. 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.. In both cases, the lower-numbered Avenue wins and gets to proceed south. Still the greatest place on the planet. Phew! Weirdly, half of it is Belgian-blocked and half of it is surfaced with asphalt. "It was a brutal scene. Only come if you want to have fun -more, Basically if you're not VIP you're a peasant even if you paid $70-$150 to get in at the door.more, My friend and I got two long island's with a shot and it came out to $70 something.more, DJsParty Equipment RentalsSilent DiscoWest Village, 70s ensembles) but certainly not a requirement or done by all. 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. This homey pub offers a heated beer garden all year-round. Sketching Henderson Place [SpliceToday] My studio apartment rent was $90/month including gas and electric. I was born in 1953. HS. Bayside Hills [SpliceToday] As a matter of fact I still go to the same office because I continued with Dr. Tempkins successor, Dr. Mark De Bock, whose office is now at 4th Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway or, as all Bay Ridgers call it, 75th Street. This was a building where exempt firemen could meet and take advantages of services offered by the Association. (: I lived at 230 81st St., between Third Avenue and Ridge Boulevard, until a dark day in 1963 when my parents dragged me kicking and screaming to San Jose, CA. My aunt said that the new families moving in from elsewhere seemed to have nothing but comtempt 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. Only come if you want to have fun - that's what everyone there is having. 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. Of course, I also noticed that 83rd and a couple of parallel streets featured double-masted street lights that were usually used on wider boulevards. In Dyker Heights why does it go from 7 Ave to 10 Ave? 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). 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. Gorgeous Mary Nolan was out star recruiter. 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 this excellent piece! We always snuck in through the back because we were underage, said Bennett, who was 15 in 1977. Sampler of houses along Battery Avenue between 90th and 92nd Streets. 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). Pubs in Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge. Philippine Bars, Girls--and Tight Security--Welcome U.S. I cant rummage through these parts without mentioning the Barkaloo (Revolutionary) Cemetery at Narrows Avenue and Mackay Place. Bakers Bar will be opening at 7912 - 3rd Avenue, where JJ Bubbles used to be. Learn how your comment data is processed. In Bay Ridge there are a lot of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. The Village Underground 337 Dance Clubs Lounges Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] Why did 8 Ave & 9 Ave disappear? Had wanted me born on her day. Hip hop, 70s, 80s music. It closed earlier this year, and its new owner is reportedly planning to raze it. Lee Nilesn hi Gino I lived next door at8418 7 Ave from 1958 till I went into the army in 65 . I was friends with their daughter, Gail, Does anyone remember the name of a beauty parlor that was on 5th Avenue and 68th or 69th Streets? I spent a great deal of time in this building as a kid. 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. I lived in the Kallman Home for Children from 1952, to 1962. In reply to Chris; Yes, the contempt shown by the folks from Iowa, Kansas, Conn., etc always gets my goat. he lived in till 1959 as did his wife sister his 2 daughters sister and his granddaughter. Last time I visited, part of it was paved over. I was baptized at St. Anselms, before my parents moved us north to OLA. I did stray outside the boundary. 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. They sure did in the 1960s, on this dead end stub of 84th Street spared by the construction. 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. 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. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday]. 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. By the mid 19th century, the rolling hills and vistas drew some of New York's wealthiest residents to build on Shore Rd. Bay Ridge is a neighborhood located in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. And their owners care about them, too. The beautiful green church is gone. SOLD JUN 13, 2022. Living in Bay Ridge offers residents a dense urban feel and most residents rent their homes. . He was one of my uncles, but I never knew him as he died quite young at World War IIs Battle of the Bulge, two days before his daughter, one of my cousins, was born. It was an era, let me tell you, said Alex Marchak, 48, who runs Trzaska Funeral Home, a third-generation family business there. Brooklyns Adelphi Street in turn had been named for LondonsAdelphi Terrace,an early housing development in London, England that lasted from 1774 to 1938. I miss the good old days. Ever since three Americans were ambushed . Pizza with Duck Sausage wins quick stardom. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] Went to OLA and Xaverian. Thank you for sharing your story. New Yorks Theme Streets [SpliceToday] When it opened, it cut about an hour each way off my commute to Wagner College. Id imagine the architect or developer of this building also had interests in Connecticut. 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