I hear demolition is just around the corner
NYT: Seeking Protection for a Library With a Fabled Past
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Elmhurst was first known as Middleburgh, and later as Hastings, when it was established in 1652. Colonists began to refer to Hastings as “new town” in order to distinguish it from Queen’s first and abandoned settlement of Maspeth (established in 1642, abandoned in 1644). In 1683, the name Newtown was officially given to the village and township. In 1896 Cord Meyer jr. successfully rallied to change the town’s name to Elmhurst (meaning “a grove of elms”) in an effort to disassociate his development from the notoriously polluted Newtown Creek.
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Fond memories of 11373? I'll post them too.
Fond memories of 11373? I'll post them too.
8 comments:
I really hope it doesn't get demolished, it's a beauty! Already it has suffered as it's gorgeous tree was struck by the recent tornado, but the building MUST stay!
Demolishing a century-old Carnegie Library that is far and few between in Queens for a banal glass and brick box, and not restoring and expanding the existing building creatively with architectural setbacks and synonymous features would be a travesty. I suggest you write the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Councilmember Dromm, and the NY Public Library. Let's not give in to the unideal of progress. The NY Public Library and commissioned architects needs to hit the books and think "outside of the box."
It is a bummer when buildings such as this is demolished. In my opinion it is worth restoration.
This is an Amazing insightful blog.
It's gone now. ):
So sorry that it's gone. I remember the children's library in the basement; we would enter via a side door to the left. I still remember Miss Mullen and her enthusiasm for children's books--circa 1948, I would guess.
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