- City:
- Astoria, Long Island City, New York City, Queens, NY
- Site Type:
- Hospitals and Clinics, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The city Health Center, meant to serve Long Island City and Astoria, at the southwest corner of 31st Ave. and 14th St., was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). “This center and eight others are being built as WPA projects,” The New York Times reported in 1936.
Source notes
The New York Times: "HEALTH UNIT'S STONE LAID," Sept. 29, 1936 (pg. 13)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 2, 2018.
Contribute to this Site
We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal site.
Submit More Information or Photographs for this New Deal Site
Join the Conversation