tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post6038677073422753658..comments2023-10-26T09:58:01.275-04:00Comments on The Bowery Boys: New York City History: Name that Neighborhood: what exactly is a Throgs Neck?The Bowery Boys - Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973633888975286268noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-54983535781749474262014-08-09T23:08:11.143-04:002014-08-09T23:08:11.143-04:00So why does no one mention the Maritime college as...So why does no one mention the Maritime college as being part of the history of this area????<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-23089835514492948272014-07-05T07:44:11.496-04:002014-07-05T07:44:11.496-04:00THE landscape in Throgs Neck, in the southeastern ...THE landscape in Throgs Neck, in the southeastern corner of the Bronx.<br /><a href="http://www.assignmentkingdom.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Assignment Kingdom</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746808368311683006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-63153690813128278222014-06-21T10:21:18.379-04:002014-06-21T10:21:18.379-04:00Fantastic. Thanks!Fantastic. Thanks!Bradford Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104819399867092238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-35600631084058059362014-04-11T07:10:04.739-04:002014-04-11T07:10:04.739-04:00 The neighborhood expands up the peninsula and out... The neighborhood expands up the peninsula and out through the mainland.<br />Great Writerhttp://writings-centre.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-85189543074937959652013-06-16T18:27:34.269-04:002013-06-16T18:27:34.269-04:00Mike (Metuchen, NJ) I was born in Throggs Neck and...Mike (Metuchen, NJ) I was born in Throggs Neck and lived there from 1953-1961 on Clarence Ave. I have many fond memories of the area with many relatives in the area and free beaches 1 block away! We played on the Expressway construction site and enjoyed nearby Orchard Beach and Freedomland (now Co-op City), but never knew it's interesting history until reading above. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-10351053497244283392012-09-08T10:42:26.031-04:002012-09-08T10:42:26.031-04:00If you look at this 1828 map, the area is called &...If you look at this 1828 map, the area is called "Frogs Neck".<br />http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~25598~1050006:-The-north-eastern-coast-of-North-A?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:east%2Bcoast%2Bnautical;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=6&trs=13Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16375988495585111745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-4695508418160477512012-03-18T22:42:52.927-04:002012-03-18T22:42:52.927-04:00Actually, the throg, now extinct, was one of the e...Actually, the throg, now extinct, was one of the earliest birds to inhabit the cliffs on the northeast coasts of Manhattan Island--they lived off the schist and algae formed in the crannies of rock. The white and grey feathered bird had a long, curved neck and beak in aid of feeding itself and its young---hence the name of the bridge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-60209602095329348542009-03-16T00:36:00.000-04:002009-03-16T00:36:00.000-04:00umm...its a kewl New York history blog, nice artic...umm...its a kewl New York history blog, nice articleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-46633973157087713902009-02-28T23:21:00.000-05:002009-02-28T23:21:00.000-05:00Interesting article, as usual! However: "Keift" sh...Interesting article, as usual! However: "Keift" should be spelled "Kieft".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-2708317114375331742009-02-25T20:26:00.000-05:002009-02-25T20:26:00.000-05:00so interesting! do you have a post sbout the White...so interesting! do you have a post sbout the Whitestone Bridge?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569571498553763419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-40903044125958493742009-02-25T10:47:00.000-05:002009-02-25T10:47:00.000-05:00I've heard that Robert Moses shortened the name fr...I've heard that Robert Moses shortened the name from two gs to one to save on the cost of highway signs. If you walk around the neighborhood, the older stores stick with the two gs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-78514061155338749372009-02-25T07:28:00.000-05:002009-02-25T07:28:00.000-05:00Fascinating post! Thank you very much for this......Fascinating post! Thank you very much for this... We'll be sharing with our readers in our Round Up today. I cannot think of one time that we've passed the bridge and had the discussion of the "G" vs. "GG" spellings. <BR/><BR/>www.boogiedowner.blogspot.comBoogiedownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013028900628543820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-48340586982424715872009-02-24T17:29:00.000-05:002009-02-24T17:29:00.000-05:00You know, it was taken at such a weird angle, it's...You know, it was taken at such a weird angle, it's hard to tell!<BR/><BR/>Regardless -- I just replaced it with a far cooler picture from Corbis. The Throgs Neck from the first day it opened in January 1961.The Bowery Boys - Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973633888975286268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-86698325170201682582009-02-24T16:30:00.000-05:002009-02-24T16:30:00.000-05:00That's definitely not the Throgs Neck Bridge in th...That's definitely not the Throgs Neck Bridge in the picture above. It looks like the Whitestone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com