tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.comments2024-01-20T22:08:12.788-05:00APE SHALL NOT KILL APEThe Wasphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-16716655434190777452024-01-20T22:08:12.788-05:002024-01-20T22:08:12.788-05:00Hello mate great bloggHello mate great bloggMultranewsapphttps://medium.com/@multranewsappnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-74501140794434899032023-10-02T14:13:54.952-04:002023-10-02T14:13:54.952-04:00Interestiing readInterestiing readLaharihttps://laharimh.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-83947039776264542952023-08-27T02:28:18.933-04:002023-08-27T02:28:18.933-04:00Hi thanks for sharing thisHi thanks for sharing thisEnjoy Bookshttps://blogenjoybooks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-58241442994805127602023-08-11T19:25:40.949-04:002023-08-11T19:25:40.949-04:00What is fb pageWhat is fb pageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-69672156627889972792023-05-11T18:43:10.726-04:002023-05-11T18:43:10.726-04:00Aweesome blog you have hereAweesome blog you have hereCalzone Recipeshttps://www.pizzapins.com/calzones/sliced_homemade_calzone_with_cheese_and_italian_sausage_5428385706.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-7861480970722523172023-03-21T10:08:56.497-04:002023-03-21T10:08:56.497-04:00As part of May's Foster Care Month, Lutheran S...As part of May's Foster Care Month, Lutheran Social Services of NY is working on an article & would love to hear from people who were residents of Bethlehem Lutheran Childrens' Home, Staten Island. Looking forward to hearing from you.<br />Thank you,<br />Kim <br />kpolson@lssny.orgSatchmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342530918929456114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-27675816379170304512022-12-16T16:04:37.413-05:002022-12-16T16:04:37.413-05:00What years were you there? I was there from 67 - 7...What years were you there? I was there from 67 - 71. The best years of my childhood!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-84965753964860965422022-11-03T03:21:01.148-04:002022-11-03T03:21:01.148-04:00Thank you Fletcher, had no idea about the history ...Thank you Fletcher, had no idea about the history of Christ United Merhodist Church. I knew a little bit of John Asbury with the church on Richmond Ave. I'm also aware of the fact that Faith United Methodist church in Port Richmond, grew out of a merger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-16919478217228601282022-08-02T10:48:12.905-04:002022-08-02T10:48:12.905-04:00Thank youu for thisThank youu for thisRedding BBQ Repairhttps://www.bbq-repairs.com/us/barbeque-repair-california/redding-bbq-repair.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-25090993769712009792022-07-31T14:57:50.129-04:002022-07-31T14:57:50.129-04:00Hello my name is Steve!I would like to know more a...Hello my name is Steve!I would like to know more about exact location of fort in Latourette park. I’m a metal detectorist and would love to find Revolutionary War relics. Much appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-82908624541545606062022-07-07T23:31:35.727-04:002022-07-07T23:31:35.727-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-23982469929261899452022-05-18T22:18:42.494-04:002022-05-18T22:18:42.494-04:00The Chinese Restaurant that was 2 doors from Woolw...The Chinese Restaurant that was 2 doors from Woolworths was Ho Wah - 95 Water St., Stapleton. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-72807750524238836132022-01-17T08:50:23.747-05:002022-01-17T08:50:23.747-05:00Appreciiate this blog postAppreciiate this blog postHazel Mhttps://www.hazelmyers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-73323166725686720652022-01-16T07:10:34.078-05:002022-01-16T07:10:34.078-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-18459730295372086452021-08-25T19:39:51.178-04:002021-08-25T19:39:51.178-04:00I used to live next door to the tung bo I actually...I used to live next door to the tung bo I actually grew up on there food it was amazing and the owners were very close with my Mom and Dad my Dad actually drove a cab for veterans car service at the time,wow what great memories thank you for sharing this picture Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212397909389920476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-25958543700987016572021-07-24T21:51:24.928-04:002021-07-24T21:51:24.928-04:00I don't know. Sadly, I'm not even sure how...I don't know. Sadly, I'm not even sure how I could look that up. Do you remember where you came across it?The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-13183250517631347152021-07-19T01:42:38.450-04:002021-07-19T01:42:38.450-04:00Bethlehem ! Some of us from that time and place ...Bethlehem ! Some of us from that time and place survive. Some are lost, and some are waiting to be foundAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-47273082998757682042021-06-29T18:21:52.408-04:002021-06-29T18:21:52.408-04:00THIS MAY SOUND SILLY, BUT WAS THERE A CEMETERY, OR...THIS MAY SOUND SILLY, BUT WAS THERE A CEMETERY, OR A PET CEMETERY, ON THE PROPERTY? I CAME ACROSS A REFERENCE TO A BACHELOR COUPLE WHO BURIED THEIR DOG ON THE PROPERTY AROUND 1920. PROBABLY RAENTING THE HOUSE OR CARETAKER'S HOUSE AT THE TIME. THANK YOU! ARTWOMAN FROM CT<br />artwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13776863721479213037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-84381953897144652262021-03-18T00:47:25.445-04:002021-03-18T00:47:25.445-04:00Wow, thank you so much for all this information. Wow, thank you so much for all this information. The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-67962831670589398752021-02-25T00:35:43.008-05:002021-02-25T00:35:43.008-05:00Thank You for this wonderful post and photos. I w...Thank You for this wonderful post and photos. I would like to add to the info and fill in some blanks here on Clifton Berley, which was one of, if not The most beautiful mansions and grounds in all of Staten Island in the 1880s and well through the turn of the century. Sir Roderick was very wealthy and owned much of the land in the area known as Clifton and Rosebank. He owned between 150-300 acres including the farm which was down below the mansion and hill. He also owned what became known as Brady's pond and sold it in the early 1880's to Phillip Brady. Sir Roderick's summer home, Clifton Berley was a beautiful 60 room mansion, that was the site of many dinner parties, balls and events. There were many prominent people of the day who visited and who were entertained there. The gardens and property were designed by the famous landscape architects the Olmstead brothers. there were green houses, parkland, gardens, and assortment of flowers. He was also known for his stud farm as mentioned in the above post. Sir Roderick and his wife Anne Leavenworth had 7 children. 2 boys and 5 girls. Sir Roderick who became a widower (for the second time) in 1879, never remarried, he died in 1900, and the home and grounds were still lived in and beautifully maintained by the children. Daughter Anne, (Mrs. Belmont Tiffany) had her residences in Manhattan and by 1920, the only remaining living children left in the mansion was Duncan, Katherine, and Duncan's daughter Mary. The house, which then consisted of about 20 acres, as much of the land was sold off, was then decided to be rented out. Katherine was already married and Mary was married in 1921. The home was rented for several years and as the developing went on all around it, it maintained its stature and the surrounding buildings were all still intact and were being planned into the newly developed area known as Cameron Park with the extension of Hylan blvd. (Southfeild Blvd) included. The mansion in the early 30's then became abandoned and Sadly, on April 30th, 1931 mysteriously went up in flames, the interior was so badly burned, it could not be saved. It was a shell. What once was the most beautiful mansion on the Island was now gone. The photos above show the great mansion after the fire, basically a shell, thus the damage in the roof area, and the excavation around it, now set for demolition. The fire that took Clifton Berley was no doubt arson. Four other great mansions were also burned down all around the same time period of a month or so. Suspects were Mrs. Harriet W. Beauley and "Count" H. Victor Von Broens Trup who most likely also burned down the Barrett Manor in Arrochar. They were evicted from both mansions after a certain time as they did not pay the rent. No one was ever caught or arrested for the arson that destroyed Clifton Berley. And the police as well as many residents of the island at the time knew the days of these old huge mansions were over, and when they were abandoned, they were difficult to protect. By this time, the only remaining living child of Sir Roderick was Anne, (Mrs. Belmont Tiffany) and his 3 Grandchildren. The green houses were still standing and possibly being used at least till the 1940's. approximately where 77 Radcliff Rd. is today.VCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-26373668660244828242020-08-19T22:18:02.082-04:002020-08-19T22:18:02.082-04:00Keith, thank you so much for writing back. I watch...Keith, thank you so much for writing back. I watched the video with your uncle. To think I've seen him on the screen for years and he lived a handful of blocks from me. Do you know which high school he went to? <br /><br />Thank you for the heads up on where to maybe find some information, though it sounds like I'd really have my work cut out for me to find serious info. I thought I'd included my e-mail in the site, so I'll have to add it. It's fletchav@gmail.com and if you can think of anything or come across anything, please let me know. (my actual name is Fletcher Vredenburgh, the Wasp thing rests on a long and boring story)The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-25936380778907059302020-08-17T22:24:13.135-04:002020-08-17T22:24:13.135-04:00Hello The Wasp! I'm glad to see you are coming...Hello The Wasp! I'm glad to see you are coming back to this blog. The only place I can think of where there might be any kind of research would be the Museum of the Chinese in America. They may have something in their archives about Chinese immigrants on Staten Island but it is probably a long shot as their focus has been primarily in the Manhattan area. From the stories I heard from my grandparents, it did sound like there was a small tight knit community of earlier generation Chinese immigrants prior to the arrival of my family in the early 60's. I can't say I know how they settled there as the Chinese Exclusion Act that denied entry for Chinese immigrants since the late 1800's was in effect until 1943 when very small numbers of Chinese immigrants were allowed in the US. My guess is those who settled in the 40's on Jersey Street were lucky enough to be in that first wave, had arrived in the 1800's prior to the exclusion act or were families of "Paper Sons" who kind of skirted the system and found a way in the country. I could go on and on. Do you prefer to communicate through the comments or perhaps you can give me your email?Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116207166940738364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-41608757684652187712020-08-16T23:06:53.215-04:002020-08-16T23:06:53.215-04:00Thanks for the info. I've been trying to find...Thanks for the info. I've been trying to find photos of the house/mansion and anything else that was on the grounds. My house borders the property, which now in 2020 has deer besides raccoons, possums, groundhogs, and the occasional turkey.L5JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494859884488153382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-72344647143769252882020-07-29T21:09:11.695-04:002020-07-29T21:09:11.695-04:00Keith, I hope you see this. I didn't have noti...Keith, I hope you see this. I didn't have notifications turned on and I have left this blog alone for 18 months. Thank you, so, so much for the information and the video link. I've been incredibly curious about the Chinese experience on Staten Island and I haven't found anything useful so far. When I was researching Jersey Street, I discovered several Chinese laundries along the street, and it set me to wondering. There can't have been that many Chinese people here (even in the eighties, Curtis High School had very few Asian students of any nationality) in the forties, and yet right there on one major commercial strip were several stores. If you, or any members of your family, have any idea of a direction to point me in, I'd be so very grateful.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22064083.post-63136475374807158532020-07-29T17:01:37.446-04:002020-07-29T17:01:37.446-04:00I need to set this up so I know when people commen...I need to set this up so I know when people comment. Thank you for the image, it's not one I've seen before. It's quite striking, depicting a Staten Island that doesn't exist at all any more.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.com