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This week our Queens columnist takes us to Jackson Heights, an enclave in Queens known for its garden apartments and Indian shops and restaurants. Much of the historic district consists of large six-story co-operative apartment buildings ringing interior courtyards and gardens, designed to let light and air into the apartments.

It was all planned and developed by the Queensboro Corporation in the first half of the 20th century. The former headquarters of this group, a neo-Tudor building, still stands on 82nd Street. Rams heads decorate the entrance, above.

The neo-Colonial-style post office is also worth a visit, to see its WPA murals from the 1930s. Read all about it on Brownstoner Queens.

Photo by Kevin Walsh


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