"For 150 years, it stood in glory on a hill in Maspeth. For much of the last 15 years, it has sat ingloriously inside two graffiti-covered, damaged tractor-trailers with flat tires. During a Dec. 4 visit to All Faiths, a QNS/Ridgewood Times reporter observed the contents - mostly moldy piles of wood filled with rusted nails - stored within the unlocked trailers, located in public view, with no gates or warning signs nearby to prohibit access."
"This is what remains of a years-long effort by civic leaders, including outgoing Council Member Robert Holden, to preserve a piece of local history. Under Holden's leadership, the Juniper Park Civic Association (JPCA) led a furious battle to "save St. Saviour's" in some capacity. Those efforts spared St. Saviour's from the wrecking ball, leading to an agreement to have the church meticulously dismantled and catalogued, then stored away for eventual reconstruction, in a $250,000 effort."
St. Saviour's Church, a Maspeth landmark for 150 years, was dismantled and its parts stored in two graffiti-covered, damaged tractor-trailers at All Faiths Cemetery. The dismantled materials consist largely of moldy wood and rusted nails and are kept in unlocked trailers in public view without gates or warning signs. The Juniper Park Civic Association and outgoing Council Member Robert Holden led efforts to save and catalog the church for eventual reconstruction under a $250,000 plan. The city denied landmark status, the planned reconstruction never occurred, and the church remnants remain neglected and in pieces after more than 15 years.
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