NEW YORK—The city has hired a Dutch firm to inspect the New York State Pavilion, which held the World’s Fair of 1964. The iconic Queens complex and its towers are targeted for possible preservation, but first the city must determine whether the rotunda and tower are structurally sound.
Over the course of the next year, the Dutch firm Arcadis will spend $300,000 to determine whether the city can salvage the pavilion or whether it must be relinquished. If it were to be saved, it would cost $20.3 million to $29 million for the rotunda alone, according to a previous city-commissioned report cited by the Daily News.
The structures are of the few still remaining from the World’s Fair. Photos on the New York Pavilion website show severe damage to the structures—crumbling stairs overgrown with weeds and rusty beams and handrails.
Over the course of the next year, the Dutch firm Arcadis will spend $300,000 to determine whether the city can salvage the pavilion or whether it must be relinquished. If it were to be saved, it would cost $20.3 million to $29 million for the rotunda alone, according to a previous city-commissioned report cited by the Daily News.
The structures are of the few still remaining from the World’s Fair. Photos on the New York Pavilion website show severe damage to the structures—crumbling stairs overgrown with weeds and rusty beams and handrails.
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