Flushing Meadows-Corona ... One of the biggest draws of the park is its iconic Unisphere, a giant steel globe that was built for the 1964 World's Fair and has become an iconic symbol of the ...
The world came to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in 1939-40 and 1964-65 for the World's Fair. Most of the fair structures were meant to be temporary and torn down at the close of each event ...
It was a wonderland of futuristic buildings and space-age attractions. But the big takeaway of this famous festival may be breakfast ...
NEW YORK -- Since 1964, visitors to Flushing ... park, preservationists are focused downward at a series of ground-level mosaics. Medallions decorating David Dinkins Circle depict World's Fair ...
Alliance for FMCP Executive Director Anthony Sama said: “Our Art in the Parks: Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park ... Philip Johnson for the 1964 World's Fair, however it is modeled ...
The dragon boating community's fate in Queens is uncertain after NYC Parks announced plans to close Pier 1 near Citi Field because of deteriorating wood.
A crowd gathers to view the fountains in front of the Unisphere globe at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The Unisphere was designed by Gilmore D. Clarke as the representation of the 1964 World's Fair ...