La Casina | |
Location: | 90-33 160th St., Jamaica, New York |
Coordinates: | 40.7044°N -73.8°W |
Built: | 1934 |
Architecture: | Moderne |
Added: | March 1, 1990 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 89002259 |
Designated Other2 Name: | New York City Landmark |
Designated Other2 Date: | January 30, 1996 |
Designated Other2 Abbr: | NYCL |
Designated Other2 Link: | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission |
Designated Other2 Number: | 1940 |
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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.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, and a New York City Landmark in 1996.[2]