John O'Reilly, Full Interview
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: John O'Reilly
Date: Time Period: 1964 - 1965; 2015-06-07; Interview recorded: June 7, 2015
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:20:02
Creator: John O'Reilly interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:19413 qmp-jo-full-000004
Description: John O'Reilly grew up in Richmond Hill, and visited the World's Fair regularly. In 1965 he and his friends snuck in almost every day. They spent a lot of time at the different pavilions and food courts. John O'Reilly describes the NY State Pavilion, the Vatican Pavilion, the food, and the new technological innovations in detail. He also discusses controversies surrounding the Fair and the history of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
Creator :
John O'Reilly interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1964 - 1965; 2015-06-07; Interview recorded: June 7, 2015
Summary/Description :
John O'Reilly grew up in Richmond Hill, and visited the World's Fair regularly. In 1965 he and his friends snuck in almost every day. They spent a lot of time at the different pavilions and food courts. John O'Reilly describes the NY State Pavilion, the Vatican Pavilion, the food, and the new technological innovations in detail. He also discusses controversies surrounding the Fair and the history of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
Subject :
Pavilions; Pieta; New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
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Locations discussed: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.) Flushing (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:20:02
Identifier :
aql:19413 qmp-jo-full-000004
Subject:
Pavilions; Pieta; New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
Pavilions; Pieta; New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
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