A Blast from the Past. To all those born between 1930 and 1979. (De Witt: clubhouse, store)

[Ann1]

Originally Posted by nancy thereader

Wow! Bayside. My grandparents had a marina and campgrounds there in the 1940s that was taken over by Robert Moses under the public domaine.

My cousins lived in Bayside. Alan Aldens father lived across the street from them. I forgot his name, old time actor.

[nancy thereader]

Robert Alda, do you mean?

[Ann1]

Thank you. Robert Alda and from what I heard he was not the friendliest of people. His son was Alan Alda, not Alan Alder, my mistake.

[nancy thereader]

Really, I had not realized that Alan Alda grew up in Bayside.

[scammed1]

Originally Posted by OhBeeHave

My uncle's house was in Bayside at the corner of 213th St and 26th Ave -- across from the movie theatre in the Bay Terrace shopping center. He always had the bottled seltzer delivered to the house and as kids (also in the 70's) we would have some crazy seltzer spraying fights in his yard!

He would keep Fox's U-Bet syrup on hand for us to make egg creams with the remaining seltzer. yummy!

Most people living in Bayside recall my uncle's house; it was always decorated for Christmas with lots of lights and made it into the local paper for all of the flags he would fly on 4th of July. He decorated for so many holidays and people would come by year after year to thank him. We had a lot of fun decorating for Christmas and it is one of my favorite childhood memories.

Gosh, another brain jog. I remember that Fox-U-bet. My grandmother would have that on hand when all the grandkids came to visit.
Can't believe seltzer bottles are now collectibles.

[scammed1]

Originally Posted by ClarkStreetKid

We're either good at trivia or old.

A little of both

[Ann1]

Originally Posted by nancy thereader

Really, I had not realized that Alan Alda grew up in Bayside.

Robert was older even then. He was doing Broadway if I remember but I am not sure Alan lived in Bayside. One story goes (according to my aunt and uncle) was that there was a snowstorm and Robert could not get out of his driveway. Some neighbors wanted to help and he was not to kind and refused their help.

[GigiBowman]

For anyone that grew up in Bayside (like myself, until I was 15)....there is a website you might want to visit

Top of the Court Homepage

Have fun! Start reading at the first page!

[Fun City Man]

Dear Ann,


No!


Mrs.Jane Pickens Langley Hoving was not married to any

member of the Hoving Jewelery store legacy.


She was married to former NYC parks Dept.Comm.

Tom Hoving.


She would continue to work with UCP and their telethons..

until the 1980's..when she was felled by failing health.


Mrs.Hoving left us in the late 1990's.

[scammed1]

Info in this obit. on Jane Pickens shows she was married to Walter Hoving.
I remember seeing him walk through Tiffany's with his perfect posture, acknowledging people like he was a king.




Jane Pickens Hoving Dies at 83; Led Pickens Sisters Singing Trio - New York Times