world's fairs
Located: Remnants of the Aquacade from the 1939 World’s Fair
A hunt for remnants is on the top of our favorite activities at Untapped New York. Many of these hunts
Join a Virtual Book Talk on “We Came Here to Shine” Set in 1939 World’s Fair
Today at noon, join award-winning author Susie Orman Schnall as she talks about her newly released novel, “We Came Here
Join a Virtual Talk on the Lost Utopias of the World’s Fairs
Since the 1851 Crystal Palace International Exposition in London, world’s fairs demonstrated to the public the latest triumphs in
83 Years Ago, FDR Opened the 1939 World’s Fair in Queens
FDR at the opening day speech of the World’s Fair on this date in 1939. Photo from NYPL Digital
A House in Queens Has a Mini World’s Fair Tribute on Top
On 108th Street in Corona, Queens just a few blocks from Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, home of two World’s Fairs,
A Gravestone Modeled After the 1939 World’s Fair at Kensico Cemetery
Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York is one of those sprawling, rural cemeteries with winding roads, bucolic hills, lakes, and
The Futuristic Monorail that Ran for the 1964 World’s Fair in Queens
One of the many glimpses of the future brought to New Yorkers at the 1964-65 World’s Fair in Flushing
The Lost 1964 World’s Fair Subway Line and Cars
Earlier this year, we wrote an article about the subway line that ran just for the 1939 World’s Fair