The 1984 New Orleans World Exposition

Otherwise known as the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair!

Here are a few of the slides that I saved color-corrected and cleaned up yesterday. Unable to do much else due to the sinus infection and antibiotics, this was a perfect way to use up the precious time between doses.

The fair was a failure as was the one one hundred years earlier, but when I was there in early June (less than a  month after it opened) the crowds were pretty large and everyone seemed to have a good time. Sadly, almost  nothing remains, but bits and pieces.  Most everything was auctioned off after the bankruptcy. Anyway, here goes:

Small segment of huge sculpture near the entrance.

The African Queen, but no Bogey or Hepburn.

Yes, they brought in the Shuttle, Enterprise - down the river by barge.

Dancing fountains with part of the WonderWall behind.

The MART Tram (2 supports can be seen in the picture above). The gondolas transported visitors across the Mississippi River.  It was fun, scary and breathtaking.

The WonderWall, fanciful buildings with shops and goodies. The alligators and pelicans were all over the fairgrounds.

Another small segment of the sculpture near the fair entrance.  Cool, huh?

These were all shot using Kodachrome film. (Click any image to embiggen) If you want to learn more about the Fair, just use the Google.  There are lots of history, collectors, and photographers sites and some are quite fascinating.

Thanks for visiting.  Please leave a comment if you wish, or if you were at the fair, too.

And so it goes.