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Logexpo, I feel much as you do. Our two nations have shown the world the remarkable possibility of friendship, cooperation and respect between two nations. We are bound by by a long history of standing with each other in good times and in bad. May it ever be so. Vive le Canada 🇨🇦

A wonderful photo indeed, and a beautiful restauration. I always get an emotional reaction every time I visit the former pavilion, overwhelmed with nostalgia and awe. A wonderful legacy from the United States. It is tattooed in my heart... I am deeply sorry with what the American people have to go through these days. They are lovely people and I'm sure our special ties will not be broken by the sole actions of an administration. We share a common geography, a common history and a common culture. Québec, for instance, always have held very close ties with the New England states and Upstate NewYork (I live only about a half-hour drive from the New York State border, on the road to Plattsburgh). We surely don't want these ties to be altered. (I wonder if I ever posted these prictures of the US pavilion from Bill Dutfield. They are some of my favorites)

I remember reading this and feeling a sort of despair at how that beautiful Fair was treated at the end. Sadly, this scene and this assessment (along with many others) virtually buried the good memories of the Fair for decades and its financial troubles haunted NYC and were considered to be a harbinger of the huge economic problems the City faced in the 1970s. Today, as Boomers look back on their youth, there is a much better and more balanced remembrance of that wonderful fair.

By 1964, the NYS Travel Guide was celebrating the opening of the Fair. There was so much optimism. And two more… This two page advertisement for Irving Trust in NYC appeared in several magazines in April of 1964. Irving was later an official sponsor of the XIII Olympic Winter Games in 1980 in Lake Placid. Irving merged with The Bank of New York in 1988.

Bloomingdale's flyer Two-color ad page for Bloomingdale's in English, French, and Spanish, with detailed map of Manhattan transit routes and directions to the Fair on the back. (Probably distributed at hotels?) Bloomingdale's flyer.pdf

This gentle little coin purse was given to me by a dear woman who sold ephemera and vintage postal cards. She knew I am fascinated by the Pan and I’ve treasured this remarkable artifact for years.

The photos below are from the 1962 New York State Vacation Lands tour book. I’ve saved this since I was a kid. It’s 193 pages in length. It is that last page that absolutely captured my imagination as a ten year old kid. Looking at that concept art today, I’d say it has a bit of a 1939 flavor to it. After all these years, it’s still a wonderful imagination of the great 1964 fair to come.

The idea of a circus held in or near a world’s fair wasn’t new in 1964. The World’s Columbian in 1893 and the Pan American in 1901 hosted the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. It was held outside the grounds in Chicago and in the stadium built for the Pan in Buffalo. In Buffalo all sorts of mock battles and gun fights were a part of the show. Hagenbeck’s Animal Clrcus performed in 1904 at St. Louis. There was a Lion Tamer at the standard oil exhibit in Chicago in 1933. The Circus Berlin , an aerial show with trapeze artists etc performed every night in Seattle in 1962. There were Chinese acrobat performers in San Francisco in 1939 and the many midget villages in NY in 1939 along with freak shows and adult performances were all in keeping with circus entertainments. Perhaps the epitaph of the Continental circus in 1964 would make reference to a remarkably dull amusement zone with little to attract much interest and the fact that it was Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey that was the giant in the circus world in 1964 and not Continental.

Wow - 2025 looks like the content is all graphics and very little in the way of physical objects or unique points of interest regarding the exhibiting countries.

Hi, spent two days at Expo 2025. I liked much of it, a fair more on the scale of Aichi or Milan than Shanghai . The best pavilions I was able to get into were the ones that didn't adhere too closely to(or not at all) to the stated theme of sustainability. One minus: The reservation system, which promised to save time and make it easier to see more pavilions really didn't work as well as hoped. I cut a third day off my Expo visit and revisited Kyoto instead, as the system made it impossible to see certain popular pavilions without making massive strategic efforts and time. But despite that was glad I went. As usual, there were many 'pavilions" fronting as stores or tourist bureaus, but I've learned how to sniff them out ahead of time. Canada, France, Singapore, the USA, Germany, and others had very nice and inventive pavilions. (Australia, Portugal)... Kuwait was a fave, as well. China and Saudi Arabia were well done but more informational than inventive, although with very nicely designed buildings. Brazil was a rip, very strange with no meaning or message that I could perceive, but fun. The UAE building was beautiful but lacking in exhibits. Bahrain's building celebrating ships and sea trade was perhaps the most beautiful, inside was informational and beautifully designed. Switzerland was fun and interesting. Austria and the Nordic countries had nice-looking buildings with not much inside. I had great Czech beer at their pavilion (which was soso) and my meal at Spain was excellent and evocative, reminding me of meals in Bilboa. (Pavilion was good, too, adhering to the theme in an inventive style) The spectacular wood ring was amazing and had soothing bird and nature sounds playing, which was a nice touch. I don't know if you'd call the Ring a 'symbol' but was so impressive. The night fountain/laser show was terrific, as was the night drone show. I also made a visit to Expo 70 Memorial Park, and visited the Expo 70 Museum (in the old Steel Pavilion) and reminisced about my visit to that Expo as a teenager. A NY 64/65 note - 2 days of my 3 week trip were spent at Tokyo Disney Resort where I went on the Small World ride (very nicely done and expanded) and was surprised to see, on their version of the Disneyland steam train ride, scenes of the dinos from the Ford Pavilion. On Youtube, there are several folks putting up videos of Expo 2025. I have found this YouTuber to be about the best in giving very complete tours of not just the site, but of the interiors of pavilions, perfect or those not going: https://www.youtube.com/@sugorokujapan Also...Here's a link to my pics of the Expo and Expo 70 park on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/25156558@N05/albums/72177720326017001 In all, a nice but not spectacular fair (except for the Ring). Very glad I went but was really best as part of a more extensive visit than as a single destination trip. Enjoy!

That would explain "Flashed in Giant Letters."

Aha - I took the bottom stripe to be green or black instead of blue, that's why my search didn't find it. It's a concept for the snack bar - that's why there's the intruding pavilion on the left, the main Missouri pavilion. With the inverted pyramid eaves, the flag, and everything!

I was always curious as to why the 1964-65 World's Fair would have a Circus. Turns out Robert Moses was a huge fan of Circuses. This booklet has a lot of detail on the planning and execution of this exhibit. It was worth the purchase.

wayne, the objects in the right three windows look similiar to the old style bowling scoring projector machines displaying something on white walls/screens.

Not my photo, Wayne, so I doubt I would see anything you don't.

As the sign warns, "No Access to Restaurant." Newly restored large format slide.

This one was a pain to restore as it was badly damaged with mold and scratches. Hopefully now it looks more like it did back in 1962!

Just like on the US postage stamp, he's facing the wrong way.

Apparently, the flag is a match for Missouri and the company listed here was from there, so - Missouri?

Strangely specific view with another pavilion intruding on the left foreground. The flag is also strangely detailed, although I haven't found a country flag either current or pre-revolution that matches.

I wonder what it would have been?

´…I ask you to join with me in prayer: Almighty god, Our sons, pride of our nation; this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, A struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion and our civilization , and to set free a suffering humanity. …lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith…. …Some will never return. Embrace them Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom…. -from President Franklin Roosevelt’s address to the nation on June 5. 1944, the evening before D-Day

Here's a brightened version. Two left windows show random people and a "SOUVENIRS" sign inside. Still trying to figure out the odd objects reflected in the right three windows. What I can make out from the sidewalk sign: Sign YOUR NAME, CITY, STATE [in?] THE GREAT BOOK SEE IT FLASHED [in?] GIANT LETTERS [ ? ? ? ?] GREAT BOOK [EXHIBIT?] [?] [?] [EVERY?] [SIGNER?] RECEIVES A VALUABLE FREE GIFT Bill, can you zoom in on the sign and give us a version with less compression? Sharpened a bit:

It’s interesting that the 1940 NYWF had it’s largest single attendance on its final day (over 550,000). The 1965 Fair recorded nearly 447,000 on its final day. Those were the highest single day numbers for 1939-40 and 1964-65 respectively Where were those crowds all along?.