bkev said:

If there's one thing I'm jealous of my father for it's that he got to go to the 1964 World's Fair. I can't explain my fascination with it other than the spirit of optimism it must have provided, and the wonder it created - not only for children, but for adults alike. I have seen the Unisphere, but I was there before I realized its significance. One day I'll probably walk Flushing Meadows and only try to imagine what it was like.

Have you read Devil in the White City? It is, in part, about the Chicago World's Fair or 1893. Pretty fascinating stuff