Going to the 1964 World's Fair in Queens, New York, was <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1123630">like taking a vacation</a> for the Ondrovic family, says Robert Ondrovic. Robert is the boy with the pink shirt, standing with his mother, brother and two sisters.
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Going to the 1964 World's Fair in Queens, New York, was like taking a vacation for the Ondrovic family, says Robert Ondrovic. Robert is the boy with the pink shirt, standing with his mother, brother and two sisters.
Courtesy Robert Ondrovic
The New York State Pavilion, with <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1123631">two observation towers</a> and the Tent of Tomorrow, still stands. The white bubbles to the left belonged to the Brass Rail lunch bar.
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The New York State Pavilion, with two observation towers and the Tent of Tomorrow, still stands. The white bubbles to the left belonged to the Brass Rail lunch bar.
Courtesy Robert Ondrovic
At the ominous IBM Pavilion, many people got their first look at a computer system.
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At the ominous IBM Pavilion, many people got their first look at a computer system.
Courtesy Robert Ondrovic
Mickey Mouse waves hello from Disney's original "It's a small world" ride. The ride was created for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair and was <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdisneyland.disney.go.com%2Fattractions%2Fdisneyland%2Fits-a-small-world%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">moved to Disneyland Park </a>in 1966.
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Mickey Mouse waves hello from Disney's original "It's a small world" ride. The ride was created for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair and was moved to Disneyland Park in 1966.
Courtesy Robert Ondrovic
The Unisphere was the first thing you saw when you entered the park, says Ondrovic, who still visits from time to time.
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The Unisphere was the first thing you saw when you entered the park, says Ondrovic, who still visits from time to time.
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"Photography was a luxury because film was expensive. My dad took everything and put it on slides," says Ondrovic.
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"Photography was a luxury because film was expensive. My dad took everything and put it on slides," says Ondrovic.
Courtesy Robert Ondrovic
"People dressed up when they went to the world's fair," remembers Ondrovic.
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"People dressed up when they went to the world's fair," remembers Ondrovic.
Courtesy Robert Ondrovic
The Wisconsin Pavilion housed the "World's Largest Cheese" as an exhibit.
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The Wisconsin Pavilion housed the "World's Largest Cheese" as an exhibit.
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General Motors returned to the fair after its Futurama exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
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General Motors returned to the fair after its Futurama exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
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The <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nywf64.com%2Famf02.shtml" target="_blank" target="_blank">monorail</a> at the fair was called the "transportation of the future."
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The monorail at the fair was called the "transportation of the future."
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A view of the fair from across the lagoon.
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A view of the fair from across the lagoon.
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The view of the helicopter ride taken from the Sky Ride gondola cars.
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The view of the helicopter ride taken from the Sky Ride gondola cars.
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"I was 4 at the time. It was the largest crowd I'd been in," says Ondrovic.
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"I was 4 at the time. It was the largest crowd I'd been in," says Ondrovic.
Courtesy Robert Ondrovic
The Tower of the Four Winds stood in front of Disney's "It's a small world."
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The Tower of the Four Winds stood in front of Disney's "It's a small world."
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The <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nywf64.com%2Fvatican01.shtml" target="_blank" target="_blank">Vatican Pavilion</a> housed Michelangelo's "Pieta," which was brought to America to be exhibited.
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The Vatican Pavilion housed Michelangelo's "Pieta," which was brought to America to be exhibited.
Courtesy Robert Ondrovic