United Parcel Service

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Address: 46-06 56th Road
Neighborhood: Maspeth
Architect:  Francisco and Jacobus
Year: 1967
Current Status: Extant
Award:  Bronze Plaque for Industrial
Typology:  Industrial Building

The entrance to this expansive facility is at ground level through a parking structure. The rest of the complex rises above on a slight hill above 56th Road. While undoubtably state of the art at the time, there is not much to understand stylisticly about the plant, which is mostly a set of various one-story boxes housing the various functions of the plant. Even the subtle design of the garage entrance with curved pilasters has been removed and replaced with a standard utilitarian feel.