1964-1965 New York World's Fair New York State Pavilion

1964-1965 New York World's Fair New York State Pavilion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York State Pavilion
Location:	Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, Flushing, New York
Coordinates:	40°44′38.5″N 73°50′39.9″W / 40.744028°N 73.844417°W / 40.744028; -73.844417Coordinates: 40°44′38.5″N 73°50′39.9″W / 40.744028°N 73.844417°W / 40.744028; -73.844417
Area:	less than one acre
Built:	1962-1964
Architect:	Johnson, Philip, Lev Zetlin
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	09000942[1]
Added to NRHP:	November 20, 2009

1964-1965 New York World's Fair New York State Pavilion is a historic world's fair pavilion at Flushing Meadows – Corona Park in Flushing, Queens, New York. The New York State Pavilion was designed and built between 1962 and 1964. It was designed by famed modernist architect Philip Johnson. It consists of three components of reinforced concrete and steel construction: the "Tent of Tomorrow," Observation Towers, and Theaterama.^[2]

The "Tent of Tomorrow" is elliptical in plan and its reinforced concrete piers once supported the largest cable suspension roof in the world. The main floor of the Tent was a large scale design of a Texaco highway map of New York State. An idea floated after the fair to use the floor for the World Trade Center didn't materialize. Once the red ceiling tiles were removed from the pavilion in the late 1970s, the floor was subject to the elements of weather and was ruined.^[2]

The Observation Towers are three concrete towers with the tallest at 226 feet high. The towers have observation platforms once accessed by two "Sky Streak capsule" elevators attached to the tallest western tower. The southern tower has a platform height of 85-feet and the northern tower is at 160-feet.^[2]

Theaterama was originally a single drum-shaped volume of reinforced concrete. Additions to the original structure were made in 1992-1993 and in 2008-2009. The Theaterama is home to the Queens Theatre in the Park.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register of Historic Places". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-06-25. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20100625.htm. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Emily T. Cooperman (July 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: 1964-1965 New York World's Fair New York State Pavilion". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=103284. Retrieved 2011-01-16.  See also: "Accompanying 23 photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=103285. 

External links

• New York State Pavilion, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens borough, New York, New York, NY: 60 data pages at Historic American Building Survey
• New York World's Fair 1964 1965 - New York State Pavilion