Editing Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (section)

====1964–1965 Fair====
{{Main|1964 New York World's Fair}}
[[File:New York World's Fair August 1964.jpeg|thumb|The [[Unisphere]] at the [[1964 New York World's Fair|1964/1965 World's Fair]]|alt=see caption]]

The Flushing Meadows site was selected in 1959 as the site of the 1964 World's Fair.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Illson |first=Murray |date=September 11, 1959 |title=Moses Shows Officials How Site of '64 World's Fair Could Be Expanded |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/09/11/archives/moses-shows-officials-how-site-of-64-worlds-fair-could-be-expanded.html |access-date=May 22, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522003842/https://www.nytimes.com/1959/09/11/archives/moses-shows-officials-how-site-of-64-worlds-fair-could-be-expanded.html |url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|PANYNJ Airport Transit Environmental Impact Statement |1994|p=1⋅11}} Gilmore D. Clarke and Michael Rapuano were retained to tailor the original 1939 park layout for the new fair.<ref>{{harvnb|Historic Preservation Studio|2015|p=16}}; {{harvnb|ps=.|Unisphere|1995|p=3}}</ref> Three structures were retained from the 1939 Fair. Meanwhile, several new structures and attractions were built for the 1964 fair, including the [[Unisphere]], [[Shea Stadium]], the [[New York Hall of Science]], and [[Queens Botanical Garden]].<ref>{{harvnb|30 Years of Progress: 1934–1965|p=57}}; {{harvnb|ps=.|Strategic Framework Plan|p=53}}</ref> The Unisphere, built as the theme symbol for the 1964/1965 World's Fair, has since become the main sculptural feature of the park.<ref>{{harvnb|Strategic Framework Plan|p=54}}; {{harvnb|ps=.|Unisphere|1995|p=1}}</ref> It stands on the site occupied by the [[Trylon and Perisphere|Perisphere]] during the earlier Fair.{{sfn|Unisphere|1995|pp=1, 3}} The Van Wyck Expressway was extended north through the park site along the right-of-way of the former [[World's Fair Railroad]].{{sfn|Mankiewicz|Mankiewicz|2002|p=35}} Moses and the Parks Department also prepared post-fair plans to finish Flushing Meadows Park, as well as Kissena Corridor Park and Kissena Park, projected to be complete by 1967.<ref>{{harvnb|30 Years of Progress: 1934–1965|p=57}}; {{cite book |last=Moses |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Moses |title=Flushing Meadow and Beyond; Post World's Fair Program; Progress Report |date=July 14, 1964 |publisher=[[1964 New York World's Fair|New York World's Fair 1964–1965 Corporation]] |url=http://www.worldsfairphotos.com/nywf64/fair-corp/post-fair-progress-7-14-64.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.worldsfairphotos.com/nywf64/fair-corp/post-fair-progress-7-14-64.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=March 31, 2017 |page=11}}</ref>

In early 1964, the New York City Council added "[[Corona, Queens|Corona]]" to the park's name; the park was now named "Flushing Meadows–Corona Park", in preparation for that year's World's Fair.  Councilman [[Edward L. Sadowsky|Edward Sadowsky]] explained that this was intended to correct an injustice: "The people of Corona have long lived in the aroma of a junkyard or a dump named for their community.  Now, when there is something beautiful to be seen, there is no mention of the name Corona."<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/02/05/bill-adds-corona-to-fair-sites-name.html |title=Bill Adds 'Corona' to Fair Site's Name |date=February 5, 1964 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=January 29, 2012 |archive-date=November 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113113505/http://www.nytimes.com/1964/02/05/bill-adds-corona-to-fair-sites-name.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Following the fair, most buildings from the fair were demolished. Some were relocated, such as the [[Wisconsin Pavilion]], [[Uniroyal Giant Tire]], and [[Golden Rondelle Theater]], while others remained in the park, such as the Unisphere, Hall of Science, [[New York State Pavilion]], and [[United States Pavilion]].<ref name="Cohn 1967">{{cite news |last=Cohn |first=Al |date=June 24, 1967 |title=What Ever Happened to the World's Fair |work=Newsday |page=14W |issn=2574-5298 |id={{ProQuest|915293358}}}}</ref> Most of the remaining $11.6&nbsp;million from the fair funds, as well as money from Moses' [[Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority]], were used to rehabilitate the site into a true park.<ref>{{harvnb|Caro|1974|p=1085}}; {{harvnb|PANYNJ Airport Transit Environmental Impact Statement|1994|p=1⋅11}}; {{harvnb|ps=.|Unisphere|1995|p=4}}</ref> City officials proposed repurposing the site as a "sports park" in 1966;<ref name="nyt-1966-08-22">{{Cite news |last=Lissner |first=Will |date=August 22, 1966 |title=City Considering a Sports Park Over Most of World's Fair Site; Modeled on Center in Tokyo, It Would Be Adaptable for Future World Olympics |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/08/22/archives/city-considering-a-sports-park-over-most-of-worlds-fair-site.html |access-date=May 16, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516225106/https://www.nytimes.com/1966/08/22/archives/city-considering-a-sports-park-over-most-of-worlds-fair-site.html |url-status=live}}</ref> ultimately, the Parks Department took back ownership of the site, which opened on June 3, 1967.<ref name="NYTimes-FMCP-Jun1967">{{Cite news |last=Schumach |first=Murray |date=June 4, 1967 |title=Moses Gives City Fair Site as Park; Flushing Meadows in Queens Becomes the 2d Biggest Recreation Area Here |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/06/04/archives/moses-gives-city-fair-site-as-park-flushing-meadows-in-queens.html |access-date=May 16, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=April 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407072907/https://www.nytimes.com/1967/06/04/archives/moses-gives-city-fair-site-as-park-flushing-meadows-in-queens.html |url-status=live}}</ref>