La Casina - Wikipedia

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La Casina
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NYC Landmark

La Casina, September 2012
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Location	90-33 160th St., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°42′16″N 73°48′0″W / 40.70444°N 73.80000°W / 40.70444; -73.80000
Area	less than one acre
Built	1934
Architectural style	Moderne
NRHP reference No.	89002259^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 1, 1990
Designated NYCL	January 30, 1996

La Casina is a historic commercial building located in the Jamaica section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was originally built about 1907 and completely redesigned about 1936 in the Streamline Moderne style. It is 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]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Kathleen LaFrank (October 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: La Casina". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-16. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
^ LaCasina; a.k.a.; Jamaica Business Resource Center (New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission)

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