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Today, a cloudy day, I decided to go to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Flushing.
The photos I took during my walk can be seen below. Hope you like. You can also
click here and under the first Unisphere (yellow band) for more information.

The Corona yard for the #7 trains. The US Open
stadiums can be see in the background.

Gotham Plaza entrance to the park

A tennis racket and tennis balls made from flowers.

Avenue of the Americas

Arthur Ashe Stadium

Another view of the stadium and Eddie's Garden.
The garden is in memory of the late husband of one
of the parks' commissioners.

Unisphere

Museum of Art

NY State Pavilion, Observation
Towers and Theater

The floor of the 1964 New York
State Pavilion consisted of a
terrazzo map of New York. For
many years most of the map was
still visible. An incredible site.
The map contained the major
highways of New York State.

A few years ago, I read that the
tiles were going to be restored.
I don't know if it was ever done
or if the tiles are still in the
Pavilion. Recently, the Pavilion has
been declared a state landmark.

After years of neglect, the
entrances to the Pavilion were
closed to the public to safeguard
the few tiles that remained and to
avoid possible accidents.

The lake from the bridge that runs over
the Long Island Expressway

Playground for kids. Swan, turtle & duck plus 6 eggs

In this area once stood the swimming pool and during
the Worlds Fair aquatic shows were held in the area.

The boathouse

A family of ducks in the lake.

A monarch butterfly?

The Unisphere, Observation Deck and Pavilion as seen through a fence
on an overpass over the Grand Central Parkway.

Below are a few photos of the morning glories on my terrace. High winds and a frigid evening on
September 10th, destroyed most of the leaves but the flowers continued to bloom!

Don't know from where this plant came. The flowers
are white with a touch of pink on the petals. They are
about 1/2 inch in diameter, open in the morning and
close as soon as the sun hits them! Could the plant
be related to Morning Glory? Were they delivered by
a bird or came with the soil?

Morning Glory

Home of the Mets

Rocket Thrower by Donald Delue

Unisphere stands 140 feet high; presented to 1964 World Fair by US Steel

The roof of the Pavilion once featured colorful plexiglas tiles.

Fountain of the Fairs. When operational, the blue area
featured fountains and running water.

Photo at left - There are fountains around the sphere
which are turned on at times.

Just found an interesting site. Click here. Once you get to the site, click on Neighborhoods in the side menu.
Once in Neighborhoods, choose the neighborhood you want to see from the list. Many interesting photos. You
can see some before/after photos. As a matter of fact, under Rego Park I saw a photo of the Howard Johnson that
was on the corner of Junction and Queens Boulevards. Today, there is an office building on the site.

To see parts of Flushing Meadows Corona Park covered in snow, please click here to go to Page TT.

Where #7 trains are parked and maintained.