Youngsters play soccer in 1994 at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens in the shadow of the Unisphere, the famed 140-foot-tall, stainless-steel globe from the 1964 New York World’s Fair.
Weighing 700,000 pounds, the Unisphere is a throwback from a different era. Yet despite its age, it’s untarnished by time, faring far better than other structures belonging to New York City’s Parks Department. This photo accompanied a Times article about the bleak condition of parks, published May 1, 1994. But the city parks picture has brightened. “With the 2015 reopening of High Bridge in the Bronx and the recently opened second phase of Hunters Point South Park in Queens, more recreational spaces are now accessible to the public, drawing longtime residents and curious out-of-towners alike,” reported The Times in 2018.
Even better news: The Unisphere wasn’t destroyed or even damaged by a crashing alien spaceship in the 1997 film “Men in Black.” It’s doing just fine.
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