Author: Bill Cotter
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738568560
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"In 1984, the city of New Orleans hosted the last world's fair held in the United States. Conceived as part of an ambitious effort to revitalize a dilapidated section of the city and establishe New Orleans as a year-round tourist destination, it took more than 12 years of political intrigue and design changes before the gates finally opened. Stretching 84 acres along the Mississippi River, the fair entertained more than seven million guests with a colorful collection of pavilions, rides, and restaurants during its six-month run. While most world's fairs lose money, the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair had the dubious distinction of going bankrupt and almost closing early. However, the $350-million investment did succeed in bringing new life to the area, which is now home to the city's convention center and a bustling arts district" -- back cover.
The 1984 New Orleans World's Fair
Author: Bill Cotter
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738568560
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"In 1984, the city of New Orleans hosted the last world's fair held in the United States. Conceived as part of an ambitious effort to revitalize a dilapidated section of the city and establishe New Orleans as a year-round tourist destination, it took more than 12 years of political intrigue and design changes before the gates finally opened. Stretching 84 acres along the Mississippi River, the fair entertained more than seven million guests with a colorful collection of pavilions, rides, and restaurants during its six-month run. While most world's fairs lose money, the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair had the dubious distinction of going bankrupt and almost closing early. However, the $350-million investment did succeed in bringing new life to the area, which is now home to the city's convention center and a bustling arts district" -- back cover.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738568560
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"In 1984, the city of New Orleans hosted the last world's fair held in the United States. Conceived as part of an ambitious effort to revitalize a dilapidated section of the city and establishe New Orleans as a year-round tourist destination, it took more than 12 years of political intrigue and design changes before the gates finally opened. Stretching 84 acres along the Mississippi River, the fair entertained more than seven million guests with a colorful collection of pavilions, rides, and restaurants during its six-month run. While most world's fairs lose money, the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair had the dubious distinction of going bankrupt and almost closing early. However, the $350-million investment did succeed in bringing new life to the area, which is now home to the city's convention center and a bustling arts district" -- back cover.
1984 World's Fair, New Orleans
Author: Linda C. Delery
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780937430057
Category : Exhibitions
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780937430057
Category : Exhibitions
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Sights, Scenes and Wonders at the World's Fair
History of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Author: Mark Bennitt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Louisiana
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Louisiana
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Louisiana and the Fair
Author: James William Buel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair
Author: Bill Cotter
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738536064
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair was the largest international exhibition ever built in the United States. More than one hundred fifty pavilions and exhibits spread over six hundred forty-six acres helped the fair live up to its reputation as "the Billion-Dollar Fair." With the cold war in full swing, the fair offered visitors a refreshingly positive view of the future, mirroring the official theme: Peace through Understanding. Guests could travel back in time through a display of full-sized dinosaurs, or look into a future where underwater hotels and flying cars were commonplace. They could enjoy Walt Disney's popular shows, or study actual spacecraft flown in orbit. More than fifty-one million guests visited the fair before it closed forever in 1965. The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair captures the history of this event through vintage photographs, published here for the first time.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738536064
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair was the largest international exhibition ever built in the United States. More than one hundred fifty pavilions and exhibits spread over six hundred forty-six acres helped the fair live up to its reputation as "the Billion-Dollar Fair." With the cold war in full swing, the fair offered visitors a refreshingly positive view of the future, mirroring the official theme: Peace through Understanding. Guests could travel back in time through a display of full-sized dinosaurs, or look into a future where underwater hotels and flying cars were commonplace. They could enjoy Walt Disney's popular shows, or study actual spacecraft flown in orbit. More than fifty-one million guests visited the fair before it closed forever in 1965. The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair captures the history of this event through vintage photographs, published here for the first time.
St. Louis
Author: Joe Sonderman
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738561097
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Contains captioned, archival photographs that trace the history of the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, from the groundbreaking to the closing ceremonies.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738561097
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Contains captioned, archival photographs that trace the history of the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, from the groundbreaking to the closing ceremonies.
Official Classification of Exhibit Departments
Jambalaya
Author: Junior League of New Orleans
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
1904 World's Fair
Author: Jose D. Fermin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In 1904, the Americans exhibited over 1,100 native Filipinos, including Neritos, Igorot, Moros, and Visayans at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis, Missouri ... the Philippine Exhibition, though a huge success with the public, proved controversial because of its racist and imperial features, and the stigma it inflicted on Filipinos.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In 1904, the Americans exhibited over 1,100 native Filipinos, including Neritos, Igorot, Moros, and Visayans at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis, Missouri ... the Philippine Exhibition, though a huge success with the public, proved controversial because of its racist and imperial features, and the stigma it inflicted on Filipinos.