For urban explorers, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, NYC, home of the U.S. Open holds a special lore with its layered history and abandoned structures.
In 1977 at the 96th US Open Tennis in Forest Hills, Queens, the players flee the court. A spectator had been shot, prompting the move to Flushing Meadows
The original site of the tennis U.S. Open is in danger of being demolished. Michael Perlman of the Rego-Forest Preservation Council gives an illustrated history and how you can help.