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[[Image:Max mordecai.jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|View of the New York World's Fair 1964/1965 as seen from the observation towers of the New York State pavilion. The Fair's symbol, [[Unisphere]], is the central image.]] 

(contracted; show full)ought a [[dolphin]] show and water skiers to New York. [[Oklahoma]] gave weary Fairgoers a restful park to relax in. [[Missouri]] displayed the state's space-related industries. Visitors could dine at [[Hawaii]]'s "Five Volcanoes" restaurant.  At the New York City pavilion, a huge scale model of the City of New York was on display complete with a simulated helicopter ride for easy viewing. Left over from the 1939 Fair, this building had also hosted the [[United Nations]] from 1946-51.


== Failure of Amusements ==
The most discouraging aspect of the Fair may have been the absence of a midway.  The Fair's organizers were opposed, on principle, to the honky-tonk atmosphere engendered by midways, and this was another thing that irked the BIE, which insisted that all officially sanctioned fairs have a midway.  What amusements the Fair actually had were groomed until tame, predictable, and dull.  The Meadow Lake Amusement Area was easily accessible anyway, and although this area was supposed to remain open for 4 hours after the exhibits closed at 10 p.m., the Fair presented a fountain and fireworks exery night at 9 p.m. at the Pool of Industry.  Fairgoers would see this show and then leave the Fair rather than head over to the Amusement Area; one was hard pressed to see anyone on the Fair grounds by midnight.  The Fair's big entertainment spectacles, including the "Wonder World" at the Meadow Lake Amphitheatre, "To Broadway with Love" in the Texas Pavilion, and [[Dick Button]]'s "Ice-travaganza" in the New York City Pavilion, all closed early, with heavy losses.  Clearly, the fairgoers didn't go the Fair for its entertainment value; after all they could find plenty of entertainment in Manhattan.⏎
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== Controversial ending ==
The Fair came to a close embroiled in controversy over allegations of financial mismanagement. Controversy had plagued it during much of its two-year run mainly due to Robert Moses' inability to get along with the press. As a result the press seemed harsh on the Fair, criticizing everything from a lack of fine art displays to the prices charged for admission. Only twenty-four million people attended the Fair by the close of the 1964 season. 

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* [http://www.archive.org/details/out_of_this_world Internet Archive: Out Of This World] Film about a woman going to the [[General Motors]] Pavilion to see the Kitchen of Tomorrow.

[[Category:1964|New York World's Fair]]
[[Category:New York City World's Fairs]]
[[Category:Queens, New York City]]
[[Category:Robert Moses projects]]

[[fr:Foire internationale de New York 1964-1965]]