Panorama of New York City - Queens Museum of Art

[goldfincheagle2]

This is very interesting because the Panorama is mentioned in the book "Wonderstruck" by Brian Selznick. It is a fiction story, but it tells about a person who worked on the buildings and hid secrets inside. It is neat to see this video to see what it really looks like.  Thanks!

[musicalparrot]

@goldfincheagle2 I also looked this up because it was in the book Wonderstruck which I am almost finished with.

[musicalparrot]

@goldfincheagle2 @goldfincheagle2 I also looked this up because it was in the book Wonderstruck which I am almost finished with.

[mythguy418]

@mbphofan i got that info when i went to the queens museum of art for a 5th grade field trip the person giving the tour told us that info so im pretty sure that im right

[mbphofan]

Awesome vid! thanks for sharing. That is a masterpeice and i hope it is preserved for years to come

[tahi16]

/watch?v=KprRWMNi4LU wtc and new york model new pic's

[nuclearfallout217]

if its worth doing, ITS WORTH OVER DOING!!!!

[mythguy418]

200 people worked on it for 3 years not 100 people or 3 years ago

[mbphofan]

@mythguy418 it said that it took 100 people to build it, over a 3 year period. Is that info wrong?? Was it actually 200 people that spent 3 years building it?? Where did you get that info?? If you are right (which i dont doubt) then the person who made this video misinformed us.

[baybong38]

Watch my own version of the model.....

[tahi16]

the wtc antenna and the towers themselves are crooked.

[awaseniu]

We are talking about the same thing, but I don't know about the maintenance.

[awaseniu]

These cars are what I was talking about. Many people believe they were a tram.

[Wehategod]

Some needs to through some Model trains on this Serisously !!!

[peplarry12]

I went here a week ago. This is awesome!

[awaseniu]

Does anyone on this page know that there originally was a tram ride around this model?

[MrXentrix]

I remember going there when I was a kid. I'm not sure if I remember a tram ride but I think there was some sort of transport.

[awaseniu]

There were cars that went around the panorama, and the walkway was not there

[ivor1]

@awaseniu During its world fair run, there was a simulated helicopter ride around the perimeter of the model. A narrator (the mayor?) would talk about each of the boroughs that make up New York City

[zader89]

thats how it was back in 64' there wasn't any 7 lines yet

[MrXentrix]

On the contrary, the 7 line was around since the 30's, yes even up to Flushing. So the Panorama is incorrect. Some things just get overlooked.

[romantiqpoem]

i Love this City

[Wehategod]

Why aren't there any trains on this model. They have boats and planes that take off from Laguardia but no trains and thats called a Model of New York City?? No Subways come on

[gundesvinda]

Kool!

[gittianimeluver07]

wow

[doogie1136]

I have movies taken by my father of the panorama like exhibit at the 1939 world's fair at the same fairgrounds. Passengers sat in moving chairs around a 3d diorama of sorts. Key feature was moving car models, and the introduction of cloverleaf highway systems and bypasses...

[bbacklun]

I saw this at the NYWF in 1965 and again in 1989 on a return visit to the old fairgrounds. Still a impressive layout.