Yesterday we revisited Buckminster Fuller's plan to put a dome over some of Manhattan in 1960, but four years prior to that proposal, he had a similar one for Brooklyn. In this 1956 issue of Mechanix Illustrated, they exclusively showed a rendering from Fuller for a new domed stadium for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Photo: "The Dodger Dome" That Could Have Kept The Baseball Team In Brooklyn
The 1960 Plan To Put A Dome Over Midtown Manhattan
In the 1960s and 70s, the idea of a domed city stepped out of the science fiction spotlight and seemed like it may become a reality. One of the first real life concepts came about in 1960, when engineer Buckminster Fuller proposed a two mile "geodesic dome spanning Midtown Manhattan that would regulate weather and reduce air pollution." He planned the project with architect Shoji Sadao, and it would have covered the island from the East River to the Hudson River, from 21st Street to 64th Street.
Bucky's Back! Fuller's Fly's Eye Dome and More
The great porous globe that has suddenly landed among the ivy and trees of verdant LaGuardia Place turns out to be a structural model for a radical type of affordable, prefabricated housing. This single eye-catching installation -- Buckminster Fuller's Fly's Eye Dome -- marks the opening of a a week of Buckminster Fuller celebrations in NYC.
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