Skateable Architecture of yesteryear
There are a few architectural relics left standing from the 1964-65 World’s Fair in New York, but unfortunately the Kodak Pavilion isn’t one of them. This would have been at or near the height of the skateboard craze in the 60’s, so it;s possible a few pioneering street skaters may have gotten away with hitting the tranny.
– Thanks to Bill Helene for the tip.
This alternate view is oddly enough from a site dedicated to Canada’s centennial celebration.
This view from the top is from the personal collection of Bob Mazon.
According to Donald Westland, the roof top was designed to simulate the as yet to be experienced lunar landscape. It loosks like Sadlands!
As usual, Wikipedia has a wealth of information and links. It’s pretty fascinating. Some great modern sculpture and architecture as well as some fantastic examples of Americana, including Chrysler’s building shaped like a giant engine, US Rubber’s giant automobile tire shaped ferris wheel, and Wisconsin’s more down to earth Old Time Beer Garden and World’s Largest Cheese. (Free Admission.) I love it that the Midwest was hobnobbing with the great cultures of the world and they came up with a beer garden and big cheese. Most of it, gone forever. What a monumental waste of money.
