Schedule
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The Fair Seasons
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- April 22 - October 18,
1964
- April 21 - October 17,
1965
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Site
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Location
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The fairgrounds occupied Flushing Meadow Park -- 646 acres in the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island in Flushing, N.Y. The site was originally constructed to host the World's Fair in 1939/1940.
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Layout of the Fair
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The site was divided into
five areas: Industrial Area (orange), International Area (pink), State & Federal Area (yellow),
Transportation Area (red) and Amusement Area (blue). Exhibitors were, for the most part, classed
by area and exhibited within that area (ie: DuPont in the Industrial
Area, Avis in the Transportation Area, India in the International
Area etc.) |
Theme
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Official
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"Peace through Understanding" |
Unofficial
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"Man's Achievements on
a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe" |
Unofficial
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"Olympics of Progress" |
Symbol
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"Unisphere"
A 12-story high,
stainless steel model of the earth with three "orbital rings"
representing satellite tracks encircling it. Presented to the
Fair as a permanent gift by United States Steel.
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Status
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An
"unofficial" World's Fair not sanctioned by the Bureau of International
Expositions. |
Logos
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Unofficial Mascots
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Peter and Wendy
- The World's Fair Twins!
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Attendance
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Anticipated Total
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70,000,000
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1964 Season
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27,148,280
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1965 Season
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24,518,020
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Actual Total
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51,666,300
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Crowds throng the grounds
on Closing Day October 17, 1965
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