Talk:New York State Pavilion

A question regarding the "After the fair" Section of the Article.
I remember reading somewhere that in 1970 the New York State Pavilion's Tent of Tomorrow was converted into an ice skating rink, but I can no longer find the source article. If anyone can confirm this information, it should be added to the "After the fair" section of the article.

Also, in the article in the second sentence of the third paragraph of the "After the fair" section it says:

" Once the red ceiling tiles were removed from the pavilion in the late 1970s for safety reasons, the Texaco terrazzo floor map of New York State was subject to the elements of weather and was ruined."

I have read from the following website ( http://forgotten-ny.com/2003/07/worlds-fair-remnants/  ) that the ceiling tiles were mostly orange and blue, with some red tiles in it as well. If someone could correct this fact, that would be much appreciated.

Thanks for your help, MKluge Mkluge (talk) 22:44, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

Information that should be added to the "Restoration plans" section of the article.
In the "Restoration plans" section of the article, when it talks about the restoration efforts that began in 2008, it leaves out the efforts of a group of volunteers who started repainting the New York State Pavilion's Tent of Tomorrow in 2009, a project, called the "New York State Pavilion Paint Project", which is still ongoing. The website is ( http://nyspproject.com/ ). I believe that someone should add this information to the article.

Also, I think it is worth mentioning that the $5.8 million, referenced in the first sentence of the last paragraph of the section,

( "In July 2014, the pavilion received about $5.8 million for restoration." )

will be used to install a new staircase in each of the observation towers, and to replace the concrete platforms that support each of the observation towers, as well as install a new electrical system on all three observation towers. The article that I sourced this information is at the following website ( http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/world-fair-relic-set-extensive-restoration-article-1.1847082 )

Thanks for your help, MKluge Mkluge (talk) 01:00, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

Other uses
At least one other use is missing. Around 1969 to 1971, there was a series of rock concerts held in the pavilion. I saw the Grateful Dead, Santana (one of their first NY appearances), Joe Cocker and Procol Harem there. There were probably others as well. I've added a reference to this in the main article — Preceding unsigned comment added by Markssss (talk • contribs) 20:12, 27 March 2016 (UTC)