#worldsfair — Public Fediverse posts

In June 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth made history as the first reigning British monarchs to visit the United States, guests of President Roosevelt. After Washington D.C. and Hyde Park, they came to New York City for the World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, greeted by Mayor LaGuardia and Governor Lehman. Their souvenir was a custom Cartier model of the fair's iconic Trylon and Perisphere. #NYCHistory #WorldsFair #UntappedNY #BritishRoyals https://www.untappedcities.com/when-the-king-and-queen-of-england-came-to-the-worlds-fair-in-queens/

Monorail to the Future: The track of the Seattle monorail, built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, passes through the Frank Gehry designed Museum of Pop Culture (2000).

未来へと続くモノレール
1962年のシアトル万国博覧会のために建設されたシアトル・モノレールの線路は、フランク・ゲーリーが設計したポップカルチャー博物館（2000年）を通り抜けている。 https://hermosawavephotography.com/260809/ #Monorail #Seattle #WorldsFair #MuseumOfPopCulture #FrankGehry

Participants in the "Parliament of World Religions", an interfaith dialogue during the World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1893

A world’s fair is a global exhibition event with the purpose of showcasing the achievements of the nations taking part. They generally last three to six months and are held at specific locations. 10 facts about world's fairs.

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/04/30-april-worlds-fairs.html

#WorldsFair

Exploring the iconic Atomium, a true masterpiece that beautifully blurs the lines between sculpture and architecture! 🌟 Constructed for the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair, this stunning structure represents an iron unit cell magnified 165 billion times! Isn’t it incredible how a single design can embody the spirit of a city and a country? 🏛️❤️

📍Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪

#TravelPhotography
#Architecture
#WorldsFair
#Sculpture
#Brussels
#Atomium
#design

Monorail. Seattle, WA. @mia_pinhole_cameras 6x6 20mm. Kentmere 100. Rodinal 1+25.
#photography #pinhole #pinholephotography #pinholestreetphotography #mediumformat #film #filmphotography #bnw #bnw_experimentalism #bnwphotography #publictransport #worldsfair #ishootfilm #filmisalive

Monorail. Seattle, WA. @mia_pinhole_cameras 6x6 20mm. Kentmere 100. Rodinal 1+25.
#photography #pinhole #pinholephotography #pinholestreetphotography #mediumformat #film #filmphotography #bnw #bnw_experimentalism #bnwphotography #publictransport #worldsfair #ishootfilm #filmisalive

I finally got round to sorting through all my photos from my Japan trip in April. It's fair to say that I got a bit snap-happy while I was out there. I've not added captions (because, honestly, who has time to write over a thousand photo captions?) but, if anything needs an explanation, leave me a comment.

Let me know your favourites!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/orqaT6pR4eMjWuSQA

#Travel #Japan #WorldsFair #WorldExpo #Expo2025 #Osaka #Kyoto #Nara

Treasure Island, August 1940
GGIE (Golden Gate International Exposition) had transportation called the Elephant Train, this fellow on a real elephant tried to get you to ride it. (no the Elephant train wasn't pulled by a real elephant, yes, the Elephant trains later went to the SF Zoo where people today still remember them) #sfhistory #sfmemory #elephant #worldsfair https://sfmemory.org/Display/sfm008-00380

https://www.onf.ca/film/objectif_expo_67/

#MidCenturyModern #Expo67 #Montreal #Architecture #1960s #WorldsFair

Tickets for “A Century of Progress: International Exposition Chicago”, 1933.

For those who could afford it, the Chicago World’s Fair offered an optimistic escape from the Great Depression. Even the tickets were printed in cheery colors.

In 2023 the Richard Sheaff Ephemera Collection found a home at the Archive: https://letterformarchive.org/news/richard-sheaff-vintage-ephemera/?utm_source=Mastodon. Processing continues of over 26,000 trade cards, labels, tickets, and other ephemera.

#RichardSheaffCollection #Ephemera #Tickets #WorldsFair #1930s #Chicago

1904 World's Fair Swedish Pavilion in Lindsborg, Kansas

A preserved relic of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and a center of Swedish American Culture.#worldsfair #holidays #buildings #architecture #sweden #section-Atlas
1904 World's Fair Swedish Pavilion

Donald Deskey (design), the Official Souvenir Book for the New York World’s Fair 1939, Exposition Publications, Inc., New York, 1939.

#LetterformArchive #DonaldDeskey #WorldsFair #GraphicDesign #MidcenturyDesign

Late night vibes...
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Gayway Seattle World's Fair Postcard
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@GayOldTime #seattle #postcards #Retro #Vintage #WorldsFair #gay #nighttime

Rock-Ola's Jigsaw from 1933 is one of the most iconic #pinball machines ever.
two articles... the first is the story of my own machine
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/1933-worlds-fair-jigsaw-by-rock-ola.html
and then a comparison of the early-run and main-run versions
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/jigsaw-differences.html

#retroarcade #worldsfair #rockola #arcade

Garden of the Phoenix in Chicago, Illinois

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.#sistercities #flora #plants #worldsfair #gardens #section-Atlas
Garden of the Phoenix

Sophia Hayden (1868–1953), born in Santiago Chile, was an American architect and the first female graduate in architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In 1891, the Construction Department of the World’s Columbian Exposition announced a competition for the design of the Woman’s Building, one of the exhibition halls to be constructed for the 1893 international exposition in Chicago. Only designs submitted by women were eligible.

At 21, Hayden's design was chosen out of 13 designs entered, all by women under 25 years of age. She received only the $1,000 prize for the design, while many male architects earned $10,000 for similar buildings.

Sadly Hayden's experiences during the construction of her design were difficult ones. She battled with socialite Bertha Palmer who had been chosen to head the Board of Lady Manager's, and eventually she was fired from the project although she did attend the Inaugural Celebration.

After the frustrating experience of the Chicago Fair, Hayben did not work in Architecture again. She married artist William Bennett in 1990.

#sophiahayden #architecture #architect #sophiahaydenbennett #chicagoworldsfair #womansbuilding #building #womenbuilders #worldscolombianexposition #worldsfair #chicago #pioneeringwomeninarchitecture #pioneeringwomen #rememberlegends #architects

The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park, Florida

An Orlando museum houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by Louis Comfort Tiffany.#stained-glasswindows #worldsfair #artnouveau #artmuseum #museums #section-Atlas
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art

The Hottest Drink of the 1893 World’s Fair Was an Artificial Orange ‘Cider’

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/worlds-fair-food-1893

#history #food #drink #worldsfair #chicago

@TheConversationUS Here's a little more foreshadowing, featuring "Elektro the Robot" at the 1939 #WorldsFair in #NewYork, which was labeled the "World of Tomorrow":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxEhy8hU3LI

Like with today's "#AI", the key was to plausibly appear intelligent, not to actually be intelligent, and like today, reproducing stereotypes and prejudice (wait for the "joke" on "numbers") are considered a feature, not a bug.

I went to a community #BoardGame night on Friday and got to play #WorldsFair and #AroundTheWorldIn80Days with some good friends. I was having a hard week and it really picked me up.

I have to remember that almost every time that I feel spent and don't think that I want to hang out around the game table with friends, that I am probably wrong and should just try it.

Rarely am I disappointed. I came away in better shape than when I arrived.

1000 Islands Tower in Lansdowne, Ontario

This observation tower is a longstanding, 1960s landmark in the Thousand Islands region of Canada.#names #rivers #islands #worldsfair #towers #section-Atlas
1000 Islands Tower