The US Open is held in New York City, in the borough of Queens, in a neighborhood called Flushing, which was once a separate town before being consolidated into NYC in 1896. In August 1978, this facility, originally called the USTA National Tennis Center, opened, replacing the old facility in Forest Hills. In 2006, it was renamed the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Today, the complex occupies 46.5 acres in Flushing Meadows, which once hosted the 1939 and 1964 New York World’s Fairs. Some of the structures from the 1964 fair remain, but are not part of the tennis complex. The facility now boasts 4 stadium courts, 22 courts inside the grounds, and about a dozen practice courts next to the complex.

I was surprised by how substantial it was, with many buildings surrounding the main stadium supporting the event’s commerce.

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