[Leica] 1964 World's fair pics

[summarex at hotmail.com (Javier Perez)]

Oh!

One last thing. 

I would absolutely love to see  more pictures of the fair in case anyone has 
more!

Javier
 
> From: summarex at hotmail.com
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 06:13:27 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 1964 World's fair pics
> 
> 
> Hi Everyone
> 
> Thanks for the insights. I kinda had a feeling a lot of you guys knew a 
> lot about the 64 fair, Special thanks to Jim Shulmanm and Richard Taylor 
> for your pics. I forwarded trhe links to other camera groups and it seems 
> a lot of people managed to be there or have some connection to the place. 
> The pics really do have a time capsule quality to them. I guess that fair 
> was really the last hoorah of a bygone era. It would be impossible to have 
> that sort of thing today. Nobody would show up just to hear about new 
> gadgets and the way things might be in the future. I think people back 
> then were not just more optimistic about the future but also more curious 
> about technology.
> 
> 
> 
> Anyway I was looking through some pics I shot last year of the "ruins" of 
> the fair that are still standing. These aren't the pro grade photos you 
> guys are used to shooting so don't expect that sort of thing. They are 
> just weekend pics. I posted them to photobucket in case anybody's 
> interested in seeing them.
> 
> 
> 
> http://s633.photobucket.com/albums/uu58/summarex/1964%20World%20Fair/
> 
> 
> 
> Also have a look at the Shea Stadium pics taken a few months before they 
> demolished it.
> 
> 
> http://s633.photobucket.com/albums/uu58/summarex/Shea/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> BTW: I think the the heliport building is still open and they have a 
> restaurant. If you guys want to have a lug type get-together there I'd be 
> glad to attend. 
> 
> 
> 
> Later
> 
> 
> 
> Javier
> 
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