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The New York State Fair, also known as the Great New York State Fair, is a 13-day showcase of agriculture, entertainment, education, and technology.With midway rides, concessionaires, exhibits, and concerts, it has become New York's largest annual event and an end-of-summer tradition for hundreds of thousands of families from all corners of the state.
The 2002-constructed platform in 2011. New York Central trains stopped at the fair beginning in the 19th century, but service was eventually discontinued. [5] In 2001, the Empire State Passengers Association brokered talks between Amtrak and the New York State Fair Director about adding the Fair as an Amtrak stop, with positive response from both parties. [6]
The Empire Expo Center (also known as the New York State Fairgrounds) is an exhibition ground located in Geddes, a suburb of Syracuse, New York. It features eight exhibition halls and 375 acres (1.52 km 2 ) of ground space, which are used year-round for exhibitions and trade fairs .
The arena held 7,500 people and was built in 1927. It is owned by the State of New York under the Great New York State Fair. After undergoing renovations, the seating capacity was reduced to 3,600 and is now primarily used for horse shows. [1] Much of the previous infrastructure, including the scoreboard and announcers booth, are still in place.
A major activity of the society is running the annual New York State Fair. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The first such fair was held in 1841, in Syracuse, and drew 10,000 attendees over two days. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The second was held in Albany, with Auburn, Buffalo, Elmira, New York City, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Watertown and Utica all hosting ...
Elizabeth Street in 1908. Elizabeth Street is a street in Manhattan, New York City, which runs north-south parallel to and west of the Bowery. The street is a popular shopping strip in Lower Manhattan's Nolita neighborhood. [1] The southern part of Elizabeth Street was constructed in 1755. It was extended north to Bleecker Street in 1816. [2]
The main floor of the tent had a large-scale Texaco highway map of New York state, made of 567 terrazzo panels. [233] [48] Each panel weighed 400 pounds (180 kg). The panels covered a total area of 9,000 square feet (840 m 2), [48] and the map had dimensions of 130 by 166 feet (40 by 51 m). [156] [234] The top of the map faced east. [235]
A building with a scale model of New York City (Panorama of the City of New York), an ice-skating rink, a short film about the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, and exhibits about the city's history. [91] The structure was preserved from the 1939 fair. [92] [91] [92] New York State: Federal and State [66] Philip Johnson Associates [93]