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World's Fair Park in 2019, with the Sunsphere and Tennessee Amphitheater in the background. By 1996, World's Fair Park was subject to 14 plans to redevelop the site, all of which were unsuccessful. [49] In the same year, Knoxville and the 1982 World's Fair were featured prominently in an episode of The Simpsons, "Bart on the Road". In the ...
The Sunsphere is a 266-foot (81 m) tall hexagonal steel truss structure located in World's Fair Park in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.It is topped with the 75-foot (23 m) gold-colored glass sphere that served as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair.
1982 – Knoxville, Tennessee, United States [112] – 1982 World's Fair (International Energy Exposition) – Sunsphere 1984 – New Orleans, Louisiana, United States [ 108 ] [ 112 ] – 1984 Louisiana World Exposition [a.k.a., 1984 World's Fair] (Theme: "Fresh Water As A Source of Life")
The largest tourism event in the state's history couldn't have happened without both political parties working hand in hand at every level of government.
Before the fair, the site was used as a railroad yard. The land was converted into park space for the 1982 World's Fair. [1] After the fair closed in October 1982, the site was cleaned up; the city had to demolish pavilions, remove graffiti, and remove homeless individuals from the remaining abandoned buildings.
The Tennessee Amphitheater was built for 1982 World's Fair [1] and was designed by structural engineer Horst Berger, part of McCarty Bullock and Holsaple, architects of Knoxville (led by architect Bruce McCarty, the Master Architect of the 1982 World's Fair), and Geiger Berger, structural engineers of New York City. Berger was known for his ...
Pages in category "1982 World's Fair" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * 1982 World's Fair; B.
During that same year, the 1982 World's Fair opened in Knoxville, which Butcher and a group of fellow Knoxville business leaders had helped to attract. The fair was considered a success and brought in more than 11 million people over its six-month run. The World's Fair site is still in use today as a municipal park in downtown Knoxville.