(I took this photo!)
The Juniper Park Civic Association (JPCA) has made it their responsibility to save St. Saviour’s Church in Maspeth from demolition. Instead, the JPCA has suggested that the city convert the space into a park and give the church landmark status. St. Saviours, built in 1847 and designed by master architect Richard Upjohn, is a Carpenter Gothic country church made with redwood and at one time was surrounded by nothing but trees. Today, St. Saviours is surrounded by abandoned factories, congested traffic, and 18-wheelers. It stands adjacent from a set of train tracks and lies hidden behind a fence made of plywood (which is tagged up with graffiti). I’ve lived in Maspeth/Ridgewood for 9 years and have passed the church countless times, never knowing it’s history or name…in other words, I took it for granted. Recently, I moved within a block of St. Saviours and believe that a park or some sort of green space is what this neighborhood needs. The church could serve as a buffer to this highly industrial area…What’s difficult for me to understand is why the city hasn’t shown much interest in saving St. Saviours…Maybe because it’s not in Manhattan? Elected officials have no love for Queens.
(This one too)
Queens County needs to go back to its roots and save this church. Glad you stated you took the pic dawg.