Mount Loretto Is a Very Unique Area

Staten Island, NY - CartLegger - Friday, May 8th, 2009 : goo

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Mount Loretto Unique Area is a New York State Park maintained by the New York State Dept. or Environmental Conservation.

It is located on Raritan bay in Pleasant Plains neighborhood of Staten Island, near its southern tip.

As you can judge by a simple google search, Mount Loretto has something for most anyone looking for something special in the city.

Its not just a romantic sea view

there are --amazing birds, plants, trees, sea life (seals and horseshoe crabs and sea shells), and lots and lots of sweet round rocks!

These rocks have helped the area achieve a quiet fame as a democratic art space.

Ah, putting rocks on rocks! I am not sure how many people have engaged in this activity...

but i could not help getting in on the fun!

The state park was formerly the site of an orphanage established in 1871 to help (mostly Irish) street urchins find a better life outside of the cruel city

photos from www.miv-mountloretto.org/aboutus.html
The historic building, located across the street from Mount Loretto Church, burned down in 1999,

leaving a huge empty green space, which is thankfully still unfilled by development!

the ruined buildings and their contents are in their last stages of slowly falling into the sea.

Thank you to New York State for saving this area.

And need I encourage you to take a ride down there one sunny day? Its just off the Staten Island RR!

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