In 1851, the world held it's first fair in London. The purpose of this fair was to exchange cultural ideas, brand a nation, display technological advances, and promote tourism. World's Fairs have delivered us such prominent city structures as Paris' Eiffel Tower (1889) and Seattle's Space Needle (1962). New York City hosted the World's Fair in 1939 and 1964-65 in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, home to the Unisphere. I decided to spend an afternoon checking out this park and what remained of the World's Fair. Much of the land is now used for recreational soccer fields, the USTA National Tennis Center, and the fountains that were once filled with water entertained skateboarders doing tricks. I spent the rest of my afternoon under a tree with sounds of laughing children in the distance, all while having Lunch in Paris.
unisphere: dedicated to man's aspirations toward peace through mutual understanding and symbolizing his achievements in an expanding universe - united states steel corp (1964)
standing 140 feet tall, weighing 700,000 pounds
the 1964 time capsule, 50 feet underground
my ride
dali's funhouse - dream of venus
mister softee has gone global
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