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1. 6tocelebrate.org › neighborhoods › jackson-heightsJackson Heights - Historic Districts Council's Six to Celebrate

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   History of Housing in New York City, Richard Plunz, page 174-180 (that includes original photos of the La Mesa Verde Apartments) Jackson Heights – A Garden in the City, Daniel Karatzas pages 79-81; Robert A.M. Stern, “The New York Apartment House” Via Volume #4 1980 page 83; Queensboro Magazine November 1925 page 642

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3. hdc.org › buildings › jackson-heightsJackson Heights Historic District | HDC

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   Oct 19, 1993 · Designated October 19, 1993. The Jackson Heights Historic District, built primarily between 1914 and 1939, is the nation’s first and largest planned cooperative and garden apartment community. Brick structures in a mixture of sizes from single-family homes to large apartment buildings exhibit a number of revival styles including Tudor ...

4. architecturaltrust.org › easements › about-the-trustJackson Heights Historic District - architecturaltrust.org

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   The Jackson Heights Historic District is a residential development built in the early part of the 20th century, primarily between the 1910s and early 1950s. Jackson Heights was conceived, designed, and built by the Queensboro Corporation as a garden city. This unique design concept treated each block as an individual design unit, rather than as ...

5. www.dnainfo.com › new-york › 20130715New Book Details Jackson Heights' Past Through Historic Photos

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   Jul 15, 2013 · Images of America: Jackson Heights shows the history of the neighborhood, from small farms and dirt roads to an airport and major thoroughfares, through more than 100 photos.

6. forgotten-ny.com › 2006 › 04JACKSON HEIGHTS and EAST ELMHURST, Queens - Forgotten New York

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   Apr 15, 2006 · JACKSON HEIGHTS and EAST ELMHURST, Queens. April 15, 2006. In a borough largely ignored by NYC’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, the magnificent garden apartments of Jackson Heights are a happy exception. Today’s Jackson Heights is a neighborhood of handsome six-story co-operative apartments, most of which surround a central garden.

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7. 6tocelebrate.org › neighborhood-items › jackson-heightsJackson Heights, Queens - Historic Districts Council's Six to ...

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   More. Jackson Heights is an early-20th-century neighborhood in central Queens, composed of low-rise garden apartments and houses as well as institutional and commercial buildings. It was the first and remains the largest garden-apartment community in the United States— the product of both the early 20th-century model tenement and the Garden ...

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   When was Jackson Heights built?

   • The Jackson Heights Historic District, built primarily between 1914 and 1939, is the nation’s first and largest planned cooperative and garden apartment community. Brick structures in a mixture of sizes from single-family homes to large apartment buildings exhibit a number of revival styles including Tudor, Italianate, Mediterranean and Georgian.

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   Is Jackson Heights a neighborhood?

   • Jackson Heights is an early-20th-century neighborhood in central Queens, composed of low-rise garden apartments and houses as well as institutional and commercial buildings. It was the first and remains the largest garden-apartment community in the United States— the product of both the early 20th-century model...

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   What is Jackson Heights?

   • Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in Queens, New York, known for its handsome six-story co-operative apartments, most of which surround a central garden. It emerged beginning in 1914 when the entire area was not much more than a swampy meadow.

   JACKSON HEIGHTS and EAST ELMHURST, Queens - Forgotten New York

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   What type of buildings are in Jackson Heights?

   • Brick structures in a mixture of sizes from single-family homes to large apartment buildings exhibit a number of revival styles including Tudor, Italianate, Mediterranean and Georgian. Jackson Heights was made a Six to Celebrate neighborhood in 2011 in an effort to expand the district. Add the next LPC meeting to your calendar.

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   How many people live in Jackson Heights?

   • In one section of it, an area called Little Colombia runs right into Little India – hence the woman's educated guess – and that's only scratching the surface. It's hard to nail down exact numbers, but Jackson Heights is thought to be home to roughly 180,000 people who speak at least 160 languages.

   Jackson Heights: The neighbourhood that epitomises New York - BBC

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   Is Jackson Heights a microcosm of New York City?

   • Jackson Heights is a microcosm of New York City, but it also reflects the ways the city is changing (Credit: Sebastian Modak) On my regular trips to Roosevelt Avenue, I walk past signs I don't know how to read alongside ones I do. I feel like I learn a little more about the world and my place in it with every visit.

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9. www.bbc.com › travel › articleJackson Heights: The neighbourhood that epitomises New York - BBC

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   Mar 22, 2023 · It's hard to nail down exact numbers, but Jackson Heights is thought to be home to roughly 180,000 people who speak at least 160 languages. Sebastian Modak; mural by Erick Teran