As I worked at the New York World's Fair,

[elleng]

as an information person, this special in the NYTimes today brings lots of memories!

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/20/nyregion/worlds-fair-1964-memories.html?_r=0

[NYC_SKP]

1. I'm impressed (and a little jealous)!!!

How cool that must have been, all the optimism for the future.

I remember being impressed by the structures that remain when I first moved to the city from California.

[elleng]

2. Was very cool,

as were the NYMets, SKP!

[ellenrr]

3. Democracy Now today had an interview

with some activists who described how civil rights and labor activists used the occasion of the '64' Fair to bring attention.

that was new to me.

[elleng]

4. I don't recall it,

but was about to leave for jr. year abroad, so other things were probably on my mind.

[ellenrr]

5. well, good for you. :) Where are you going?

[elleng]

6. ellenrr, I was referring to at time of Worlds Fair,

1964! Went to England with Experiment for International Living, which was only 1 semester, but I 'refused' to return home, so stayed, willy-nilly, until June, 'based' in Nottingham, and traveled in Britain and the continent. A life-sculpting time.

[ellenrr]

7. oh, ha! I thot you were a senior, since you're in this group...

and from some of your comments

then I thot well, maybe she's 19 and for some reason wants to be in this group with us elders.


Sounds great.