by Ron Marzlock

The Savoia, steeped in the tradition of great Italian restaurants and superior cuisine, served everyone from monsignors from Rome to Willie Mays of the New York Mets.

The building it was in, on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, started out in life as the Hong Hand Laundry. In 1939 The Savoia was born and started serving visitors to the World's Fair. The el out front was a familiar reminder of the Third Avenue El for Manhattanites.

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