The other was our building super for a few years, who was from the Caribbean. Bliss Terrace, between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenue west of Colonial Road, was named for a prominent industrialist who lived in Bay Ridge. 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. Another Citadel of Living at Ridge Boulevard and 87th Street. Lined on both sides by handsome Tudor-style houses, Louise Terrace is another of Bay Ridges set of short streets, this one between Mackay Place and 70th Street near Colonial Road. Adding a business to Yelp is always free. 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. I see the house she and my Grandfather bought for surely not much cost back in the 20s is now worth a million dollars on Zillow! McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist in September 1901 and was succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt. Philadelphia, or brotherly love). Like. I live in the Kenruby. They were the only Asians on the block. In the late 80s I was testing the waters for a different apartment and took a look at a 1-BR here. I lived on the corner of 69 & 7, by the parkway. Love I here but miss Brooklyn. Rust is beginning to take a toll. This 422-unit, six-building complex contained architectural features that were avant-garde for its time, including reversible fans below the windows and exterior window shades, both now removed, as well as innovative uses of concrete as finished ceilings and for a vaulted auditorium. 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). The above photo shows Bay Ridges 9/11 memorial, dedicated in 2005. My family lived on 69th street, right above colonial road. 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. 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. Ooh, Saturday Night Fever! shouted a patron, gyrating his shoulders to the lyrics: You should be dancing, yeah!. A tree planted by Lee was replaced in 1912 complete with a new tablet commemorating the event, and another plaque cited Jackson. 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 like to look at maps of Brooklyn and reminisce of my childhood there. She was a columnist for 40 years at Bay Ridges Home Reporter newspaper, now known as the Brooklyn Reporter. 2,216 Sq. My brother graduated in 1961. Disc-no! In January 1980, five new episodes of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" were broadcast on BBC Radio, all in one week, bringing the total number to twelve episodes. The night club capital of Brooklyn. 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. Artists and musicians could afford to . If interested, please send an email to musictvguy2@gmail.com. Bay Ridge is a neighborhood located in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Founder Joseph Perry (that name again) is remembered by Perry Terraceand Perry Arms. Don't Miss A Drop. I live on the Upper Eastside but still drive to Bay Ridge once a month. One of the most famous Bay Ridge highlights over the years was Hinschs ice cream parlor and luncheonette, on 5th near 86th. 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). Lived across from Flagg Court on 73rd St. They sure did in the 1960s, on this dead end stub of 84th Street spared by the construction. It was really fun looking at the pictures of Bay Ridge. The primary coordinates for Bay Ridge Beach places it within the MD 21403 ZIP Code delivery area. Still the greatest place on the planet. The reason is simple. This was also one of twoplaces in the Bay Ridge of the 1960s where I regularly dealt with an African American man: one of the friendly salesmen. Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, at Ridge Boulevard and 84th Street, was dedicated in 1964. Some of the club names: Penthouse, Scottish Center, Banana Fish Park, Bojangles, Cadabra, Golden Dove, Hob Nails. A neighborhood institution since 1964, the bar has been forced to reinvent itself during Covid. 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. Please help. The last burial took place in 1848. Kelly's probably falls under the 'dive bar' category however the glasses and bar were very clean. Many great memories. 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. His estate, Owls Head, featured an observatory known as the Bayard Tower. 1942 to 1960. I raised my children on 80th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue. I lived in Bay Ridge 35 years and never noticed this pair of gems on opposite sides of Ridge Boulevard on each side of 82nd Street by what was likely the same architect. Much of the detailing on the corner section is unchanged, but oof, what theyve done to the 3rd Avenue side. Maps, Driving Directions & Local Area Information Popular Local Resources Hotels Near Bay Ridge Beach Nearby Cities Nearby Neighborhoods Nearby Features To destroy the Church of the Generals would truly be a sin. I spent many Friday evenings in Pohls with friends sitting in one of the dark booths with the high backs. 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. It was a clam bar, beer bar, etc. Her electrical service is provided by two 75kW generator sets. 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. I did not attend Xaverian High School (named for St. Francis Xavier) on Shore Road and Mackay Place, but I liked their sports letter, which was, of course, a big X one of my favorite letters. Gee,how many people in NY and elsewhere can no longer afford to live where they grew up. [Historic Districts Council]. I lived at 316-61st Street from when I was born on Oct. 1,1944. the apartment house was the first building about 100 feet from the corner of 3 rd Ave. The building itself was constructed in 1925-ish and is built like square around a central courtyard. 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 This mural depicting sea life under the Belt Parkway overpass on 69th Street is relatively new. They took me home to 319-88th street. We then moved up to 4 Ave. between 60 th. 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. I lived on Ridge Court located off 72 St between 3 and 4 Ave. Beautiful dead end street with a red brick roadbed. SOLD JUN 13, 2022. VIDEO TOUR. Even so, it has retained its original entrance canopies which feature ornamental metal brackets. I make no apologies for being a nostalgist. We lived in the house at 8401 Ridge Blvd which was torn down and replaced by the Greek church pictured in this story. When Im in the area, Im always drawn like a magnet to the Kenruby Apartments, 90th Street just east of Dahlgren. Views of Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty, and the bridge are all available from the pier. After becoming head of the Bonanno crime family in 1974, Carmine Galante controlled an expansive drug-trafficking empire. A pair of classic, or at least superannuated, signs from the 1970s or 1980s on Bay Ridge Avenue between Ridge Boulevard and Colonial Road. Flagg Court, 7200 Ridge Boulevard in Bay Ridge. I would love to know more about her family. Thank you for this excellent piece! I remember the mansions that were along Shore Rd in the 90St to Fontaine Hall HS. The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano. 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. Hi Rosanne, I married the former Vikki Loughran who lived on Ridge Blvd. Xaverian had Sunday afternoon dances which some Fontbonne Hall coeds attended, maybe you were one of them? 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. Im 81 and living in Florida now. I went to PS185 where my maternal grandmother taught until her death in 1935. The peaked building with the rounded edgeat the SW corner of 3rd Avenue and Bay Ridge Avenue has been home to a pharmacy on the ground floor for apparently most of its life, Lowens since 1953; my friend Brian Merlis at brooklynpix has a photo from 1913, when it harbored Wolffs. Even at such a young age I really did feel that nothing in life was ever going to match that night. 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