Buckles Blog: Fair Pix #5

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Same site minus the top 1965 season.

Chic Silber said...: The white towers (upper left) were

part of the waterfront amphitheater

that was originally built for the

1939 World's Fair on the same site

Different aquacades were presented

including Bob Maxwell's Spectacular

that I also got to see at Brisbain's

1988 World's Fair in Australia; 16 May, 2013 09:31
Chic Silber said...: As I recall that was the replica of

the "Bounty" built for the Marlon

Brando film that was docked next to

the amphitheater (up center); 16 May, 2013 10:06
Ole Whitey said...: Chic:

This was before your day, but a replica of Columbus' flagship was built for the Chicago Century of Progress Expo in 1933-34 and for many years thereafter could be seen in the lagoon at Jackson Park, slowly rotting away.

No, I did not see it at the fair but I did see it in Jackson Park sometime after WW II.

I know you've heard of WW II.; 16 May, 2013 21:03
Chic Silber said...: Yeah Dave I heard of it; 17 May, 2013 10:34

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