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Apr 22, 2014 · Explore six lasting legacies of the 1964 New York World’s Fair on the 50th anniversary of its opening. By: Christopher Klein Updated: June 1, 2023 | Original: April 22, 2014
It opened on April 21, 1964 for two six-month seasons concluding on October 21, 1965. Postcard showing an aerial view of the Fair looking west - presented courtesy. John Pender collection. It was the largest World's Fair ever to be held in the United States occupying nearly a square mile of land.
Apr 18, 2014 · The grounds of the 1964 New York World’s Fair were a blur of perpetual motion: Gondolas dangled above the crowds from the Swiss Sky Ride, a monorail glided in the Lake Amusement area,...
Criticized by the sophisticated for its kitsch, the 1964-65 World’s Fair nonetheless stands as an optimistic take on the promise of the Space Age, an early taste of the digital world, a culminating celebration of plastics and synthetics, and the beginnings of modern theme-park entertainment.
Jun 2, 2014 · Alan Taylor. June 2, 2014. 32 Photos. In Focus. The theme of the 1964 World's Fair in New York City was "Peace Through Understanding". 650 acres of pavilions, public spaces and displays...
world’s fairs. In world’s fair: Modernism and Cold War rivalries. …of this era was the New York World’s Fair of 1964–65, which adopted “Peace through understanding” as its theme. While one might have expected there to be a strong Cold War atmosphere at that fair, this was not the case.
The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair was a world's fair that held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants representing 80 nations, 24 U.S. states, and over 45 corporations with the goal and the final result of building exhibits or attractions at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City.
