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1964 World's Fair

Bruce Dearstyne’s ‘Spirit of New York’ Reissued In Expanded Edition

January 24, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Bruce Dearstyne Spirit of New YorkBruce W. Dearstyne’s expanded new edition of The Spirit of New York (SUNY Press, 2022; first published 2016) explores nineteen dramatic events from New York State’s history that altered the course of U.S. history.

From the launch of the state government in April 1777 thru the tragedy of September 11th and through the debut of the musical play Hamilton in 2015, Dearstyne’s chapters describe great political changes, historical turning points, and struggles for social, racial, and environmental reform.
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Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: 1964 World's Fair, Aviation History, Baseball, Cultural History, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Environmental History, Glenn Curtiss, Jackie Robinson, John Jay, Legal History, New York, New York State Archives, Office of State History, Political History, Public History, Robert Moses, Sports History, The Spirit of New York, womens history

Modern Ruin: A World’s Fair Pavilion

May 21, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

modern ruinA film screening of “Modern Ruin: A World’s Fair Pavilion,” Matthew Silva’s documentary about an abandoned structure designed by modernist icon Philip Johnson for the 1964 World’s Fair.The film tells the story of the Pavilion from the glory days of the fair, through the years of neglect, up to present day advocacy.

The filmmakers hope this project will be the first step in engaging and informing people about the building in new and exciting ways. This whimsical, futuristic, and soaring structure, constructed for the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, has been left abandoned for the greater part of 50 years. [Read more…] about Modern Ruin: A World’s Fair Pavilion

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: 1964 World's Fair, Advocacy, Documentary, Historic Preservation, New York City, NYC, Queens

New York City 1964: A Cultural History

April 6, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

NYC 1964 Cultural HistoryLawrence R. Samuel’s New York City 1964: A Cultural History (McFarland, 2014), connects the events of a single year in the city to the cultural threads of American life in the 1960s and beyond.

Five seminal events occurred in New York City in the pivotal year 1964: the “British Invasion” arrival of the Beatles in February; the murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens in March; the World’s Fair in Queens between April and October; the “race riots” in Brooklyn and Harlem in July; and the World Series in the Bronx between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. [Read more…] about New York City 1964: A Cultural History

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: 1964 World's Fair, Brooklyn, Crime and Justice, Cultural History, Harlem, New York City, NYC, Performing Arts, Pop Culture History, Queens, Sports History

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