Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Art / News
The Coolest Building from the 1964 World's Fair Finally Gets Some Lovin'
Posted
by Benjamin Sutton
on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Today the announcement arrives via the
Daily News that the New York State Pavilion, one of the last remaining structures from the
1964 World's Fair (remember the end of
Men In Black?) has been designated a historical monument, which means that the crumbling set of canopies, poles and disks in Queens's Flushing Meadows Corona Park designed by famous architect
Philip Johnson (and initially called the "Theaterama") will finally get the money for repairs that it needs very badly. And in a city whose architecture tends toward the same boring, tacky, corporate glass aesthetic, keeping wacky and weird things like the New York State Pavilion around is vitally important.
Tags: landmarks, 1964 World's Fair, Queens, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, preservation, Philip Johnson, architecture
