Remember the RMS Titanic memorial in LIC?

Photos courtesy of Gothamist

We’ve been spending a lot of time recently exploring Atlas Obscura, a website where you can explore unique and unusual places all over the world. On a recent tour of this super fun web site, we were reminded of the RMS Titanic memorial that was in LIC.

Since 1984, Colletti has been adding Titanic-related items such as old newspaper clippings and photographs of survivors to his brownstone’s facade. What has perplexed (and charmed) many, however, is the abundance of knickknacks that also adorn the memorial. Plastic frogs, flowers and squirrels; porcelain cupids and ship captains; even a “Photography Permitted” sign are neatly displayed at the site. The landmark has drawn so much attention from the locals that the Village Voice awarded Colletti the title of “Best Public Displayer of an Obsession.”

If you have any photos of the Titanic memorial you can share them on Atlas Obscura. Or you can share via the QueensNYCity Flickr pool, or attach them to a Tweet @QueensNYCity, or send to on Facebook.