- City:
- Jamaica, New York City, Queens, NY
- Site Type:
- Libraries, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The former Queens Central Library, located at 89-14 Parsons Blvd., “opened in 1930 and was expanded with WPA funds in 1941.”
“The current Central Library is a product of its era. In the mid-1960s, instead of renovating the existing library at 89-14 Parsons Boulevard, officials chose to build an entirely new structure at 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, six blocks east. The older building was recycled as a courthouse. Its facade has since been incorporated into an apartment building called the Moda.”
Source notes
https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/18/queens-central-library-opens-wider/
https://greening.queenslibrary.org/central-library
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 10, 2018.
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