Hello Eric,
The building was an old rooming house called the Wave Crest that stood abandoned for many years. It was demolished around 1958. Here is a photograph of the building when it was in operation, circa 1920.
Dear Mr. Coney Island...
My grandmother lived on W 32 St betw Mermaid and Surf Avenues and I spent a lot of time there in the 50’s as a young boy. I remember a very large, old even then, Victorian house w/ turrets on the NW corner of Surf and W 32. It was always scary to me. It was just across W 32 from the closed Surf Theater. Would you happen to know anything about it or possibly a photo? Thanks for your help.
- Eric Schwelke
My grandmother lived on W 32 St betw Mermaid and Surf Avenues and I spent a lot of time there in the 50’s as a young boy. I remember a very large, old even then, Victorian house w/ turrets on the NW corner of Surf and W 32. It was always scary to me. It was just across W 32 from the closed Surf Theater. Would you happen to know anything about it or possibly a photo? Thanks for your help.
- Eric Schwelke
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I lived on 32nd street on Railroad ave. We owned the candy store that was across the street to the Crystal Hotel. Next to the wave was a empty lot were my friends and I played stick ball. Piching a spaldeen against the wall of the Surf movie. Do you rememberrrrrrrrrr
Crystal hotel
I lived in Crystal hotel from 1955 to 1963...only buildings across the street from the hotel were old bungalows and bungalows and bungalows.....there was Mike's candy store around the corner on mermaid between 32nd and 31st street...there was a luncheonette HY AND ARTIES on mermaid between 32nd and 33rd street. On corner of w.33rd st on mermaid was a candy only store that at night time when closed we would watch full sized rats run all over the exposed candy whether wrapped or not wrapped!!!
I remember that grand old building and my mother told me my grandfather wanted to buy it and refurbish it into a hotel it was in a great spot back then...
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