Martin Fleischer Oral History
Identifier: aql:18488
Description: Martin Fleischer was born in Brooklyn and moved to Queens around the time of the 1964-65 World's Fair. He describes his experience visiting the fair with his parents on Labor Day Sunday in 1965, mentioning how big and overwhelming it was. He remembers taking the "World's Fair Super Express" train to the fair and finding the Bell Telephone exhibition the most memorable. Martin visited the park several times after the fair and shares a fondness of the fair buildings that still remain, including the Queens Museum and the Hall of Science. The fair left a lasting impression on him, and he wishes that they would bring another fair back to the park.
Summary/Description :
Martin Fleischer was born in Brooklyn and moved to Queens around the time of the 1964-65 World's Fair. He describes his experience visiting the fair with his parents on Labor Day Sunday in 1965, mentioning how big and overwhelming it was. He remembers taking the "World's Fair Super Express" train to the fair and finding the Bell Telephone exhibition the most memorable. Martin visited the park several times after the fair and shares a fondness of the fair buildings that still remain, including the Queens Museum and the Hall of Science. The fair left a lasting impression on him, and he wishes that they would bring another fair back to the park.
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aql:18488
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