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Apart from the Houston suggestion, i would also go with Miami, New Orleans if they can manage to pay their electric bill, Baltimore, Cleveland, Denver, Savannah, Charleston, Tampa, or somewhere near Boston or Philly metros but not the core areas ie, outside Boston proper/ cambridge etc
I'm kind of intrigued about the World's Fair being hosted in one of the economically "depressed" areas to debunk some myths about the city. Houston could be interesting as well.
Other than the White City, I don't think any World's Fair in America has been notable enough to warrant a return to the same city Many fairs have taken pages from Chicago when designing their fair such as the architecture styles, and attractions (such as the Ferris Wheel which made its debut in Chicago).
The St. Louis fair might've been successful (I don't know a lot about it), but the city botched the first US Olympic games big time. Had Chicago been able to host the Olympics (as they had won the bid because of The White City) there might have been 5 stars on the city flag today.
The St. Louis fair might've been successful (I don't know a lot about it), but the city botched the first US Olympic games big time. Had Chicago been able to host the Olympics (as they had won the bid because of The White City) there might have been 5 stars on the city flag today.
the only reason the olympics were a bust in st. louis was because they were held simultaneously with the world's fair, which far outshined the games. audiences were much more interested in the exposition than the olympics.
The city built an entire park downtown for it which is still there, and the signature structure of the city's skyline, the "Sunsphere," was also built for the 1982 World's Fair.
the only reason the olympics were a bust in st. louis was because they were held simultaneously with the world's fair, which far outshined the games. audiences were much more interested in the exposition than the olympics.
I know. That's exactly my point. Chicago should've hosted the Olympics as they had the means & time to do so.
I wouldn't say it would be a "rebirth" but a "return." Since the last US world's fair in 1984, 12 world's fairs have been held in 10 countries on 4 continents. The next ones are Expo 2015 in Milan, Italy (a large one) and Expo 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan (a small one).
Not on the list is one region that's hoping to put together a bid for 2022: Minneapolis-St. Paul. I developed their web site: www.MinnesotaWorldsFair.com
For almost 15 years, I've operated ExpoMuseum.com and I have a web site, ExpoBids.com that tracks bids for future world's fairs. Five cities are bidding to host Expo 2020 (a large-sized world's fair) and cities are still in the "possible bids" stage for 2022-2023 (a small-sized world's fair) and 2025 (a large-sized world's fair).
There's a group in Houston looking at 2025 and the Bay Area Council in San Francisco may resurrect it's plans for a 2020 bid and go for 2025: http://www.ExpoBids.com/
Sadly, in order to have a good chance at winning, the United States needs to re-join the body that sanctions and recognizes world's fairs, The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). We discontinued funding a little over 10 years ago.
I would argue that, as much as I love Epcot, it's not REALLY a permanent world's fair, at least not in the way they are now. Epcot just has 11 national pavilions which are focused on how those countries existed prior to World War II. Expo 2010, in Shanghai, had nearly 200 countries participating.
For those that think world's fairs are disappearing, it's worth noting that the largest world's fair in history (by area, by countries, and by visitors) was Expo 2010. 73 million people attended a world's fair on a site that was about 2 square miles.
Urso Chappell
ExpoMuseum.com
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The Return of a US World's Fair
