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Queens' 'endangered landmark'

The World Monuments Fund named the Philip Johnson-designed New York State Pavilion in Queens one of the world's most endangered cultural landmarks. The massive pavilion, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, was the centerpiece of the 1964 World's Fair, but it is now in severe disrepair. The structure's mosaic floor is in pieces, and its observation towers are rusted. The Parks Dept. says it is looking into ways of preserving the pavilion. "We hope that both our efforts and the pavilion's inclusion on the World Monument Funds list will gain the necessary public awareness and funding to move forward with the preservation of this important historical icon," said the Parks Dept.'s Abigail Lootens in a statement. more [NY1]