Forgotten NY and St. Savior's

1. Forgotten-ny.com is a site dedicated to rediscovering the hidden and forgotten treasures of old New York, a glimpse into the history and wonder of how and why New York City is the greatest city in the world. The site contains rediscoveries such as retro street lamps and street signs, lost in time train stations and buildings and once upon a time trolleys and tracks. All of these forgotten wonders can be found in all five boroughs. And most of what is on the site are what we see, but miss, in our daily lives, rushing from one place to another taking for granted that they are there. The site also has a section where people can come together and petition to save and restore historical landmarks. There apparently is also a book of the site by the webmaster Kevin Walsh. Who incidentally had been noticing these marvelous relics since he was a child and decided to share his discovers with everyone else after moving to Queens.

2. At the lower left hand corner of the site is a section titled “The fight to save St. Savior’s” This section of the site is dedicated to the preservation and landmarking of a 159 year old gothic style church, St. Savior’s, erected in 1847 after the Maurice family’s European trip, pioneers of Maspeth. Attention was called to this forgotten church when plans for a housing development in place of the church were unveiled in early 2006. The community of Maspeth does not wish to lose their beloved landmark or the overdevelopment of the land. The spokesperson leading the fight is Christina Wilkinson, chairperson of the Juniper Park Civic Association. The fight has been long and hard and after two years of back and forth litigations and general public protests, there is no sign of salvation. “On January 22, 2008, notice was posted that Always Fast expediting firm will be obtaining demolition permits for St. Savior’s Church in Maspeth, Queens.” But the community of Maspeth is not giving up. There struggle has not gone unnoticed and now they are calling on the City, calling on you and me to act and bring their case before the Landmarks Preservation Commission.