The Belgium Building
The Belgium Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair was saved and moved to the Virginia Union University after the fair. Go to:
to read about efforts to restore it today.
and to:
to see pictures of it taken by one of our members, John Corson.
According to John, it was restored once with the help of the National Park Service in 1966, but by the current pictures you can see that it needs it again.New York State Pavilion
An article from the Daily News dated Sept. 18, 2008, and that is on our website, reveals the city wants to save this structure. Their concern for it has been in doubt until now, and this is very good to find out.
An Example of the Restoration Work Being Done
This is one of our favorite photos, of two guides having a blast at the1939-1940 New York World's Fair. It had yellowed in spots where it had been glued to a scrapbook, which is shown on the left.We were not only able to get it restored, but with technology today it was also made into color. The same thing was done to the photo of the San Francisco fair on our home page.Having the originals colorized was not our initial intention, and we use caution in doing this. Both photos were given to us restored in black and white as well, but the color really brings out detail that is not seen otherwise. Therefore, the color versions ended up on our website.REMNANTS:
1905 Louis and Clark Exposition
I traveled to Portland, Oregon in 2007 and was able to see three buildings that have managed to survive the Louis and Clark International Exposition of 1905. The American Inn, now condominiums, the Fairmount Hotel, now apartments and offices and the National Cash Register Building, now a pub and theater. Follow these links:Before
After
