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'''Pleasant Plains''' is a neighborhood located on [[Staten Island]],
[[Image:Pleasant Plains II.jpg|300px|right|thumb|"Welcome To Pleasant Plains" sign (Amboy Rd. Facing south, corner of Pleasant Plains Ave.; August 2007).]]
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==History==
In 1882, a {{convert|120|acre|km2|adj=on}} farm southeast of the railroad station was purchased from the Bennett family by the Reverend [[John Christopher Drumgoole]], founder of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin. He started the mission in [[Manhattan]] in 1871 originally to aid homeless newsboys. Subsequent parcels were added for a combined area of {{convert|400|acre|km2}}. The formal name became The Mission of The Immaculate Virgin at Mount Loretto but was and still is referred to solely as "Mt. Loretto". An [[orphanage]] for boys and a working farm was established on the site. At one time it was the largest farm in New York State. In 1888, Father Drumgooles successor began construction on St. Elizabeth's Building, a six-story [[Georgian Style]] building to be used as a girls' orphanage with a capacity of 350 children. It was destroyed by fire in March 2000 as a result of arson. The building had been abandoned and neglected for a number of years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mountloretto.org/document/18623/ |title=Mission of the Immaculate Virgin at Mt Loretto |access-date=2010-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203154817/http://mountloretto.org/document/18623 |archive-date=2010-02-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
A {{convert|194|acre|km2|adj=on}} parcel of land south of Hylan Blvd. was sold to The State of New York. The park named, "The [[Mount Loretto Unique Area]]" is maintained by the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation. The state park adjoins [[Lemon Creek, Staten Island|Lemon Creek Park]], which is partially in Pleasant Plains. The Pleasant Plains' portion includes a fishing pier at the foot of Sharrotts Ave.
The park contains {{convert|85|ft|m|abbr=on}}. high red clay bluffs overlooking Prince’s Bay, part Outer New York Harbor, they are part of the [[terminal moraine]] the southern
In 1978, 126 acres (510,000 m
In 1973, the Church of [[St. Joachim]] and [[St. Anne]] was destroyed by fire. The exterior of this church was used in the [[baptism]] scene from ''[[The Godfather]]'' the year before.
In 2004 a 12-acre (49,000 m
The commercial core of this community centers around the intersection of Bloomingdale Road, Amboy Road and Pleasant Plains Avenue. Like many of the South Shore's old commercial cores, it is experiencing a mild, yet noticeable rebirth.
==Transportation==
Pleasant Plains is served by the [[Staten Island Railway]] station of the [[Pleasant Plains
==Education==
The [[New York City Department of Education]] operates public schools.
Public school students living in Pleasant Plains are zoned for [[Tottenville High School]], which is located in the Huguenot neighborhood of Staten Island. Private school options include Staten Island Academy, a non-religious private school serving grades pre-k3 to 12th grade. Additionally there are numerous Catholic school options such as Saint Joseph By the Sea High School, a co-educational school, [[Monsignor Farrell High School]], an all-boys school, and Notre Dame Academy, which is an all-girls school with an elementary school and High school.
The main campus of [[South Richmond High School]], a special education school, is in Pleasant Plains.<ref name=Fioravante>Fioravante, Janice. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/02/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-charleston-staten-island-neighborhood-that-grew-clay.html If You're Thinking of Living In/Charleston, Staten Island; Neighborhood That Grew From a Clay Pit]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. June 2, 2002. Retrieved on September 20, 2012.</ref>
==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|New York City}}
==References==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.oboylephoto.com/girls_school/fire.htm / St. Elizabeth's Building] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010223194010/http://www.oboylephoto.com/girls_school/fire.htm |date=2001-02-23 }}
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