1964 New York World's Fair
I have two favorite World's Fair expositions. The first one being the 1962 held in Seattle, also known as 'Century 21', the second one is the fair that was held in Queens, New York in 1964. It was the largest World's Fair ever hosted, and the theme for it was "Peace Through Understanding". This was represented through a huge model of the Earth called the 'Unisphere' which still stands there today. Like the fair in Seattle in 1962, this fair was mostly remembered for its mid century American corporate culture, bright plans for the future and 'Space Age' design. It was also the place where Walt Disney created and tested his system for 'audio-animatronics' which was used for several rides on the fair, i.e. Ford's 'Magic Skyway' and General Electric's 'Carousel of progress'.
More than 50 million people from all over the world visited the fair, but the fair had proven to be too costly and was not able to repay its financial backers. The fair closed permanently in 1970, however some of the buildings and pavilions survived. The most famous one is the 'Unisphere' which has become a symbol for Queens.
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The Unisphere, Worlds Fair, New York, 1964
Panorama showing one corner, Worlds Fair, New York, 1964
The Ford Pavilion designed by Disney, Worlds Fair, New York, 1964
Monorail, Worlds Fair, New York, 1964. From nycsubway.org
More than 50 million people from all over the world visited the fair, but the fair had proven to be too costly and was not able to repay its financial backers. The fair closed permanently in 1970, however some of the buildings and pavilions survived. The most famous one is the 'Unisphere' which has become a symbol for Queens.
Related links
Wikipedia
Archive.org (movie)
The Unisphere, Worlds Fair, New York, 1964
Panorama showing one corner, Worlds Fair, New York, 1964
The Ford Pavilion designed by Disney, Worlds Fair, New York, 1964
Monorail, Worlds Fair, New York, 1964. From nycsubway.org
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My name is Chris and I live in Sweden. I love the 50s and 60s lifestyle and design. I am very fascinated by the architecture of the period too, for instance googie, modernism, the work of Joseph Eichler, John Lautner and Arne Jacobsen's international style. I have a large archive with space-age, library, bossa, cocktail, retro soundtracks and exotica music. I also believe that things were better in the old days.
