The Times Covers the Momentum to Save the New York State Pavilion

Yesterday the New York Times detailed the recent push to preserve the New York State Pavilion, the crumbling Philip Johnson structure built for the World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Helpfully, the article broke down the options and the costs regarding the future of the site: “Parks officials determined that it would cost $14 million simply to demolish the site. Stabilizing the Pavilion so that it would remain as a sort of modern-day ruin, but with no public access, would run $43 million. And restoring the site so that it could once again host visitors would cost $52 million.” (Demolition seems unlikely after an outpouring of support to preserve the structure.) Right now, money is the largest concern before moving forward. An architecture firm, working pro bono, drafted a plan to reutilize the site that cost a hefty $72,000,000.

In Queens, the Fate of a Towering Relic From the 1964 World’s Fair Is Debated [NY Times]
All New York State Pavilion Coverage [Q’Stoner]