I've run across several world's fair stories recently.
Various American Cities 1933-1940:
The National Building Museum will host an exhibit entitled "Designing Tomorrow: America’s World’s Fairs of the 1930s." It opens in October 2009.
New York 1939-1940:
The New York Times has an interesting article about a bomb that killed two city detectives in the British Pavilion. The case remains unsolved.
Seattle 1962:
The monorail from Seattle's 1962 Century 21 Exposition will soon be returned to its original condition.
New York 1964-1965:
I had no idea that pita bread was introduce to the United States at the 1964-'65 New York World's Fair.
Spokane 1974:
The Seattle Times writes about Spokane's Riverfront Park, legacy site of Expo 74.
Man Belongs to the Earth, a film from the United States Pavilion is available on YouTube. It's an early example of environmentalist messaging from the first world's fair with an environmental theme.
Shanghai 2010:
France has set up it's Expo 2010 pavilion web site .
(Unknown) 2020:
Copenhagen might bid for Expo 2020.
The Gotthard Region of Switzerland might also bid for Expo 2020.
19 August 2008
06 August 2008
Expo 2008 Review on Blooloop.com
Blooloop.com, an amusement/theme park industry web site, has just published an article I've written about Expo 2008.
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