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− | All alone at the | + | {{Quote|All alone at the '64 World's Fair, [[80|eighty dolls]] yelling, "Small girl after all."|Narrator, commentating on Bloomberg's eerie first visit}} |
+ | '''Expo 1964''' was an unofficial [[World Expo]] held in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Queens]]. Unlike other World Expos, it ran for two years. | ||
+ | {{Dia|Bloomberg|I must say, even though this Expo was unofficial, it was still one of my all-time favorite moments in [[New York City]]'s history.}} | ||
+ | {{Dia|Spike|ABSOLUTELY, MAN. EVEN [[Disneyland|DISNEYLAND]] WAS INFLUENCED BY THIS EVENT. SICK STUFF, DUDE.}} | ||
+ | {{Dia|Mickey Mouse|Oh boy! We found the roots of one of our parks!}} | ||
+ | ==Bench== | ||
+ | Someone must've been there, but who? A [[nerpa]]? | ||
+ | {{Dia|Niko2|...}} | ||
− | ==DuPont | + | ==DuPont== |
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− | Really, who was | + | Really, who was at the '''DuPont Pavilion'''? Did they enjoy the wonderful [[world]] of [[chemistry]]? I sure hope so! Do they know that there are [[plastic]]s in their [[toaster]], in the [[blender]] and the [[clock]], in the [[lamp]] and in the [[roaster]], on the [[door]] and in the [[lock]], in the [[washer]] and the [[dryer]] and the [[garden]] [[tool]]s they lend, in their [[music]] [[amplifier]] and [[Electricity|electric]] [[fryer]]? |
+ | {{DiaKing|Well, regardless of whether or not it's [[plastic]], We think it's still worth [[Katamari Damacy|rolling]] a [[katamari]] near!}} | ||
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+ | ==Shea Stadium== | ||
+ | At the time, '''Shea Stadium''' was an ultra-modern sporting venue. The longtime home of the rhyming [[New York Mets]] and [[New York Jets]], it seated 55,000 for [[baseball]] and 60,000 for [[American football]]. Unfortunately, in 2008, it was replaced by Citi Field. By that time, the Jets have been playing in [[New Jersey]] for a while. | ||
+ | {{DiaKing|...And that seed is ''GONE!!'' We're on the board, 1-0!}} | ||
+ | {{Dia|Spike|DUDE. YOU JUST ROLLED A KATAMARI, AND NOW ONE OF YOUR SEEDS JUST FLEW INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN LIKE A TORPEDO.}} | ||
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+ | ==Subway== | ||
+ | Ah yes, the [[New York City Subway]]. Many of the late R36 cars were purchased specifically for service to Expo. | ||
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+ | ==Unisphere== | ||
+ | The '''Unisphere''' is a 12-storey-high model of [[Earth (planet)|Earth]] that served as the main symbol of Expo. You can still see it in 2024. | ||
+ | {{Dia|Bloomberg|It's beautiful...}} | ||
+ | {{DiaKing|It's rollable! But it's not a [[katamari]].}} | ||
[[Category:World Expos]] | [[Category:World Expos]] | ||
[[Category:History]] | [[Category:History]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Pages featuring Mike and Spike]] |
Latest revision as of 04:32, 7 July 2024
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“ | All alone at the '64 World's Fair, eighty dolls yelling, "Small girl after all." | ” | |
— Narrator, commentating on Bloomberg's eerie first visit |
Expo 1964 was an unofficial World Expo held in the New York City borough of Queens. Unlike other World Expos, it ran for two years.
I must say, even though this Expo was unofficial, it was still one of my all-time favorite moments in New York City's history.
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ABSOLUTELY, MAN. EVEN DISNEYLAND WAS INFLUENCED BY THIS EVENT. SICK STUFF, DUDE.
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Oh boy! We found the roots of one of our parks!
|
Bench
Someone must've been there, but who? A nerpa?
...
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DuPont
Really, who was at the DuPont Pavilion? Did they enjoy the wonderful world of chemistry? I sure hope so! Do they know that there are plastics in their toaster, in the blender and the clock, in the lamp and in the roaster, on the door and in the lock, in the washer and the dryer and the garden tools they lend, in their music amplifier and electric fryer?
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Shea Stadium
At the time, Shea Stadium was an ultra-modern sporting venue. The longtime home of the rhyming New York Mets and New York Jets, it seated 55,000 for baseball and 60,000 for American football. Unfortunately, in 2008, it was replaced by Citi Field. By that time, the Jets have been playing in New Jersey for a while.
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...And that seed is GONE!! We're on the board, 1-0! |
DUDE. YOU JUST ROLLED A KATAMARI, AND NOW ONE OF YOUR SEEDS JUST FLEW INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN LIKE A TORPEDO.
|
Subway
Ah yes, the New York City Subway. Many of the late R36 cars were purchased specifically for service to Expo.
Unisphere
The Unisphere is a 12-storey-high model of Earth that served as the main symbol of Expo. You can still see it in 2024.
It's beautiful...
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It's rollable! But it's not a katamari. |