The Wall Street Journal put up this great video about the New York State Pavilion Paint Project, a volunteer group who started painting the exterior of the historic 1964 World’s Fair structure back in 2009. The group hopes to raise awareness for the building, as well as inspire fundraising efforts. The group is recognized by the city but does not receive money from them. Recent talks of restoring the pavilion grounds, though, estimate costs as high as $72,000,000.

This group, along with the advocacy group People for the Pavilion, made it possible to open the New York State Pavilion to the public for one day. That will happen on Tuesday, April 22nd between 11 am and 2 pm.

Queens Painters Hope to Bring Awareness to World’s Fair Structures [WSJ]
All New York State Pavilion coverage [Q’Stoner]


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