A Day At The Fair - New Orleans 1984

[TheRealProsol]

What a blast reliving this. Thanks.

[Daina1960]

thank you!! I had a season pass I was 23...some of the best memories ever..I lived in Gretna and was in several mardi gras balls and parades. Bittersweet memories for me! My favorite was the gondola. Was up there when the fireworks went off many times!! Lived in Gretna...The fair was awesome!!

[caseyforever]

i went on the gondola... was just little... it scared me so bad i was tramatized. it was SO high and it was small and swung around if anyone moved or the wind blew. holy bajeezus.

[mwillblade]

That ride is why I'm scared of heights today !!

My cousin even cracked the door to throw his gum in the river !

[ernieinhawaii]

I heard some one bought the gondola carts. some one from Mississippi.

[ernieinhawaii]

thanks for posting this my family and I were born in New Orleans La and I do remember going to this. The ferry crossing is actually still a piece of history that holds it.

The esclators do not work though and right next to it is or was the aquarium.

[aajmw]

I think that they actually were toying with the idea of keeping it up as a way for folks to commute from the West to East Bank. No Way!

[alwrig]

Yikes! is right! My grandfather and I rode that gondola . Nice little breeze going on to make it sway a bit.

[a2fun1]

OUTSTANDING Slide Show!!!! Such a great video now that the 84 World's Fair is 25 YEARS OLD!

[TiChiKat]

Thanks for posting this. I remember the day we went there was a total eclipse of the sun. Was a beautiful day and a wonderful experience.

[AarHan3]

Ahhh...The Dixie Cups... :-)

My first trip to Da Fair in '84 was my LAST official field trip as a student of James E. Lewis Elementary (now Ben Franklin); I graduated a happy 5th grader shortly therteafter. I went there again as a student of Spophie B. Wright, shortly before it closed. ;-)

[MeeeeeeeeeeTube]

Thanks for posting this...brings back memories of being in the fourth grade in Marreo,LA - My school gave us free tickets to the World's fair.

[aajmw]

Glad that you enjoyed it. Wish that I had more photos. This was before the days of ditital cameras.

[70001]

WYES TV made two specials uing this book.

[70001]

For an indepth analysis of the Fair read HISTORY AND IMPACT OF 1984 LOUISIANA WORLD EXPOSITION by Peter Hagan. The original is in the Tulane Library, and there are copies at UNO Library, LSU Library and the Historic New Orleans collection.

[aajmw]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[70001]

WYES TV made two specials using this book.

[70001]

To find out what really happened at the Fair read THE HISTORY AND IMPACT OF 1984 LOUISIANA WORLD EXPOSITION -