1984 New Orleans World's Fair - Photos on CD #3

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The 1984 World's Fair: Louisiana World Exposition
Photos on CD #3
The 1984 World's Fair is known by several names. The official name was the Louisiana World Exhibition, but is was also known as the New Orleans World's Fair and, to some,  the Louisiana World's Fair. What the Fair is really known for, though, is that it was the last World's Fair held to date in the United States. It's also sadly remembered as being the only World's Fair that was forced into bankruptcy during its operating season.
The Fair was planned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1884 New Orleans Cotton Exposition. The theme this time was "The World of Rivers: Fresh Water as a Source of Life". An 84 acre site along the Mississippi River was cleared of rundown warehouses, replaced by the structures of the Fair. This was to be a "Class B" exposition as defined by the BIE, the international body governing world's fairs. There weren't any major exhibits, such as those that had been seen at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, which started predictions that the Fair could be a flop. Sadly, those predictions came true. The problem may have been the overall quality of the exhibits, or it might have been that the market had been tapped by the nearby 1982 Knoxville fair. Holding a Fair in the heat and humidity of a New Orleans summer couldn't have helped either. Although 7 million guests toured the Fair, it was not enough to recoup the 0 million spent to host the event. Paychecks started bouncing, and it was only through governmental interaction that the gates remained open through the scheduled run.
The 1984 World's Fair is perhaps the least documented exposition on the web. Despite its problems, the Fair did leave New Orleans with a new convention center, and many of the fairgoers with pleasant memories. With just about every trace of the 1984 World's Fair gone from New Orleans today, it's tough to look at the site and picture where all of the pavilions and shows once were. The buildings may be gone, but for many, the memories linger. You can help turn back the clock through this collection of photos from the Fair.
This auction is for a CD of photos from the fair. The slides have been professionally scanned at 4000 DPI and have been color corrected, with dust and scratches removed. There are 69 different photos on the CD for a total of 366 MB. Here is a detailed list of the pictures included:
Set 5
Name Size 001 - Quality Seal Amphitheatre.jpg 6,031 kb 002 - Centennial Lagoon.jpg 4,596 kb 003 - Centennial Lagoon.jpg 5,378 kb 004 - Centennial Lagoon.jpg 5,393 kb 005 - Monorail passing Petroleum Industries Pavilion.jpg 5,259 kb 006 - Petroleum Industries Pavilion.jpg 4,868 kb 007 - Petroleum Industries Pavilion.jpg 5,275 kb 008 - Centennial Lagoon and Pavilion.jpg 6,864 kb 009 - Centennial Lagoon and Pavilion.jpg 6,020 kb 010 - Centennial Lagoon and Pavilion.jpg 6,705 kb 011 - Monorail crossing Centennial Plaza.jpg 5,661 kb 012 - Monorail crossing Centennial Plaza.jpg 6,691 kb 013 - City of New Orleans - Rain.jpg 6,119 kb 014 - City Gate.jpg 4,360 kb 015 - City Gate..jpg 5,215 kb 016 - City Gate..jpg 4,608 kb 017 - Guidebooks & Maps stand.jpg 4,769 kb 018 - Empress Walk and Amphitheatre.jpg 5,157 kb 019 - Great Hall and Wonderwall.jpg 6,830 kb 020 - Wonderwall.jpg 5,100 kb 021 - Wonderwall and Fulton Street.jpg 6,222 kb 022 - Wonderwall - Nachos stand.jpg 5,530 kb 023 - Bust on Wonderwall.jpg 5,212 kb 024 - Wonderwall.jpg 5,793 kb 025 - New Orleans in Gems.jpg 4,663 kb 026 - Wonderwall - close-up.jpg 5,634 kb 027 - Artwork near Fulton Street.jpg 5,245 kb 028 - The Electric Pavilion.jpg 5,009 kb 029 - Evans Candy Factory.jpg 5,145 kb 030 - French Market Seafood Restaurant.jpg 4,854 kb 031 - Wonderwall.jpg 5,558 kb 032 - Wonderwall.jpg 4,837 kb 033 - Wonderwall.jpg 5,242 kb 034 - Wonderwall.jpg 5,319 kb 035 - Wonderwall - peacock.jpg 4,380 kb 036 - Wonderwall.jpg 3,995 kb
Set 6 - July 1984
001 - United States Pavilion.jpg 5,527 kb 002 - Bridge to International Riverfront.jpg 5,227 kb 003 - Walkway outside Canada.jpg 4,998 kb 004 - Monorail at station.jpg 5,489 kb 005 - International Riverfront.jpg 4,905 kb 006 - International Riverfront.jpg 4,915 kb 007 - International Riverfront.jpg 4,356 kb 008 - International Riverfront.jpg 5,680 kb 009 - International Riverfront.jpg 4,916 kb 010 - Bridge to International Riverfront.jpg 4,578 kb 011 - Bridge to International Riverfront.jpg 4,582 kb 012 - International Riverfront.jpg 5,448 kb 013 - MART Station.jpg 5,512 kb 014 - Near Centennial Plaza.jpg 4,647 kb 015 - Near Centennial Plaza.jpg 4,851 kb 016 - Turnstiles.jpg 6,049 kb 017 - City Gate.jpg 6,472 kb 018 - City Gate.jpg 5,903 kb 019 - City Gate.jpg 5,386 kb 020 - Inside City Gate.jpg 5,383 kb 021 - Wonderwall and Fulton Street.jpg 6,497 kb 022 - Empress Walk and Amphithteare.jpg 7,279 kb 023 - Fulton Street Mall.jpg 4,712 kb 024 - Great Hall and Wonderwall.jpg 6,326 kb 025 - Wonderwall and Rivers of Electricity.jpg 6,478 kb 026 - Wonderwall and Fulton Street.jpg 5,640 kb 027 - Vatican Pavilion.jpg 5,857 kb 028 - India - Delhi's Ivory Palace.jpg 5,776 kb 029 - India - Delhi's Ivory Palace.jpg 5,277 kb 030 - Wonderwall and Beer Garden.jpg 4,606 kb 031 - Monorail stopped with doors open.jpg 5,646 kb 032 - Monorail stopped with doors open.jpg 5,460 kb
This auction is for a CD copy of the scanned slides and not the original slides themselves.
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These photos are offered for your personal use only and cannot be resold, redistributed or used online without advance permission. They are copyrighted images and I retain the copyright. If you have any questions on this please let me know before bidding.
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