Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
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Creedmoor Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital at 79-26 Winchester Boulevard in Queens Village, Queens, New York, United States. It provides inpatient, outpatient, and residential services for
Winchester Boulevard entrance
Creedmoor station in 1891
Woody Guthrie
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Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism a
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
…Bud Powell (1924–1966), jazz musician; committed for 11 months after a bar fight Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), folk musician; was hospitalized at Creedmoor until his death George Metesky (1903–1994), serial bomber; committed to Creedmoor in 1973 and…
Guthrie with a guitar labeled "This machine kills fascists" in 1943
Woody Guthrie's Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, childhood home in 1979
As a part of Guthrie's centennial celebrations, the New Multitudes performers played compositions including his lyrics at Webster Hall in New York City (from left to right: Anders Parker, Will Johnson [drumming], Jay Farrar, and Yim Yames)
Guthrie has continued to remain popular decades after his death; this mural was painted in his hometown of Okemah in 1994