- City:
- New York City, Queens, Whitestone, NY
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Auxiliary Civic Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
Sanitation Department Section Station 144 in Whitestone, New York was constructed in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Interestingly, construction of the Cross Island Parkway made it necessary to plan to relocate the building the next year, to a site a few hundred feet north on 149th Street. The entire new building (as well as a neighboring fire station) was relocated to the new site, as opposed to being built from scratch, resulting in substantial savings to the city.
Source notes
The New York Times: "CITY WILL MOVE TWO BUILDINGS," October 30, 1938 (pg. 39)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 23, 2018.
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