NYS Pavilion
How Creative Collaboration Restored the Integrity of a Queens Icon
The New York State Pavilion was originally built as a spectacular public structure at the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Designed by architect Phillip Johnson as an icon for the world to see, the pavilion served as a gathering space, a concert venue and even a roller skating rink, before it slipped into the realm of the forgotten.
As the Pavilion has started to emerge over the past decade, creative collaborative efforts, and renewed public interest have helped restore the integrity of this Queens icon.
Unforgotten Films (S1:E2)
Location: Flushing Meadows Corona Park (Queens NY)
Duration: 4:37 (minutes)
Release: August 16, 2019
Featuring
Janice Melnick (NYC Parks)
Salmaan Khan (People for the Pavilion)
Mitch Silverstein (NYS Pavilion Paint Project)
Stephanie Bohn (NYS Pavilion Paint Project)
Gary Miller (NYS Pavilion Paint Project)
Phillip Buehler (Artist & Photographer)
Special Thanks
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks)
People for the Pavilion & NYS Pavilion Paint Project
Funding Support
Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC)
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA)
Project Team
Aaron Asis (Creator & Producer)
Jett Cain and Chalalai Fischbach (Video & Editing)
Untapped New York (Media & Distribution)