Friday, April 4, 2014

Relics of NYC World's Fair: Eyesores or icons?

A space-age tower, left, and a restored giant metal globe called the Unisphere, remain as original structures from the 1964 World's Fair, Tuesday April 1, 2014 in the Queens borough of New York. A group of preservationists is fighting to save the towers and a pavilion of pillars once called the “Tent of Tomorrow,” but others see them as annoying eyesores that should be torn down. Neither option would come cheap: an estimated $14 million for demolition and up to $72 million for renovation. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) NEW YORK (AP) — They were designed for the 1964 World's Fair as sleek, space-age visions of the future: three towers topped by flying-saucer-like platforms, and a pavilion of pillars with a suspended, shimmering roof that was billed as the "Tent of Tomorrow."








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