 Metal sign from 1984 World's Fair sign has a stylized depiction of the Mississippi River. The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was held 100 years after the city's earlier World's Fair, the World Cotton Centennial in 1884. It opened on Saturday, May 12, 1984 and ended on November 11, 1984. Its theme was "The World of Rivers - Fresh Waters as a Source of Life." Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 598 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1654 × 1657 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest named river in North America, with a length of 2320 miles (3733 km) from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. ...
Worlds Fair is any of various large expositions held since the mid-19th century. ...
Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area - City 350. ...
The 1884 Worlds Fair was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. ...
Plagued with attendance problems, the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition has the dubious distinction of being the only exposition to declare bankruptcy during its run. Many blamed the low attendance on the fact that it was staged just two years after Knoxville's 1982 World's Fair, just two states away and the 1984 Los Angeles summer olympics. Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration - see text) in the UK. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of a individuals or organizations to pay their...
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The 1982 Worlds Fair Logo. ...
Despite its problems, the fair is fondly remembered by many New Orleans residents as well as for its noteworthy post-modern architecture including the groundbreaking Wonderwall designed by noted architect Charles Willard Moore and his partner William Turnball. Piazza dItalia, New Orleans Charles Willard Moore (October 31, 1925 in Benton Harbor, Michigan – December 16, 1993 in Austin, Texas) was an American architect, educator, writer, and winner of the AIA Gold Medal in 1991. ...
One of the fair's more famous attractions was the Mississippi Aerial River Transit. This was a gondola lift that took visitors across the Mississippi River from the fair site in the Warehouse District to Algiers on the West Bank. MART gondola at the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition The Mississippi Aerial River Transit, or simply MART was a gondola lift transport system spanning the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana constructed for the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. ...
Tochal gondola lift carry tourists and skiers to Tochal mountain,Tehran, Iran. ...
The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest named river in North America, with a length of 2320 miles (3733 km) from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. ...
The Fair was held along the Mississippi River front near the New Orleans Central Business District, on a site that was formerly a railroad yard. While the Fair itself was a financial failure, several old warehouses were renovated for the fair helping to revitalize the adjacent Old Warehouse District. The Riverwalk Marketplace and Building 1 of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center are structures originally built for the fair. Most other structures and the MART were demolished after the fair closed. The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest named river in North America, with a length of 2320 miles (3733 km) from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. ...
The Central Business District is an area of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...
This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...
Riverwalk Marketplace is a mall located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is a collection of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana. ...
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Worlds Fair is any of various large expositions held since the mid-19th century. ...
MART gondola at the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition The Mississippi Aerial River Transit, or simply MART was a gondola lift transport system spanning the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana constructed for the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. ...
External links - ExpoMuseum's 1984 Louisiana World Exposition Section
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