Transportation & Travel Pavilion at the 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair

Photograph Album II

Bill Cotter, World's Fair enthusiast, has been collecting images of the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair for many years. He shares with us here some views of T&T. If you would like to see more photos from Bill's fabulous collection of World's Fair images, visit his website at WorldsFairPhotos.com.

Building T&T — Building T&T
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Building T&T - work continues on the Moon Dome — Building T&T - work continues on the Moon Dome
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T&T - United Air Lines exhibit behind the facade — T&T - note the United Air Lines exhibit behind the facade
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Interior view of the T&T Pavilion — Interior view of the T&T Pavilion - United Air Lines Jetarama theater is on the right. Sea Hunt attraction is ahead.
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Leslie Special from The Great Race — Leslie Special - auto featured in the film The Great Race.
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Nighttime view of the Transportation & Travel Pavilion — Beautiful nighttime view of the Transportation & Travel Pavilion
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Colorful illuminations at T&T — Colorful illuminations - TWA exhibit can be seen behind the facade
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Demise of T&T in spring 1966 — Demise of T&T. Sprint of 1966 and the T&T Pavilion is one of the few pavilions still standing on the Flushing Meadows site. Like other multi-exhibitor pavilions, such as the Better Living Center and the Pavilion of American Interiors, the T&T Pavilion was bankrupt and the World's Fair Corporation would have to foot the bill for its demolition.
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T&T site vacant lot June 1967 — By June of 1967 the T&T site is a vacant lot.
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Demolition of Transportation and Travel Pavilion June 1966 — "Silhouetted against the lunar horizon, men get a closeup look at the surface of the moon under a warm sun. Befoe long, they will know the mountains and craters of our nearest celestial neighbor as well as any World's Fair exhibit they have demolished. After all, they're tearing down the Transportation and Travel Pavilion, where moon model, one of the last to go, has stood for two years." A sub caption reads, "One of the last of the World's Fair exhibits presents a queer picture as workmen start to demolish the building known to Fairgoers as 'To the Moon and Beyond.'" The photo is dated June 22, 1966.
SOURCE: Presented courtesy Bill Cotter Collection