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1939 World's Fair
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Architecture
10 Facts About the Lost Giant Trylon and Perisphere from the 1939 World’s Fair
The exhibition planners of the 1939/1940 World’s Fair in New York City wanted it to be “the greatest
Arts & Culture
10 Secrets of the Queens Museum in NYC’s Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The Panorama of the City of New York, the 9,335-square-foot built-to-scale model of New York
Architecture
The Top 10 Secrets of Flushing in Queens, NYC
Every year, floods of sports enthusiasts travel to Flushing to catch a game at Citi Field or the USTA Billie
Architecture
10 NYC Remnants of the 1939 World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The 1939 World’s Fair was a hopeful moment amidst of sea of international political turmoil, just before the start
New York
12 of NYC’s Lost Subway and Rail Lines
As New York City evolved and changed into the cosmopolitan city it is today, so did the transit lines connecting
Architecture
5 of NYC’s Most Wild Historical Oddities
Image via Library of Congress As part of the Greenwich Series, a monthly series dedicated to the quirkier side of
Arts & Culture
NYC’s Lost World’s Fair Subway Line of 1939 and 1940
Image via Wikimedia Commons, nycsubway.org There is a line of the IND (Independent) subway that no longer exists, created
Arts & Culture
Vintage Photos: The History of Ice Skating In NYC
Ice skating in New York City is one of those time honored winter traditions. Before the specially designed ice skating
Architecture
12 Must-Visit NYC Locations to Check Out During OHNY Weekend 2015
Every year, Open House New York weekend is one of our readers’ favorite events, allowing them access into hard-to-
Arts & Culture
Buried Under Flushing Meadows is the 1939 World’s Fair Time Capsule, To Be Opened in 5000 Years
On September 23, 1938, an 800-pound tube made of an alloy of copper and chromium called Cupaloy was lowered
Arts & Culture
Vintage Photos of NYC Christmas Tree Lightings: Rockefeller Center, Madison Square, Prospect Park, Washington Square
Construction workers waiting to receive their paychecks on Christmas Eve, 1931. They erected the tree spontaneously in gratitude for their
Architecture
Daily What?! Queens Once Held the Record for Largest Roadside Restaurant in the U.S.
Who would have guessed that the largest roadside restaurant in the United States was once right here in New York
