Queens Center opened on September 12 , 1973 , on land previously occupied by Fairyland , a supermarket , and automobile parking .
Across the Long Island Expressway , in nearby Elmhurst , is the Queens Center Mall .
Queens Center Mall   opened on September 12 , 1973 , on land previously occupied by Fairyland , a supermarket , and automobile parking .
Across the Long Island Expressway , in nearby Elmhurst , is the Queens Center Mall .