 Reverse of commemorative half dollar showing the exposition logo The Great Lakes Exposition was held in Cleveland, Ohio, in the summers of 1936 and 1937, along the Lake Erie shore north of downtown. The fair commemorated of the centennial of Cleveland's incorporation as a city. Conceived as a way to energize a city hit hard by the Great Depression, the exposition drew 4 million visitors in its first season, and 7 million by the end of its second and final season in September 1937. The exposition was housed on grounds that are now used by the Great Lakes Science Center, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Burke Lakefront Airport, among others. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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The City of Cleveland, Ohio was named after Moses Cleaveland, a surveyor of the Connecticut Land Company. ...
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A centennial is a 100-year anniversary of an event, or the celebrations pertaining thereto. ...
The Great Depression was a time of economic down turn, which started after the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday. ...
The Great Lakes Science Center is a museum and educational facility in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. ...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ...
Burke Lakefront Airport -- see Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport. ...
A prominent entrance was at the north end of East 9th Street. The fairgrounds stretched from Public Hall to Lake Erie, and as far east as East 22nd Street, and covered 135 acres. Fair attractions included a floating stage on the current site of the Great Lakes Science Center; the stage was home to jazz concerts by the Bob Crosby Orchestra. Lake Erie (pronounced ) is the eleventh largest lake on Earth[2] and, of the five Great Lakes of North America, it is the fourth largest by surface area, the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume. ...
The Great Lakes Science Center is a museum and educational facility in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. ...
Bob Crosby (August 23, 1913 - March 9, 1993) was an American bandleader and singer. ...
The fairgrounds reopened in the summer of 1937, and attendance was estimated at 3 million. The floating stage became the setting for Aquacade, a water music and dance show produced by Billy Rose. Aquacade later travelled to New York for the 1939 New York World's Fair. Aquacade can refer to: Billy Roses Aquacade, an aquatic show Rhyolite/Aquacade, a US reconnaissance satellite program Category: ...
Billy Rose (September 6, 1899 – February 10, 1966) was an American theatrical showman. ...
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Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline photo by Sam Gottscho The 1939-40 New York Worlds Fair, located on the current site of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (also the location of the 1964-1965 New York Worlds Fair), was one of the largest worlds fairs of all time. ...
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Meinhardt Raabe (born September 2, 1915, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin) is one of the oldest surviving Munchkin-actors from The Wizard of Oz, and is now the only surviving cast member with any significant dialogue in the film. ...
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