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(204,636 posts)My grandparents took their kids to that World's Fair since it was in New York. I wish that I could ask my grandmother and my Dad more about what they remember about it. Though my parents took my brother and me to a World's Fair at about the same age that my Dad was and I can't say I remember all that much, though I do recall that we went on that "It's a Small World" ride in a boat...
samnsara
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(17,604 posts)Delmette2.0
(4,157 posts)By the time a business builds a pavilion to display their current Innovations and future plans it's already old news. Instead they do Industrial themed shows in Las Vegas and all they have to do is build a kiosk.
It's sad to see something so varied and exciting disappear.
forgotmylogin
(7,519 posts)...was to provide a sort of permanent World's Fair for technology (it was actually called Innoventions, I think, and the exhibit buildings were called Communicore East and West.). They've gotten away from this, unfortunately, but as stated technology moves so fast that building a hands-on theme-park level exhibit takes longer than natural obsolescence, and technology by companies such as AT&T no longer draw crowds since everyone has a computer in their pocket.
MLAA
(17,238 posts)Next was delayed to 2021 Dubai 🙂