The World's Fair was celebration of international community, and some pretty cool retro tech.
The World's Fair, or as it's known in the Europe, the Exposition Universell, is a place for nations around the world to show off their achievements. New York had previously held it in 1939, and the businessmen of the city were determined to replicate it's success in the 1960s. For two years, an area in Queens was home to exciting displays, space-age technology, international entertainment, and whole lot of businesses competing to design the coolest pavilion.
See the nation's of the world come together at the height of mid-century design and vintage coolness.
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The Swiss Skyride
Queens, NY, 1964
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The Unisphere and the United States Pavilion
Queens, NY, 1964
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The Bell System pavilion
Queens, NY, 1964
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The Wisconsin Pavilion
Queens, NY, 1964
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Space Park, as it appeared in December 1963 before its official opening
Queens, NY, 1964
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The monorail at the 1964 fair
Queens, NY, 1964
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A puppet show building at the fair
Queens, NY, 1964
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Terrace on the Park in Flushing
Queens, NY, 1964
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The Lake Show
Queens, NY, 1964
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The New York State Pavilion
Queens, NY, 1964
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The Belgian Village
Queens, NY, 1964
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Postcard showing the pavilions
Queens, NY, 1964
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Postcard featuring the Alaska pavilion
Queens, NY, 1964
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A fountain in the fair
Queens, NY, 1964
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Republic of China pavilion
Queens, NY, 1964
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The Unisphere was selected as the fair's symbol in early 1961
Queens, NY, 1964
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Fountains and a reflecting pool mark the approach to the Unisphere
Queens, NY, 1964
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The fair's Fountain of the Planets
Queens, NY, 1964
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Aerial view of the Transportation and Travel Pavilion and Port Authority Heliport
Queens, NY, 1964
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The General Motors Pavilion
Queens, NY, 1964
