Editing 1964 New York World's Fair (section)

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[[File:255-CC-65-HC-223, front.jpg|thumb|Space Park, as it appeared in December 1963 before its official opening|alt=Against a twilight cityscape stand two rockets, a space capsule, a rocket engine, and a lunar lander. They are illuminated with floodlights.]]

The fairground had nine fountains and eleven reflecting pools.<ref name="Shipp 1964">{{Cite news |last=Shipp |first=Bill |date=May 10, 1964 |title=It's R-R-Really Big—N.Y. World's Fair |work=The Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution |page=4F |id={{ProQuest|1636074933}}}}</ref><ref name="Rhoades 2014 k912" /> Seven of the fountains had custom designs, although none have survived.<ref name="CY p. 88">{{harvnb|Cotter|Young|2008|ps=.|page=88}}</ref> At the center of the fair was the [[Unisphere]], which was constructed by [[American Bridge Company]].<ref name="Stern (1995) p. 1032">{{harvnb|Stern|Mellins|Fishman|1995|ps=.|p=1032}}</ref><ref name="AR 1964">{{cite magazine |last=Schmertz |first=Mildred F. |date=July 1964 |title=Architecture at the New York World's Fair |via=usmodernist.org |url=https://usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1964-07.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727215444/https://usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1964-07.pdf |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |access-date=July 27, 2020 |journal=Architectural Record |page=150 |volume=136}}</ref> Weighing {{convert|700000|lb|0}},<ref name="Stern (1995) p. 1032" /><ref name="NYCL p. 4">{{Cite report |url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1925.pdf |title=The Unisphere |date=May 16, 1995 |publisher=[[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] |page=4 |ref={{harvid|Landmarks Preservation Commission|1995}} |access-date=June 5, 2024 |archive-date=November 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104175718/http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1925.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> the globe was created to symbolize "man's achievements on a shrinking globe in an expanding universe".<ref name="Stern (1995) pp. 1032–1033">{{harvnb|Stern|Mellins|Fishman|1995|ps=.|pp=1032–1033}}</ref> The Fountain of the Planets (Pool of Industry), which is located at the far eastern end of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, could spray water up to {{convert|625|ft}} high,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stewart |first=Barbara |date=August 29, 2000 |title=Back-Of-The-Park Treatment For Fountain of the Planets |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/29/nyregion/back-of-the-park-treatment-for-fountain-of-the-planets.html |access-date=May 24, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524203016/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/29/nyregion/back-of-the-park-treatment-for-fountain-of-the-planets.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and it hosted nightly fireworks displays and music performances.<ref name="Samuel p. 94">{{harvnb|Samuel|2007|ps=.|page=94}}</ref> The Unisphere and Fountain of the Planets are connected via the Fountain of the Fairs,<ref name="Parry 2020 p831">{{cite web |last=Parry |first=Bill |date=October 29, 2020 |title=City Completes $6.8 Million Restoration of Fountains at Flushing Meadows Corona Park – QNS |url=https://qns.com/2020/10/city-completes-6-8-million-restoration-of-fountains-at-flushing-meadows-corona-park/ |access-date=May 24, 2024 |website=QNS |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625113928/https://qns.com/2020/10/city-completes-6-8-million-restoration-of-fountains-at-flushing-meadows-corona-park/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which included a five-section reflecting pool and two rectangular pools.<ref name="ASCE l774">{{cite web | title=Then and Now: NYC rebuilds iconic Fountain of the Fairs as a fog garden |publisher=American Society of Civil Engineers |date=June 11, 2024 |url=https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/civil-engineering-magazine/article/2021/02/then-and-now-nyc-rebuilds-iconic-fountain-of-the-fairs-as-a-fog-garden |access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref>

The fairground had {{Cvt|28|mi}},<ref name="McPherson 1964" /> {{cvt|39|mi}},<ref name="Alpert p. 21" />{{efn|{{harvnb|Alpert|1964|page=21}}, cited the fair as having {{convert|14|mi}} of roads and {{convert|25|mi}} of paths.}} or {{Cvt|40|mi}} of paths,<ref name="nyt-1964-04-225" /> and numerous plazas.<ref name="Lane 1963" /> Throughout the fairground were information booths operated by [[Greyhound Bus]].<ref name="Alpert p. 21" /> Near the northern end of the fairground was a customs building,<ref>{{cite news |date=May 18, 1962 |title=For N. Y. World's Fair—Special Customs Building |work=New York Herald Tribune |page=12 |issn=1941-0646 |id={{ProQuest|1335979864}}}}</ref> where customs officials examined items bound for the fair's international pavilions and concessionaires.<ref name="nyt-1964-05-05">{{Cite news |date=May 5, 1964 |title=Customs Agents Find Job Hectic; All Imports for Fair Must Be Checked on Arrival |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/05/archives/customs-agents-find-job-hectic-all-imports-for-fair-must-be-checked.html |access-date=June 3, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603175005/https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/05/archives/customs-agents-find-job-hectic-all-imports-for-fair-must-be-checked.html |url-status=live }}</ref> There was a press building next to the [[Grand Central Parkway]], with a reporters' bullpen, offices for major news agencies, a press conference room, and offices.<ref name="nyt-1963-05-05" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Chapman |first=Ralph |date=August 23, 1962 |title=For World Fair Newsmen: Ground Broken for Press Building |work=New York Herald Tribune |page=10 |issn=1941-0646 |id={{ProQuest|1326035027}}}}</ref> The on-site, 22-room Atomedic Hospital was constantly staffed, and there were five first-aid stations.<ref name="nyt-1964-11-01">{{Cite news |date=November 1, 1964 |title=Fair Medical Unit Gave Aid to 53,000; Broad Range of Ailments Treated in First Season |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/01/archives/fair-medical-unit-gave-aid-to-53000-broad-range-of-ailments-treated.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603211952/https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/01/archives/fair-medical-unit-gave-aid-to-53000-broad-range-of-ailments-treated.html |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> About 300 [[closed-circuit television]]s (CCTVs) were installed across the fairground,<ref name="Snyder 1964" /><ref name="Kursh 1964" /> and a film studio for independent filmmakers was also built.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 8, 1963 |title=Multi-Level Studio For World's Fair |magazine=Boxoffice |pages=E-1 |volume=83 |issue=11 |id={{ProQuest|1670945912}} |postscript=none}}; {{Cite news |last=Archer |first=Eugene |date=July 3, 1963 |title=Real Film Studio Planned for Fair; Visitors to Flushing Could See Movies Being Made $1,000,000 Project German Films Scheduled 'Leopard' Coming Aug. 12 'Iguana' Roles Assigned |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/07/03/archives/real-film-studio-planned-for-fair-visitors-to-flushing-could-see.html |access-date=May 30, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531203816/https://www.nytimes.com/1963/07/03/archives/real-film-studio-planned-for-fair-visitors-to-flushing-could-see.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Pinkerton matrons operated a lost-child bureau with activities and games for lost children.<ref>{{cite news |last=Herzig |first=Doris |date=September 24, 1964 |title=Fair Bureau Is Lost Child's Haven |work=Newsday |page=69 |issn=2574-5298 |id={{ProQuest|913675642}}}}</ref>