Expo 67 in Canada really wowed me as a kid, but images and documents of expositions and world fairs of the past seem even more beautiful and astounding.
I think it's partly because in those days they had one foot in the classical world, and one foot in the new tech world, making an exciting blend of values. These days we're a bit homogenized and always looking forward, with a general view of the past as being 'quaint'.
Expo 67 in Canada really wowed me as a kid, but images and documents of expositions and world fairs of the past seem even more beautiful and astounding.
ReplyDeleteI think it's partly because in those days they had one foot in the classical world, and one foot in the new tech world, making an exciting blend of values. These days we're a bit homogenized and always looking forward, with a general view of the past as being 'quaint'.
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