Remnants of the World's Fairs in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Webinar

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Didn’t make it to the 1939/40 or 1963/64 World’s Fairs? Well here’s your chance!

Can't make it live? Register and access the full replay for seven days!Explore the many remnants of the World’s Fairs in today's Flushing Meadows-Corona Park including time capsules, Andy Warhol mosaics and more! Flushing Meadows-Corona Park has lived many lives from marshy tidal wetlands to an early 20th Century ash dump, to the site of not one, but two World’s Fairs. This Flushing Meadows tour explores the past, present, and future of this 900-acre park which was an obsession of the late “Master Builder,” Robert Moses. Join Justin Rivers as he leads you on a journey through Flushing Meadows’ many unnoticed treasures.