La Casina

La Casina
La Casina, November 2025
La Casina is located in New York City
La Casina
Location within New York City
La Casina is located in New York
La Casina
Location within New York
La Casina is located in the United States
La Casina
Location within the United States
Location90-33 160th St., Jamaica, New York
Coordinates40°42′16″N 73°48′0″W / 40.70444°N 73.80000°W / 40.70444; -73.80000
Arealess than one acre
Built1934
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No.89002259[1]
NYCL No.1940
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1990
Designated NYCLJanuary 30, 1996

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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: New York SP La Casina. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 20, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. ↑ "La Casina" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. January 30, 1996. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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