Talk:Whitestone, Queens

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The bar "Lite and Easy" used to be a bank. It was the first bank in Whitestone. Also, before it was called "Lite and Easy" it was called "The Vault". (reds184) 65.202.21.253 (talk) 20:59, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

true lies

I'm pretty sure the author has confused the scene where the house was blown up. That scene was actually filmed for the movie "Eraser" and not for True Lies. I'm unaware of any other scenes of that nature being filmed here and I've never heard of True Lies being filmed here at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.202.21.253 (talk) 17:11, 20 March 2008 (UTC) -- my comment (reds184)

I agree -- the house was definitely blown up for Eraser. It was practically on my block, so I'm fairly certain. IMDB has no locations anywhere in NY listed for True Lies, but it does (correctly) cite Whitestone as one of the locations for Eraser. I'm editing the paragraph and putting in a citation.
Lazylisa (talk) 20:45, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

DON'T TALK TRASH ABOUT MY HOME NEIGHBORHOOD. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.116.36.189 (talk) 20:07, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

The entry suggests that Whitestone is an upper-class neighborhood. Perhaps the citation should be edited to say that it is an upper-class neighborhood in the opinion of some people from Queens who need to wear stilts to see over the counter at 7-Eleven stores. Unsigned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.61.252.156 (talk) 21:35, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Easily accessed?

I'm not sure these lines belong next to each other:

"Whitestone is easily accessed from the rest of the city. ... There is no New York City Subway station located within its boundaries."

I dare say this makes Whitestone actually quite a bitch to get to.

-66.108.210.193 (talk) 00:30, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Just because it can't be accessed by subway, doesn't mean it can't be accessed at all. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 14:41, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Hold on, hold on. Whitestone was not always an isolated town. There used to be a branch of the LIRR that serviced Whitestone and College Point. It suffered from budget cuts during the Depression (not enough riders). Well of course there weren't enough riders; unemployment was at 25%. You can actually see some of the old train tracks if you look north by Citi Field on the Port Washington branch going into the city. In fact, the north Queens branch of the LIRR hooked up with the ferry that went to Ferry Point, Bronx. The Whitestone Bridge replaced the ferry. Also, there were not buses. There were trolleys and it was a slow ride. Whitestone was a great place to grow up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:7000:C142:1200:C00A:9770:528E:222E (talk) 06:36, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Demographics

"As of the 2000 census, there were 39,725 people residing in Whitestone. The estimated median household income as of 2007 was $63,552. Since 2000, thousands of Chinese Americans have migrated into Whitestone (白石), given the sizeable presence of the neighboring Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠). Large numbers of Korean Americans, Indian Americans, Filipino Americans, and other Asian Americans have also moved into the neighborhood since 2000. There are also pockets of Greek Americans and Italian Americans, with minorities of Latin Americans, Irish Americans, and Croatian Americans."

This is leading people to see false information. I would like to see the data showing that large numbers of indian americans and filipino americans now live in Whitestone because I find this hard to believe. To say that there are pockets of greek and italian americans is also untrue as the largest majority in Whitestone is Irish followed by these two ethnicities. I have had alot of people agree with me within Whitestone so I would hope these changes are made. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hcsf22 (talk • contribs) 02:20, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Valentino's summer home

"Mary Pickford and Rudolph Valentino had homes in different areas of Whitestone, most notably in the northeastern section called Beechhurst. Valentino's summer home stands at 201-10 Cross Island Parkway, just blocks from the present day Whitestone–Bayside border, and as of 2012, the home is under the management of the New York City Department of Parks."

The only thing I found at that address was a fancy Italian restaurant. inside the grounds of the Clearview Park Golf Course. Does that mean his summer home is the restaurant?

As for the given address of Pickford's house;

"Pickford’s Beechhurst home still stands on 160th Street and Powells Cove Boulevard."

All I see on Google scan's of that intersection are condominiums. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 01:42, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

I found out where this came from. The source is Forgotten NY. Caffe on the Green was a restaurant in the mansion where Valentino lived. As for Pickford, I couldn't find her address exactly. epicgenius, presented by reddit.com/r/funny (talk) 14:12, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

I thought I found Pickford's address after this message, but I forgot where it was. At the same time, I found out that the real location of Valentino's house wasn't in Beechhurst, but in Clearview. There should be a section of this article on the Clearview sub-section. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 11:35, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

The restaurant was expanded from the original house. I grew up in that area. The house that became the restaurant was a dilapidated 2 story home that had been abandoned.

Almost every window was destroyed. We used to call it a ghost house. The restaurant had a plaque that said sit was Rudolph Valentino's home but that house was not a mansion. If anything, his gardener or cook probably lived there. That building was so scary and falling apart. + 2603:7000:C142:1200:20B5:66F9:638E:CD0 (talk) 04:26, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

The Clearview Golf Course was built on land formerly owned by Rudolph Valentino. The Clearview Expressway cuts through the former estate. Sylvania (light bulbs and eventually TV's) had building on the former estate as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:7000:C142:1200:C00A:9770:528E:222E (talk) 06:46, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

P.S. 30, why was it torn down?

It appears that P.S.30 Q has been erased from history. Where are photos of the school? I attended P.S.30 on Clintonville St. until P.S. 209 was opened. I remember Miss Marsh (the Principal) and Miss Sabathe (my kindergarten and first grade teacher). My brother attended Miss Lambert's class.PS30alumni1955 (talk) 18:30, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Prior to building P.S. 79 and P.S. 193, students attended P.S. 30 which was located on Clintonville St. The land was sold to the Whitestone Hebrew Center. P.S. 30 should have been granted landmark status. Walt Whitman taught there during his brief teaching career. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:9805:7600:CC59:493B:91C9:5DEC (talk) 18:16, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

9/20/20: I attended PS 30 for kindergarten 1st and 2nd grade in the early 1950's. It was a beautiful little school house next to the Jewish Center. We had a playground behind the school. My Kndg. teacher was Mrs. Phesil (sp?) and 1st grade was Mrs.Lambert. I have great memories of PS 30 so sorry to hear it is gone. 24.181.167.21 (talk) 21:03, 20 September 2020 (UTC)pkelley

What years did you attend PS 30? Do you have any photos? I'm 73 years old and some of my best memories are of PS 30 Q and the old library in old Whitestone. 2603:7000:C142:1200:A960:72F3:EDBF:E48A (talk) 04:25, 17 September 2022 (UTC)