REDUCED 100 Postcards 1964 New York Worlds Fair For NEVER OPENED World Of Food

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THIS IS A  AUCTION FOR 100 OF THE SAME  POSTCARD WHICH IS ALL ORIGINAL UNUSED STOCK.WHAT AN  AMAZING FIND. THESE ARE  UNISSUED POSTCARDS MADE BY DEXTER IN 1964.THE POSTCARDS HAVE A BLANK BACK AND ONLY A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF THESE POSTCARDS WERE EVER PRINTED. THIS POSTCARD WAS TO BE FOR THE WORLD OF FOOD EXHIBIT THAT WAS NEVER COMPLETED OR EVER OPENED. THE EXHIBIT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT BY THE FRONT MAIN ENTRANCE. THE BLUEPRINTS SAY BLOCK 15 ; LOT 5 INDUSTRIAL AREA.THE CONTRACT TO BUILD THE EXHIBIT WAS SIGNED ON 9/29/61.THE EXHIBIT WAS TO BE A 3 1/2 STORY PAVILION WITH A SPARKLING WHITE EXTERIOR DECORATED WITH COLORFUL MOSAIC PANELS. THE LANDSCAPE WAS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED BY RARE FRUIT & SPICE TREES. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE OF THESE POSTCARDS BEFORE.
You won't find a listing for The World of Food Pavilion in either issue of the
Official Guide
even though it is often found on early maps of the Fair, only adding to the mystery of this "phantom pavilion." Ask any Fairgoer about the exhibits they saw there and they'll tell you they don't remember that pavilion. Why? Because The World of Food has the unfortunate distinction of being the Fair's first
flop
. The steel framework of the unfinished pavilion was demolished just weeks before the Fair's opening by order of the courts and the World's Fair Corporation. The steel was stored and later sold for scrap. The foundation was buried, the site was seeded over and The World of Food disappeared into World's Fair history before the Fair ever opened.
Not much has been uncovered about the story of The World of Food and what went wrong with this important exhibit until now, thanks to the research of Philip Ras into the records stored in the
Manuscripts and Archives Division
of the New York Public Library.
presents the story of The World of Food through memos and letters from the files of the New York World's Fair 1964/1965