Flushing Meadows–Corona Park

====1964/1965 Fair====
{{Main|1964 New York World's Fair}}
[[File:New York World's Fair August 1964.jpeg|thumb|The [[Unisphere]] at the [[1964 New York World's Fair|1964/1965 World's Fair]]|alt=see caption]]

The Flushing Meadows site was selected in 1959 for the 1964 World's Fair.{{sfn|PANYNJ Airport Transit Environmental Impact Statement |1994|p=1⋅11}} Gilmore D. Clarke and Michael Rapuano were retained to tailor the original 1939 park layout for the new fair.<ref>{{harvnb|Historic Preservation Studio|2015|p=16}}; {{harvnb|ps=.|Unisphere|1995|p=3}}</ref> Three structures were retained from the 1939 Fair. Meanwhile, several new structures and attractions were created including the [[Unisphere]], [[Shea Stadium]], the [[New York Hall of Science]], and [[Queens Botanical Garden]]; the latter three were intended as permanent attractions for the future park.<ref>{{harvnb|30 Years of Progress: 1934–1965|p=57}}; {{harvnb|ps=.|Strategic Framework Plan|p=53}}</ref> The Unisphere, built as the theme symbol for the 1964/1965 World's Fair, has since become the main sculptural feature of the park.<ref>{{harvnb|Strategic Framework Plan|p=54}}; {{harvnb|ps=.|Unisphere|1995|p=1}}</ref> It stands on the site occupied by the [[Trylon and Perisphere|Perisphere]] during the earlier Fair.{{sfn|Unisphere|1995|pp=1, 3}} The Van Wyck Expressway was extended north through the park site along the right-of-way of the former [[World's Fair Railroad]].{{sfn|Mankiewicz|Mankiewicz|2002|p=35}} Moses and the Parks Department also prepared post-fair plans to finish Flushing Meadows Park, as well as Kissena Corridor Park and Kissena Park, projected to be complete by 1967.<ref>{{harvnb|30 Years of Progress: 1934–1965|p=57}}; {{cite book |last=Moses |first= Robert |author-link= Robert Moses |title= Flushing Meadow and Beyond; Post World's Fair Program; Progress Report |date=July 14, 1964 |publisher= [[1964 New York World's Fair|New York World's Fair 1964–1965 Corporation]] |url=http://www.worldsfairphotos.com/nywf64/fair-corp/post-fair-progress-7-14-64.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.worldsfairphotos.com/nywf64/fair-corp/post-fair-progress-7-14-64.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date= March 31, 2017 |page=11}}</ref>

In early 1964, the New York City Council added "[[Corona, Queens|Corona]]" to the park's name; the park was now named "Flushing Meadows–Corona Park", in preparation for that year's World's Fair.  Councilman [[Edward L. Sadowsky|Edward Sadowsky]] explained that this was intended to correct an injustice: "The people of Corona have long lived in the aroma of a junkyard or a dump named for their community.  Now, when there is something beautiful to be seen, there is no mention of the name Corona."<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1964/02/05/bill-adds-corona-to-fair-sites-name.html|title= Bill Adds 'Corona' to Fair Site's Name|date= February 5, 1964|newspaper= The New York Times|access-date= January 29, 2012|archive-date= November 13, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171113113505/http://www.nytimes.com/1964/02/05/bill-adds-corona-to-fair-sites-name.html|url-status= live}}</ref> Following the fair, most of the remaining $11.6&nbsp;million from the fair funds, as well as money from Moses' [[Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority]], were used to rehabilitate the site into a true park.<ref>{{harvnb|Caro|1974|p=1085}}; {{harvnb|PANYNJ Airport Transit Environmental Impact Statement|1994|p=1⋅11}}; {{harvnb|ps=.|Unisphere|1995|p=4}}</ref> Flushing Meadows–Corona Park was transferred from the World's Fair Corporation back to the Parks Department, and opened on June 3, 1967.<ref name="NYTimes-FMCP-Jun1967">{{cite news|last1=Schumach|first1=Murray|title=MOSES GIVES CITY FAIR SITE AS PARK; Flushing Meadows in Queens Becomes the 2d Biggest Recreation Area Here|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F03E5D6123AE63ABC4C53DFB066838C679EDE&legacy=true|access-date=March 28, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 4, 1967|archive-date=November 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122062009/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F03E5D6123AE63ABC4C53DFB066838C679EDE&legacy=true|url-status=live}}</ref>