Last Update August 21, 2015- Project Completed
| The New York State Pavilion Crown Painting |
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Last Update August 21, 2015- Project Completed |
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| May 6, 2015- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | |
| Flushing Meadows Corona Park's Tent Of Tomorrow To Undergo $3 Million Renovation Project | |
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Very exciting news from NYC Parks! On May 7, 2015 a press conference was held in the park at the pavilion. The NYSP Paint Project was invited to attend and attend we did. Elected officials, the Parks Commissioner and Union representatives spoke proudly of the donation to provide a fresh coat of American Cheese Yellow paint to the crown. The New York Structural Steel Painting Association, Local Union 806, District Council 9, IUPAT will provide at least $3 million in time and materials to complete the project. (Hard) Hats off to those involved in bringing this amazing and generous effort to the pavilion! |
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Officials, media, Union representatives, NYC Parks and guests |
Mitch Silverstein and John Piro (NYSP Paint Project), NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver and Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski |
Officials speak, Queens Borough President and NYSP Advocate Melinda Katz at the podium. |
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Local, U.S.and Foreign Union Leaders chat with the NYSP Paint Project. |
Chatting with Union Bridge Painter Apprentices. |
Group shot of the day. |
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| June 6, 2015- Work began on the crown this weekend | |||||
| We visited the site on Saturday June 6th while the Bridge Painters were getting the rigging in order. Here we have exclusive photos from up in the crown, a rare perspective of the pavilion, the surrounding area and the amazing workers from the union. | |||||
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A look towards the center ring. Pipes are rain gutters. |
Looking at the crew from above. |
Good view of the scaffolding rigs. |
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Working hard. Large rain gutter pipe. |
New perspective on the Unisphere |
Working on the tarps. |
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The majestic towers. |
Making progress 100' up. |
Thank you to the crew! |
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| Working on the scaffolding | Rigging for the scaffolding | A long trip up in the air | |||
| June 13, 2015- Painting begins | |||||
| We visited the site once again a week later and there was paint going on the crown! The crew was very busy power washing, scraping, cleaning and painting the rigged sections. We spoke with the foreman to learn what coating they were using. James L. stated that the base coat is a two part tinted epoxy primer and the finish coat is American Cheese Yellow two part Urethane. Sounds like it's meant to last many years as it's a proven process used on bridges. | |||||
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Tarps to contain debris. |
Primer coat looking good |
Mixing the coatings |
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One section gets painted, another gets prepared for paint. |
Getting ready to power wash and scrape. |
American Cheese Yellow makes and appearance. |
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Rivets getting a finish coat. |
Finish yellow looking sharp and bright! |
From a distance it looks great. |
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Making a big difference. Tedious nooks and crannies. |
The pavilion will be great again. |
Not missing a spot |
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No words can describe what it will look like |
Rigging begins on the next section |
Going to be amazing addition to the landscape |
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June 18, 2015- Progress |
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| Really stands out against a blue sky. | First section complete inside the crown, a little more to go. | On to the next! | |||
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June 27, 2015- More Progress |
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| Continuing around the crown. | Rigging. | Getting the tarps in place for the next section. | |||
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With special thanks to: |
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| All photos and content Copyright NYSP Paint Project 2015 | nyspproject.org | ||
| Photos: Stephanie Bohn, Mitch Silverstein, Ed Gossett, Gary Miller, John Piro | ||
