- City:
- New York City, Queens, Whitestone, NY
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Maritime: Harbors, Ports & Lighthouses, Flood and Erosion Control
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a “sea wall and boathouse” by the site of the former Naval Militia armory in Whitestone, New York. The boathouse, which still stands, is likely abandoned.
Source notes
The New York Times: "$52,410,007 SPENT BY WPA IN QUEENS," Sept. 27, 1937 (pg. 23)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 27, 2018.
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