Cascades became the concourse cabana club in 1962. It is now the 44th precient. I spent my childhood summers at the concourse cabana club. Bob wasserman's the name. if you remember me send an email hello. chefbobwass@yahoo.com

cascades became the concourse cabana club in 1963ish

I went to Shorehave from 1970 thru 1985 The Best Times of my life were there

Hey Bookeneds, Shorehaven was in the Bronx(Clasonpoint to be exact) at the end of Soundview Ave Across the street were boathouses and behind it was Harding Park. Never went there even though I lived across the street. But loved when storms came we could hear everyone screaming. But I did go the Castle Hill Pool the summers of 67 and 68.

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Originally posted by Bookends:
Sorry for the triple post but this thread is jolting my memory. My friends who were more well off than us went to Shorehaven (mentioned earlier) while we went to the more local Bronx club. I was under the impression that Shorehaven was in the more luxurious borough of Queens and that their pool was set up to look like a beach. For anyone who is familiar with Shorehaven, is this true? Also, it's funny but here and there I've asked people from NYC if they remember Shorehaven but nobody remembers it! I guess I wasn't asking the right people! LOL

Oh yeah, Shorehaven was definitely in the Bronx. I used to take the 42 bus that ran under the Westchester Ave 'el" (the 6, local train that went either to 177th St/Parkchester or Pelham Bay) to Soundview and Westchester, where I would get the 27, and I believe, I took it to the last stop (Clason Point). There was Shorehaven. I went in the late 50's and early 60's, and the cost was about 75$ per summer. I remember it had the largest sal****er pool in the city (it was huge), and I believe they also had a smaller, fresh water pool. The place was enormous, with a real nice bandshell, where there were really nice concerts etc. And of course, there were ballfields, tennis courts, handball courts, lockers etc etc. Not to mention the enornmous cafeteria that served real nice food as well. Acres and acres of sheer fun for kids. Shorehaven was a different experience from the one many had going to Orchard Beach, or the fire hydrants or the Catskills for the summer. As I mentioned before, it is truly amazing that there were so many different worlds co-existing in the Bronx at the same time, and we all seemed to have experienced so many of them. That is what made the Bronx what it was; blue-collar folks who wanted something better for their kids, yet also wanted to preserve the sense of "neighborhood". Mine was around Monroe HS, JHS 123 and PS 93, on Evergreen Ave, between Westchester and Watson Aves. What different worlds we all lived in, yet, how many memories we share in common. DA BRONX!!!!!!!

Hi! I'm writing an article about the beach community in the Bronx. I would love to hear your opinions on it! Email me at sarmje@gmail.com if you'd be willing to answer a question or two by email about the changes in the Bronx, especially with the beach culture! Just hoping to get acquainted with the neigborhood by people who really know it...!