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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21Y2_restaurant_NY.html
The four round benches once served as planters for Sugar Maple trees, the official tree of New York State. The wall behind the benches was open to a cafeteria style serving area with counters and vending machines. Guests were able to warm their fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21XY_lucy-day-at-the-new-york-worlds-fair_NY.html
"Lucy Day" at the New York World's Fair
On "Lucy Day" August 31, 1964, Lucille Ball from the TV series "I Love Lucy" stood here beside this staircase for press photos. One such photo is shown on the right. She also e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21XQ_skate-rental_NY.html
The New York State Pavilion was reborn as the Roller Round roller skating rink in the early 1970's. Thousands of people skated on the protected map floor and enjoyed music and a snack bar.
You are looking at a cart filled with actual skates from …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21XP_worlds-largest-suspension-roof_NY.html
You are standing in the "Tent of Tomorrow" designed to capture the feel of a modern state fair - thus the circus tent like red and white stripes. Its roof of multicolored translucent panels measures 350 feet by 250 feet and is suspended …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21X1_prospect-cemetery_NY.html
Original Jamaica town burying
ground, established 1660.
Egbert Benson born 1746
died 1833, buried here. First
Attorney General, N.Y. State.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21WZ_the-king-mansion_NY.html
Home of Rufus King, who served his state and country with honor and distinction as delegate to the Continental Congress 1784, 1785, 1786. U.S. Senator from New York, 1789-1796, Minister to England 1796-1803, 1825-1826, under Washington, Adams, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21W9_flushing-meadows-corona-park_NY.html
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, today New York City's second largest park, has risen like a phoenix from the ashes. The 1,255-acre open space was indeed an ash disposal heap in the early 20th Century, noted by F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21W8_new-york-state-pavilion_NY.html
This architectural marvel, built for the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, was designed by renowned architect Philip Johnson and consists of three sections - the observation towers, the Theaterama, and the "Tent of Tomorrow".
Today you wil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21W7_remnants-from-the-ruins_NY.html
During the preservation work by the NY State Pavilion Project, several artifacts were discovered that tell the building's history and construction. On display here are a few items.
The roofs of the observation decks were constructed of translucen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21W6_time-capsules_NY.html
The time capsules deposited September 23, 1938 and October 16, 1965 by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation as a record of Twentieth Century civilization to endure for 5000 years