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I found out that this was the Netherlands pavilion.

Newly restored 35mm slide from September 1967.

So New York!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

I always have enjoyed these chairs and table in this living room at the Japan pavilion, but never saw any of them in my trips to Japan. Anyone ever spot a system like this in the real world? Newly restored 35mm slide from September 1967.

When I worked at Cape Kennedy I had a cartoon on my desk of two astronauts strapped in as the countdown was nearing zero. One astronaut says to the other "I can't help but think that all of this was built by the lowest bidder." Newly restored 35mm slide from September 1967.

Newly restored 35mm slide from September 1967,

I think I have my holdys mixed up. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Newly restored 35mm slide,

Charles Schultz offers a very good idea.

Nice score! I think I have a copy someplace, and if it surfaces I will scan to put on my site.

It was a bit of a fluke. I found it on the shelf at the used/classic bookstore I described above and knew it was a treasure the momentI I saw it. It cost me a staggering four whole dollars.

Happy Thanksgiving 2025!

Unfortunately, the landscaping had been done too late in the fall of 1966, thus not allowing enough time for the grass to take root. With the spring thaw, and the steepness of the banks, many sods just slid into the river... Also, weeks prior to the opening day of Expo, the landscapers had to spray a green natural dye on all the grassy lands on the site, because - in those days - grass did not get its full color until late May. It's a different story now: grass now goes to sleep later in fall and wakes up much earlier in spring because of global warming.

I never saw that book. That is lucky find. Congrats!

Love this one. I used to often sit on these benches; admiring the pavilion as well as the ones next to it for a while.

That is a beauty. Perfect distance and angle. I can feel the emotion of being there.

Beautiful restauration. Love the sharp contrast made by lights and the brightness of the colors against the late evening darknest.

I like the simple reality of this New Yorker cartoon. One could almost hear a comment like this one made in the shadow of the Theme Center.

This NYTimes video is predictable woke box checking but nonetheless offers interesting design history of NYC public benches, including Moses’ 1939 WF design. “Leaning” benches and lack of seating at modern city spaces are yet more data points along the Big Apple’s death spiral. https://x.com/olilondontv/status/1992485233493680222?s=61&t=Tkeom2S9IutMHD8WLr9TXw

That's correct. The glassed in area still sits under the heliport.

great shot here. I don't see many pictures with the Lebanon pavilion included.

Still don't have a clue, but it's interesting that you have numerous shots of this and google image search can't find any online.

Newly restored 35mm slide.

Newly restored 35mm slide.