The venue became well known for its Friday night basketball games, which were followed by dances for teenagers in the community. The family orchestra performed at the latter function and the dance quickly became a meeting place for youngsters.
Basketball teams from near and far played spirited games on the highly polished wood floor in the building and some key rivalries between village squads and teams from out-of-town attracted large audiences.
Some of the teams that participated in the games included the village’s Johnson Hose Company, St. Mary’s Elementary School pupils, Boy Scout troops, the Delpi Club, Wappingers Falls High School, along with the Poughkeepsie Central Hudsons, and the Kingston Crescents.
Local owner sells rest of apartment portfolio to New York firm for $30M
Courtesy of Classic Properties of Denver)
A local firm that sold an apartment building to a New York-based company last March has now unloaded the rest of its portfolio to the same buyer.
Classic Properties of Denver received $30 million last month for its four remaining buildings in City Park West, Cap Hill and Cheesman Park, according to public records. The buyer was New York-based Urban American Management.
The specific buildings sold were:
• The three-story Leetonia, which was built in 1930 and has 32 units, at 1510-1515 Vine St. for $9.89 million;