1.25.2010

Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Jan. '10

Last week, I went over to Flushing Meadows Corona Park to shoot the relics from the 1964 World's Fair. Driving back and forth on the commute to jobs, I was fascinated with the Unisphere and the remnants of the Metropolitan Pavilion. They are right next to brand new Citi Field, yet they are frozen in time with the space-age look that was so popular in the 60's. The Pavilion used to have a circus tent-like covering, and the tall round structures had elevators that brought spectators up to the circular decks. From the Grand Central or Van Wyck, they appear more like look-out posts for futuristic prison guards in a 1960's sci-fi movie.


First we have the Metropolitan Pavilion- with look-out posts in the background and lots of typical Holga light leaks and under that, The Unisphere:





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