24 years ago on the New Orleans riverfront
In 1984, New Orleans hosted the World’s Fair. In the short term, it was a financial flop. But in the long term, it gave us the Convention Center and sparked the renewal of the Warehouse District. And for locals, it was a lot of fun. Suzanne and I got season passes and went there just about every weekend. Except for the gondola across the river, the rides were nothing special. But the fair had plenty of what any Orleanian needs to have fun: good food, good music, cold beer, and lots of people. I miss it.
A few days ago, while going through some old negatives, I came across some pictures that we took on one of our World’s Fair visits (including probably a few too many of the (in)famous mermaids at the main entrance). If you’d like to have a look, to recall old times or maybe just to see what the fair looked like, here they are.
Thanks for the blast from the past, Ray. I really enjoyed the gallery.
Posted by: Adrastos | July 13, 2008 at 03:13 PM
That outfit you're wearin' is off da hook! It's like you are TRYING to be a caricature of the early '80s! And you had a Chevette too? LOL!
Posted by: Varg | July 16, 2008 at 10:05 PM