La Casina

Queens, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗

La Casina is a historic commercial building in Jamaica, Queens, originally constructed around 1907 and completely redesigned circa 1936 in the Streamline Moderne style. Built as a nightclub, the one-story structure features a striking streamlined facade composed in the form of a stepped pyramid or ziggurat, and retains its original vertical neon sign. From the 1940s through 1987, the building served as a clothing factory. It was designated a National Register of Historic Places listing in 1990 and a New York City Landmark in 1996.

Movement

Moderne architecture

Built: 1934
Type: commercial building
Heritage: New York City Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place: Queens, United States