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The Great World’s Fair of 1964: Staten Island Was There

Sunday, November 30 @ 2:00 pm
New York World's Fair August 1964
New York World's Fair August 1964
Image Source: PLCjr on Flickr.com, picture taken by Anthony Conti (deceased)

Join Pat Salmon for a look at Staten Island’s participation in the 1939 and 1964 Great World’s Fairs. What groups participated? Which exhibits were featured? Who was the man behind the 1964 World’s Fair? Where did parts of that Fair go after it closed? Don’t forget to share your favorite memory of the Fair. Was it the Sinclair exhibit? Brooklyn Union Gas’ Festival of Gas? The Dunlop Tire Ferris wheel? It was a grand time for all!

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2025, 2:00 PM 

SPEAKER: Patricia M. Salmon, FOBH Historian and a Curator of History, retired,

from the Staten Island Museum

SAINT ALBAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

76 St Albans Pl, Staten Island, NY 10312

THIS IS A FREE EVENT

Advance Registration is Required.
Write to salmonf@aol.com to register.

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Date:
Sunday, November 30
Time:
2:00 pm
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ST. ALBAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
76 Saint Albans Place
Eltingville Staten Island, NY 10312 United States
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