1984 New Orleans World's Fair - Photos on CD #4

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The 1984 World's Fair: Louisiana World Exposition
Photos on CD #4
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 77 different photos on the CD for a total of 469 MB. Here is a detailed list of the pictures included:
Set 7 - Commercial
Name Size 1791-1 - City Gate.jpg 4,219 kb 1791-2 - Centennial Plaza from Gondola.jpg 4,346 kb 1791-3 - Petroleum Industries Pavilion.jpg 4,128 kb 1791-4 - Bayou Plaza Fireworks.jpg 3,319 kb 1791-5 - America's Electric Energy Exhibit.jpg 3,622 kb 1792-1 - Centennial Plaza.jpg 4,567 kb 1792-2 - Louisiana Journey.jpg 3,816 kb 1792-3 - Bayou Plaza Wonderwall.jpg 4,256 kb 1792-4 - Vatican Pavilion.jpg 4,191 kb 1792-5 - Centennial Plaza & Amphitheatre.jpg 4,636 kb 1794-1 - Vatican Pavilion.jpg 2,457 kb 1794-2 - Australia Pavilion.jpg 3,845 kb 1794-3 - Centennial Plaza Fireworks.jpg 3,185 kb 1794-4 - Aquacade Synchronized Swimmers.jpg 3,925 kb 1794-5 - Riverfront.jpg 3,147 kb 1795-1 - King Neptune & Mermaid.jpg 3,803 kb 1795-2 - Giant Wheel.jpg 2,935 kb 1795-3 - Korea Pavilion.jpg 3,799 kb 1795-4 - Canada Pavilion.jpg 3,933 kb 1795-5 - Wonderwall Glitter.jpg 3,126 kb 1796-1 - The Enterprise.jpg 3,983 kb 1796-2 - Aquacade High Divers.jpg 4,332 kb 1796-3 - Wonderwall.jpg 4,430 kb 1796-4 - Japan Pavilion.jpg 3,361 kb 1796-5 - Festival Park.jpg 2,933 kb
Set 8
001 - Bayou Plaza.jpg 5,493 kb 002 - Bayou Plaza from Giant Wheel.jpg 5,844 kb 003 - Chrysler Pavilion from Giant Wheel.jpg 6,610 kb 004 - Towards Mississippi River from Giant Wheel.jpg 7,395 kb 005 - Bayou Plaza from Giant Wheel.jpg 6,127 kb 006 - Bayou Plaza from Giant Wheel.jpg 4,863 kb 007 - Bridge to International Riverfront.jpg 5,926 kb 008 - Monorail passing Chrysler Pavilion.jpg 5,159 kb 009 - Bayou Plaza.jpg 5,613 kb 010 - Bayou Plaza.jpg 5,498 kb 011 - Bayou Plaza.jpg 5,843 kb 012 - Centennial Plaza and Amphitheatre.jpg 5,675 kb 013 - Centennial Plaza.jpg 5,884 kb
Set 9
001 - Monorail Passing through Great Hall.jpg 8,295 kb 002 - Great Hall - interior.jpg 6,618 kb 003 - Monorail Passing through Great Hall.jpg 7,162 kb 004 - Great Hall - interior.jpg 7,258 kb 005 - Great Hall - interior.jpg 8,685 kb 006 - Great Hall - interior.jpg 7,913 kb 007 - Great Hall - interior.jpg 8,959 kb 008 - Great Hall - interior.jpg 7,911 kb 009 - Great Hall - giant heart.jpg 8,196 kb 010 - Great Hall - giant heart.jpg 8,067 kb 011 - Great Hall - Living Water Theater & Women's Pavilion.jpg 7,993 kb 012 - Great Hall - Lipton Tea display.jpg 7,896 kb 013 - Monorail passing through Great Hall.jpg 8,970 kb 014 - Great Hall - display area.jpg 8,684 kb 015 - Great Hall - interior.jpg 7,467 kb 016 - Great Hall - River of Life.jpg 7,606 kb 017 - Great Hall - interior, ground view.jpg 7,855 kb 018 - Great Hall - National Parks display.jpg 8,893 kb 019 - Great Hall - National Parks display.jpg 8,326 kb 020 - Great Hall - National Parks display.jpg 7,428 kb 021 - Great Hall - National Parks display.jpg 6,869 kb 022 - Great Hall - National Parks display.jpg 8,697 kb 023 - Great Hall - National Parks display.jpg 8,229 kb 024 - Great Hall - National Parks display.jpg 7,381 kb 025 - Great Hall - Mississippi exhibit.jpg 9,175 kb 026 - Great Hall - Mississippi exhibit.jpg 9,848 kb 027 - Great Hall - Mississippi exhibit.jpg 9 Mb 028 - Great Hall - Mississippi exhibit.jpg 8,459 kb 029 - Great Hall - Mississippi exhibit.jpg 8,941 kb 030 - Great Hall - Mississippi exhibit.jpg 8,057 kb 031 - Great Hall - Mississippi exhibit.jpg 8,552 kb 032 - Great Hall - Mississippi exhibit.jpg 9,376 kb 033 - Great Hall - Greater New Orleans Council of Churches.jpg 8,556 kb 034 - Great Hall - I've Known Rivers.jpg 9,571 kb 035 - Great Hall - Mississippi exhibit.jpg 11 Mb 036 - Great Hall - Mississippi exhibit.jpg 8,011 kb 037 - Great Hall - Women's Pavilion.jpg 7,424 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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