Seawall and Boathouse – Whitestone NY

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.

Location Info


Powells Cove Blvd. and 6th Ave.
Whitestone, NY

Coordinates: 40.796901, -73.813602

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