The Austrian Pavilion from the 1964 World's Fair may have escaped the decay its sister buildings are suffering in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, but the Daily News is reporting the alpine spruce building was damaged by a fire on January 24th. Following the World's Fair it was brought upstate and became a ski lodge, but owner Jack Van Scoter told the paper they fear they "would never be able to rebuild in the same form as the Austrian Pavilion."
The lodge wasn't the only thing lost, the Fair-era souvenirs that lined its walls have also been destroyed. Van Scoter says he "can't promise anything," as far as recreating the pavilion goes. It was originally constructed in Austria for $1 million, and then purchased by the resort for $3,000 in 1965. It was transported from Queens via rail and road, and reassembled in the winter of 1966.
The cause of the fire is reportedly still under investigation. You can see video of the fire here.
