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REMEMBERING
THE WORLD’S FAIR
This year’s OHNY Weekend coincides
with the 50 th anniversary of the
closing of the 1964-65 World’s Fair.
To mark the occasion, Open House
New York has lined up an exciting
list of sites and tours in Flushing
Meadows Corona Park, the site of
the fair, to remember the most iconic
World’s Fair in American history.
Once a dumping ground made famous as the
“Valley of Ashes” by F. Scott Fitzgerald in The
Great Gatsby, Flushing Meadows was originally
built as an elaborate fairground by Robert Moses
as the site of the 1939-40 World’s Fair. A little
more than two decades later, in an effort again
spearheaded by Moses, the park was reused
for the 1964-65 World’s Fair. With attendance at
more than 50 million, the fair is remembered as
a showcase of mid-century American modernism,
expressed in the curvilinear building forms made
possible by modern materials such as reinforced
concrete, fiberglass, plastic, and steel. Though
most of the pavilions were demolished or moved
after the fair ended, several were saved and have
become emblems of the city’s largest and most
diverse borough.
DURING OHNY WEEKEND,
VISIT THE PARK TO EXPLORE
THE FOLLOWING SITES:
The New York State Pavilion
Sat • 1–5pm; Sun • 1–5pm.
Queens Museum
Sat • 12–4pm; Sun • 12–4pm.
New York Hall of Science
Sat • 10am–2pm; Sun • 10am–2pm.
World’s Fair Walking Tours
Sat • 1–5pm; Sun • 1–5pm.
Check the guide listings for more
information about these sites or visit
www.ohny.org
MODERN RUIN:
A WORLD’S FAIR
PAVILION
FILM SCREENING
Bow Tie Cinemas
260 WEST 23RD STREET, MANHATTAN
Wed • October 14 • 6:30pm followed
by Q&A with director Matthew Silva.
Sun • October 18 • 6:00pm followed
by Q&A with director Matthew Silva.
Plan on visiting the New York State Pavilion
during this year’s OHNY Weekend? Open
House New York and The Architecture and
Design Film Festival invite you to special
screenings of Modern Ruin: A World’s Fair
Pavilion, a new documentary from Aquarela
Pictures about the New York State Pavilion,
accompanied by a Q&A with the film’s
director Matthew Silva. Silva’s extraordinary
film tells the story of the pavilion during the
glory days of the fair, its history in the fifty
years since, and recent advocacy efforts to
reimagine it for today.
THE ARCHITECTURE &
DESIGN FILM FESTIVAL
The Architecture & Design Film Festival,
(ADFF), is the nation’s largest film festival
of its kind, presenting a curated selection
of films, events, and panel discussions to
entertain, engage, and educate people about
architecture and design. From October
13-18, the festival will host more then thirty
films from around the world, showcasing
and celebrating some of the most exciting
projects old and new.
For ticket information, and to
check out what else is screening
at this year’s ADFF, visit
ADfilmfest.com
Greater Astoria
Historical Society
35-20 BROADWAY, 4TH FL, ASTORIA
Sat & Sun • 12–4pm. Tours at 1,
3pm and on request.
The Quinn Building, built as
the East River Gas Company,
features a collection of interesting
items from the company’s and
the community’s early history.
Photography exhibits on view in
the GAHS gallery on the fourth
floor will include “The Steinway
Settlement (1865-2015),” “The
Lent-Riker House (c. 1660),”
“1980 - Astoria at the Cusp of
Change,” and “We Will Be There,”
an exhibit by local artist Salvador
Espinoza on the transformations
that development brought to his
community of Dutch Kills. 1924.
Entrepreneur Space
Kitchen Incubator
36-46 37TH ST, LONG ISLAND CITY
Sat • 12–4pm.
This commercial kitchen incubator
hosts over 250 artisan food makers
who make all sorts of delicious
items, from breads and cakes to
sauces and jams. Visit the space
during OHNY Weekend to talk to
a select group of these artisans,
and take the opportunity to peruse
and even purchase some locally
made food. If you are a foodie—or
aspire to be a food maker—visit the
Entrepreneur Space to learn about
one of the city’s most exciting
centers of edible creativity.
Brooklyn Grange
37-18 NORTHERN BLVD, ROOF,
LONG ISLAND CITY
Sat • 11am–4pm.
Brooklyn Grange operates two
of the world’s largest rooftop soil
farms, including this site atop
the historic Standard Motors
Products Building in Long Island
City. With sweeping views of the
five boroughs, this site grows
over 50,000 lbs of organicallycultivated
produce per year.
In addition to growing and
distributing fresh local vegetables
and herbs, Brooklyn Grange also
provides urban farming and green
roof consulting and installation
services to clients worldwide
BROMLEY CALDARI, 2010.
Long Island City
Community Boathouse
46-01 5TH STREET, LONG ISLAND CITY
Sun • 11am–3pm. Tours ongoing
throughout the day.
Julian Freirich came to America
from Germany nearly a century
ago and in 1921 opened a meat
processing company in Long Island
City. He became famous for selling
fine meats, especially “Porkette”
products. The building that was
home to his business for decades
is now home to the Long Island
City Community Boathouse, which
shares it with a carpenter, the
Rockaway Brewery, and Recycle-a-
Bicycle. During OHNY Weekened,
the all-volunteer LICCB welcomes
you to kayak on the East River
(weather permitting).
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT
Marine Air Terminal
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, TERMINAL A,
MARINE TERMINAL RD
Sat & Sun • 10am–6pm.
Celebrating the glamorous early
days of transatlantic air travel,
the main room of the Marine Air
Terminal was a spectacular
introduction to the adventure
of flying and remains one of the
city’s most distinctive Art Deco
interiors. The defining feature
of this striking circular space is
“Flight,” a vividly colored mural
by James Brooks depicting the
history of flight and man’s quest
to conquer the skies. Today, it is
the only active airport terminal
in the country dating to the first
generation of air travel.
WILLIAM ADAMS DELANO, 1939; BEYER
BLINDER BELLE, 2005.
RIDGEWOOD
Onderdonk House
18-20 FLUSHING AVE, RIDGEWOOD
Sat & Sun • 12–4pm.
Tours every 30 minutes both
days beginning at 12:30pm.
The Onderdonk House—actually
two connected houses from 1709
and the mid 1800s—serves as a
museum for the permanent exhibit
on the archaeology of the site; for
changing exhibits on local history
and culture; and the preservation of
Arbitration Rock, the historic marker
that was part of the survey in 1789
that separated Queens and Brooklyn,
and was rediscovered and moved to
the Onderdonk Site in 2001. During
OHNY Weekend, the house will
offer Colonial Crafts for children in
addition to public tours. 1709.
FLUSHING MEADOWS
CORONA PARK
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111TH ST, FLUSHING MEADOWS
CORONA PARK
Sat & Sun • 10am–2pm.
opendialogue Tours with
restoration architects Ennead
Architects at 10, 11am, 12, 1pm
both days.
One of New York City’s signature
spaces, the Great Hall is NYSCI’s
original exhibition gallery,
constructed for the 1964-65
World’s Fair. Designed by Wallace
K. Harrison, the Hall has undulating
walls that rise 100 ft with no
corners or straight segments. More
than 5,000 2 x 3-ft-cobalt-blue
panels make up the otherworldly
facade. Visit to learn about the
recently completed restoration.
NYSCI’s 450 exhibits, and
participatory activities will also be
available for free for those who
mention OHNY Weekend at the
admission desk.
WALLACE K. HARRISON, 1964;
RESTORATION, ENNEAD ARCHITECTS,
2008-2015.
World’s Fair Grounds
FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK
Sat & Sun • 1–5pm. Tours leave
regularly from the docent tent
near the Unisphere throughout
both days.
In the 1930s, nearly 900 acres of
central Queens was transformed
into a vast showplace of innovation
and creativity for the 1939-
40 World’s Fair. The site was
reimagined a generation later for
the 1964-65 World’s Fair, after
which it became Flushing Meadows
Corona Park, the flagship city park
of Queens and one of the largest
green spaces in the five boroughs.
Take a walking tour of this vibrant
public space to learn about the
remaining landmarks from the
World’s Fairs, and the incredible
history of one of New York’s most
important cultural events.
VARIOUS ARCHITECTS AND ARTISTS,
1939-40 & 1964-65.
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