us opened move to flushing meadows in 1978.
when did us open move to flushing meadows?
1978
in 1978, the us open tennis tournament was moved from the west side tennis club in forest hills to flushing meadows corona park. the tournament was originally held in the singer bowl stadium (renamed the louis armstrong stadium), a 1964 world's fair structure which was renovated and expanded for the tournament. other parts of the park were also repaired or expanded for the tournament, including the fountains of the unisphere.
flushing meadows–corona park
flushing meadows–corona park, often referred to as flushing meadows park, or simply flushing meadows, is a public park in the northern part of queens, new york city. it is bounded by i-678 (van wyck expressway) on the east, grand central parkway on the west, flushing bay on the north, and union turnpike on the south. flushing meadows–corona park is the fourth-largest public park in new york city, with a total area of . until the new york city department of parks and recreation (nyc parks) conducted a survey of new york city park areas in 2013, the park was believed to be in size.
flushing meadows–corona park