Camp LaGuardia
| Camp LaGuardia | |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1918 |
| Closed | 2006 |
| Current Status | Closed |
| Building Style | Rambling Plan |
| Location | Chester, NY |
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History
Opened by New York City in 1918, about 60 miles northwest of the city, the brick buildings of Greycourt served as a women's prison until 1934. The property was then turned over to the city's welfare department and it became New York City’s homeless would be bused 65 miles north of the city to the 1,001-bed facility in the evening.
Local opposition to the facility grew throughout the 1980s until its closing. In 2007 the Bloomberg administration began moving camp residents to subsidized housing or other shelters in preparation for the decommissioning. The facility was closed in 2008 and the buildings have remained empty since. The most recent news on the property indicates that the site is being cleaned up and marketed for commercial redevelopment by the county.[1]
