Arthur Ashe Stadium

Now in its 51st year, U.S. Open fever has once again swept the city. Though nowadays it's all Venus and Djokovic and craft beers and lobster rolls, there's a long history behind the world-famous event. Here, 6sqft takes a look at how the international tournament made its way from an elite, private club in Newport Rhode Island to Forest Hills' West Side Tennis Club and finally to its current home in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, even uncovering a little connection to the 1964 World's Fair.
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