The 1964-1965 New York World's FairThe 1964-1965 New York World's Fair was the largest international exhibition ever built in the United States. More than one hundred fifty pavilions and exhibits spread over six hundred forty-six acres helped the fair live up to its reputation as "the Billion-Dollar Fair." With the cold war in full swing, the fair offered visitors a refreshingly positive view of the future, mirroring the official theme: Peace through Understanding. Guests could travel back in time through a display of full-sized dinosaurs, or look into a future where underwater hotels and flying cars were commonplace. They could enjoy Walt Disney's popular shows, or study actual spacecraft flown in orbit. More than fifty-one million guests visited the fair before it closed forever in 1965. The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair captures the history of this event through vintage photographs, published here for the first time. |
Contents
Shrinking Globe Expanding Universe 4 Exploringthe Space | |
The Fairs Showman | |
Populuxe and Pop | |
Cold Warfair 8 A Worlds Fair? 9 Something forEverybody 10 The Beat Goes | |
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1964-1965 New York World's Fair, The: Bill Cotter and Bill Young Bill Cotter,Bill Young Limited preview - 2014 |