La Casina is a historic commercial building located in Jamaica, Queens. New York City. It was originally built about 1907 and completely redesigned about 1936 in the Streamline Moderne style. It is a one-story building designed for use as a nightclub. It has a streamlined facade in the form of a stepped pyramid or ziggurat. The building retains its original vertical neon sign. From the 1940s through 1987, the building housed a clothing factory.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990,[1] and a New York City Landmark in 1996.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Kathleen LaFrank (October 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: La Casina". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved January 16, 2011. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
  3. ^ "La Casina" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. January 30, 1996. Retrieved July 28, 2019.


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