New York City’s Flushing Meadows-Corona Park hosted not one, but two World’s Fairs in the 20th century. These global events
Explore the many remnants of the World’s Fairs in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, including time capsules, Andy Warhol mosaics, an ancient
The World’s Fairs of 1939 and 1964 left a lasting impression not only on the host city of Queens, New
Didn’t make it to the 1939/40 or 1964/65 World’s Fairs? Well here’s your chance! On our upcoming Remnants of the
A hunt for remnants is on the top of our favorite activities at Untapped New York. Many of these hunts
Many New Yorkers have heard of the Unisphere, the visual focal point of the former World’s Fair grounds, today’s Flushing
Since the 1851 Crystal Palace International Exposition in London, world’s fairs demonstrated to the public the latest triumphs in (often
FDR at the opening day speech of the World’s Fair on this date in 1939. Photo from NYPL Digital Collections.
Today at noon, discover the many remnants of the World’s Fairs in today’s Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in a virtual talk
On 108th Street in Corona, Queens just a few blocks from Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, home of two World’s Fairs, stands