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Many countries around the world participated in it, and over 44 million people attended its exhibits in two seasons. The new york worlds fair of 1964 rare historical photos. Used as a means of soliciting advertisers, this incomplete guidebook contains brief introductory information regarding the zones of the fair as well as pricing rates and options for displaying ads within the guidebook. Vintage 1965 official souvenir map new york world s fair. The 1964 1965 fair was conceived by a group of new york businessmen who remembered their childhood. The 19641965 new york worlds fair was a worlds fair that held over 140 pavilions, 110 restaurants, for 80 nations hosted by 37, 24 us states, and over 45 corporations to build exhibits or attractions at flushing meadowscorona park in queens, new york city. Most of the recognizable traces of these events, like the new york state pavilion and the unisphere, are leftovers from the 196465 fair, but as you. It contains one of the 1964 fair s most notable exhibits. This book contains lots of illustrations and descriptions of all the attractions at the 1964 world s fair. It was the second most expensive american worlds fair of all time, exceeded only by st. On a balmy spring day in 1939, the new york worlds fair officially. The 1939 new york worlds fair offered a vision of a utopian city of tomorrowone in which life was going to be easy thanks to new technology that would revolutionize transportation, household. One of flushing meadows only holdovers from the 1939 1940 fair is the queens museum of art, designed by aymar embury in 1939 and redesigned by raphael vinoly in 1994. The new york state librarys summer exhibit commemorates both the 75th anniversary of the 1939 new york worlds fair and the 50th anniversary of the 1964 one.

A large oil painting of a woman, painted in 1964 by roy lichtenstein and titled new york worlds. Countries, cities, corporations, and private groups set up shop to display their ideas. This book is the absolute penultimate reference for that. Novel building designs, materials and furnishings were the norm.

The 1939 new york worlds fair offered a vision of a utopian city of tomorrowone in which life was going to be easy thanks to new technology that would revolutionize transportation, household work. Both were held at flushing meadowscorona park in queens. New york worlds fair from 1939 to 1964 by robert rosenblum, etc. This exhibit shows some of the new york state librarys many books, magazines, documents, and ephemera about the 1939 and 1964 worlds fairs. As a sequel to the successful 1939 new york worlds fair, the second worlds fair opened on april 22, 1964, and its theme was peace through understanding. Various shots of the fair including a fountain, the. The interior of the glass envelope of capsule i was filled with nitrogen, whereas capsule ii was filled with the inert gas, argon. The 1939 worlds fair street grid that remains in flushing. Official souvenir book of the new york worlds fair, 1965. Official guide book of the new york worlds fair 1939. Golden gate international exposition the 193940 new york worlds fair was a worlds fair held at flushing meadows corona park in queens, new york, united states. The term time capsule was coined by george edward pendray for the 1939 worlds fair westinghouse exhibit in new york. The 193940 new york worlds fair was a worlds fair held at flushing meadowscorona park in queens, new york.

The 1964 worlds fair aimed to celebrate and perpetuate an already powerful. The immense fair covered 646 acres 261 ha on half the park, with numerous pools or fountains, and an amusement park with rides. Get the best deals on 1939 1940 new york worlds fair collectibles when you shop the largest online selection at. Fountains, fireworks, fifty years ago a worlds fair. The museum of the city of new york and queens museum have. The 19641965 new york worlds fair was the second worlds fair to be held at. The panorama of new york, a scale model of the entire city showing the. Like its predecessor, the 1964 worlds fair lost money. Moses referred to the book as junk to its publisher, bennett cerf, and was. In 1939, the first worlds fair was held in flushing meadows corona park. The site, flushing meadows corona park in the borough of queens, was originally a natural wetland. Unisphere, by day and by night, at the 196465 new york worlds fair. The new york city building, the only building still standing from that time, houses the.