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The Unisphere (globe)was transported to NJ next to exit 8A of the turnpike. It's right next to Rossmore, which is a retirement village.

Verne https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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This is a joke...right? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif I was down there 2 weeks ago and saw it on my way to JFK.

By the way, I was at a wedding in the tower a few years ago. The view was spectacular!

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It sat by Rossmore for so many years, I stopped noticing it. It probably got moved a long time ago.... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/blush.gif

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Verne - you've got to stop drinking that Jersey water! The Unisphere has never been moved.




The Heliport


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[b]One of the most interesting exhibits to me was the "Panorama of the City of New York." The exhibit is housed in the New York City Building, a building originally built for the 1939 Worlds Fair. It was directly adjacent to the great icons of the '39 Fair, the Trylon and Perisphere.In the '64 Fair it was (and still is) adjacent to the Unisphere.
The building was renovated for the '64 Fair and housed the almost 10,000 square foot architectural model of the five boroughs of the city.
The panorama was built by a team of 100 workers taking three years to complete. It has been updated since the end of the Fair and includes every building constructed before 1992. This is almost 900,000 buildings!
To view the model you took a simulated nine minute helicopter ride around the City. Lighting would come on and off to highlight sections of the City as you passed by.
It is still open today.
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My son asked "who is the possessed baby with the eye make-up?" This must have been dress-down day for two of my sisters. I'll search for the one where they all have matching dresses.

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Dad. Sure is weird seeing him look so much younger than me.

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One of the most interesting exhibits to me was the "Panorama of the City of New York."

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Holy crap.....that display is nothing short of phenomenal https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif

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It is astonishing how elaborate the corporate displays were. It is amazing how they would spend that kind of $$ for somthing lasting 2 years (and only open in the warm months)I can't believe that Chrysler Bldg shaped like a V8. I lived about a 1/2 hour from it, but was only 3 months old when it cranked, unbelievable, very cool pics. THANKS

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All I know is........the dogone thing was 3 miles from home for many years. IT was right by Rossmore when it was built. I don't go there very often anymore, and if I did, I just don't notice it anymore. Trust me.....it was there!
But that was when I used to use RT 32 at the tpke entrance for racing. .... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/crazy.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/blush.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/scholar.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif


Well, I did some digging on the net, and all I guess is that it must have been a copy. My parents told me it was the one from the fair. Sure looked like it to me........ https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/crazy.gif

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All I know is........the dogone thing was 3 miles from home for many years..............https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif"


most likely a clone https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smirk.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif

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All I know is........the dogone thing was 3 miles from home for many years..............https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif"

I feel cheated!!!!............ https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif
most likely a clone https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smirk.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif

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