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The 1964 New York World's Fair (also known as the 1964–1965 New York World's Fair) was an international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair included exhibitions, activities, performances, films, art, and food presented by 80 nations, 24 U.S. states , and nearly 350 American companies.
Housed in a custom-built covered stadium with a seating capacity of 10,000, the show was performed over 500 times, making it the first World's Fair show to be seen by over 3 million people. The Oceania Virtual Reality Pavilion was the biggest hit of Lisbon's Expo '98, attracting over half a million visitors in a four-month period.
1954 – Bogota, Colombia – First International Industry and Commerce Fair of Bogota [citation needed] 1954 - Damascus, Syria – "Damascus World Fair". 1954–1955 – São Paulo, Brazil – Fourth Centenary Exhibition [citation needed] 1955 – Turin, Italy – International Expo of Sport Turin 1955 [112] [123]
The Unisphere at the fair. The 1964 New York World's Fair took place at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York, United States, during 1964 and 1965. The fair included 139 pavilions with exhibits by 80 nations, 24 U.S. states, and 350 corporations.
The 1939 New York World's Fair (also known as the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair) was an international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair included exhibitions, activities, performances, films, art, and food presented by 62 nations, 35 U.S. states and territories, and 1,400 ...
The American Cavalcade Corporation was formed in order to put a carousel at the 1964 New York World's Fair.Various sources, however, give credit to different people. The website “The 1964-65 New York World’s Fair” [7] credits John S. Rogers with forming The American Cavalcade Corporation, while the New York Times obituary of Greer Marechal, Jr., dating from 1968 credits him with the ...
The pavilion was the subject of a documentary by Matthew Silva, [281] Modern Ruin: A World's Fair Pavilion, which premiered in 2015. [275] [282] Since the early 1990s, the New York State Pavilion's ledges, steps, and fountain grates have been utilized by skateboarders and featured in skateboarding videos. [283]
Wonderworld is a musical with lyrics by Stanley Styne and music by Jule Styne written specifically for presentation at the 1964 New York World's Fair's huge 11,000-seat amphitheatre. The large-scale "aqua-stage spectacle" used 250 performers and starred Chita Rivera. The expensive show filed for bankruptcy after two months.