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#1
08-20-2008, 05:14 AM
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Re: NY World's Fair '64 / '65
AWESOME photos Dog!!!
 I LOVE the close-ups of the GIANT TIRE and the gondolas!  I did not know what they looked like before.
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08-20-2008, 05:49 AM
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Re: NY World's Fair '64 / '65
I was there too. Brings back great memories.
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08-20-2008, 05:54 AM
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Re: NY World's Fair '64 / '65
Is any of it still standing ?
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08-20-2008, 06:31 AM
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Re: NY World's Fair '64 / '65
Great photos! Thanks!
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08-20-2008, 06:32 AM
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Re: NY World's Fair '64 / '65
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Is any of it still standing ? [/ QUOTE ] Not after Men In Black blew the place up.  I think the towers and the fountain from the movie are still there.
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08-20-2008, 06:49 AM
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Re: NY World's Fair '64 / '65
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Is any of it still standing ? [/ QUOTE ] [b] The main attractions still standing are the Unisphere and the NY State Pavilion. - -  -  - Unfortunately the NY Pavilion has deteriorated to ruin. - -  -  -  -  - - Years ago there was talk of a proposed Air & Space Museum on the site of the pavilion but there was worry due to pile foundation deterioration. They were fearful of collapse if anything was done without major reconstruction. I haven't heard anything on this in years. The Space Park was badly deteriorated but some of the rockets were restored and put back on display a few years ago. I remember they used the park for overflow parking at Shea Stadium during the eighties. They would park you on the grass in-between the rockets. The Heliport has been used as a banquet / wedding facility for at least the last 30 years. The former NYC building still houses a fantastic model of the entire city of New York and is now also the home of the Queens Museum of Art. Most of what's left is just used as a park with the sidewalks serving as walking trails. The fountains at the Unisphere are only filled and flowing during the tennis US Open.
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08-20-2008, 07:24 AM
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Re: NY World's Fair '64 / '65
Thanks Dog for the really cool pics! It's almost like being there...
 My, how times have changed...
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08-20-2008, 07:49 AM
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Re: NY World's Fair '64 / '65
The giant tire was brought to Detroit {minus the Ferris wheel} and now sits along I-94 just east of Metro Airport. It has been modified a few times over the years and now is a radial. Ron...
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#10
08-20-2008, 05:02 PM
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Re: NY World's Fair '64 / '65
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
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