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March 19, 2006
A push to preserve Willowbrook's legacy
A push is on to secure historic status for the College of Staten Island and an adjacent campus used by the developmentally disabled community, one month after CSI dropped a contentious plan to build dormitories on the land used by disabled young people -- a site many consider sacred ground today.
A new committee is considering historic designation for the entire 350-acre area -- home to the former Willowbrook State School, a sprawling, state-run institution where thousands of developmentally disabled New Yorkers once lived in isolation and squalor.
Posted by Michelle at March 19, 2006 04:11 PM