Funny story...Dad offered my sister and I GE “portable” B&W TVs for our bedrooms in exchange for NOT going to the World’s Fair in NYC. We took the TVs. I still regret that. I think Dad got them at the GE company store for cheap, too!
We drove from upstate NY to Westchester, NY to see his folks a couple times a year and then over to Stamford, CT to see his sister and family. Those were good Thanksgiving and Easter trips, but I don’t think Dad liked the idea of yet another trip to NYC in the summer.
I went, I don't recall anything remarkable or memorable about it.
The 1964 fair was to be themed “peace through understanding”.[17][71] WFC member Jerome Weinstein suggested the motto, which was inspired by an ideal Kopple had wanted for his daughters.[71] According to Moses, the fair was intended “to assist in educating the peoples of the world as to the interdependence of nations and the need for universal lasting peace”
The theme of the 1939–1940 was “the world of tomorrow”;[17][18] the event was unprofitable, recouping only 32% of its original cost.[18][19] After the 1939 fair, the site was used as a park,[20] but fell into disrepair due to a lack of funds
It was a FLOP.