La Casina

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]

La Casina
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 1940
La Casina, September 2012
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Location	90-33 160th St., Jamaica, New York
Coordinates	40°42′16″N 73°48′0″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1934
Architectural style	Moderne
NRHP reference No.	89002259[1]
NYCL No.	1940
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 1, 1990
Designated NYCL	January 30, 1996

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

See also

• List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Queens County, New York