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New York World's Fair, The 1964-1965 (NY) (Images of America)

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You couldn't pick two finer experts on the 1964 New York World's Fair to put together this photo essay overview of this too-neglected event. Bill Young is the creator of the magnificent website devoted to the Fair, www.nywf64.com, where you will find all sorts of fascinating information about the Fair, while Bill Cotter has assembled the best collection of amateur Fair photos over the years. This book spotlights some of those photos and offers a great look at this event that I wish I had been alive to have gone too! Excellent job, my friends.

This book does an excellent job of describing the glitz, excitement and joyous excess that was known as the 1964 World's Fair. With great pictures and great writing this book elegantly handles the challenge of taking you on a whirlwind tour of the fair. May favorite part of the book is how it manages to weave facts about the fair, facts about the time period and unique insider information into the tapestry of the book.

In other words, I really enjoyed the book. It doesn't matter whether you were alive in 1964 or not, by the end of the book you'll be longing for a time when the future held so much promise. At the very least, you'll want a waffle.

Provides a comprehensive walk down memory lane for this unique American event, the likes of which we will probably never see again. As we were about to experience a technology revolution, all of the depictions of the future offered up by the Fair provided so much hope and optimism for the future. Very complete visual account of the Fair with some text. I wish the pictures were larger with some color images as well (although the cost would increase). Perhaps a little more text about the Fair would have been better. Overall, a very good account of the '64 Worlds Fair which will no doubt bring back some good memories of a very different time.

I thought the pictures and articles brought back great memories of a great time in my life.

I was only about 6 when I went to the NY Worlds Fair. I remember only certain parts like it was a dream. This book helped me put those memories in proper format. Now I understand what really went on behind the scenes and pavillions. This is an excellent book

This book has some great photos from the 1964 World's Fair, including the pavilions, monuments and even the transportation used there. Each photo is almost a window into what it was like to be there. very interesting background on the fair too, although by no means very deep. It probably could have used more photos of some of the exhibits and a map might have been helpful, but overall a great book. Very good supplement if you are reading other material on the World's Fair.

I was 7 years old when My parents took our Family there. It seemed like Magic. Looking at the pictures brought back memories I had forgotten about. I now remember that Big Uniroyal Tire, the Greyhound People movers, many of the Pavilions, and of course, the Unisphere. I remember standing in the mall area, holding my Mother's hand while gazing up at the giant steel world. I seem to remember My Parents buying me a coin bank model of the Unisphere. Great Memories !!

My son became interesting in the New York World's Fair after watching it on TV. He wanted this book to learn more about it.

I got a great deal on this book. It came to me on time and in great condition.