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re: Looking for a sign: 1984 World's Fair Metal Street Sign

Posted on 1/11/24 at 2:06 pm to
Posted by Smeg
Member since Aug 2018
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 2:06 pm to
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How many have they had since then?


05/1984-11/1984 - New Orleans

1985 - Japan
1986 - Canada
1988 - Australia
1991 - Bulgaria
1992 - Italy
1993 - South Korea
1998 - Portugal
2008 - Spain
2012 - South Korea
2017 - Kazakhstan
2027 - Serbia

"Plagued with attendance problems, the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition was the only exposition to declare bankruptcy during its run. As of 2023, there has not been a World's Fair in the United States since the exposition in New Orleans. "


Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 2:09 pm to
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Plagued with attendance problems, the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition was the only exposition to declare bankruptcy


yeah, attendance, that was the problem. not the politicians stealing.
Posted by Giantkiller
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:23 pm to
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the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition was the only exposition to declare bankruptcy during its run.


Soon as the world's fair people walked in:

Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 1/22/24 at 11:20 pm to
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"Plagued with attendance problems, the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition was the only exposition to declare bankruptcy during its run. As of 2023, there has not been a World's Fair in the United States since the exposition in New Orleans. "


Add to that Knoxville and NOLA were both Specialised Expos which are significantly cheaper to run than the true World Expos.
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