Throwback Thursday " 1939 World's Fair"

Four of Billy Rose's 'Aquabelles' stage a fashion show of the past, present and future bathing suit styles at the New York World's Fair on July 4, 1939

I am not sure how comfortable these suits would have been, but they are quite interesting! I love the striped socks! The 1939–40 New York World's Fair, which covered the 1,216 acres of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, was the second most expansive American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. It actually took place where the US Open tennis tournament is now played in Corona Park. The fair opened April 30, 1939 and closed October 31, 1940.

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Throwback Thursday "Forest Hills Tennis Stadium"

With this being the second week of the US Open, thought it would be fun to see where it all started. The Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens served as the home to the tournament from 1915 to 1978. It look so intimate and cozy, doesn't it? The new Arthur Ashe Stadium, which was completed in 1997 at a cost of 254 million, and holds 23,771 tennis fans. Oh how times have changed. 

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Throwback Thursday "World's Fair 1964"

This cool shot is from the 1964 World's Fair which was held on the grounds of the US Open tennis championships. My parents attended this fair in 1964, funny I would walk many years later on the same grounds enjoying tennis matches. This was the Vatican exhibit, my Mom said it was quite an event! She talked about the exhibit with Lincoln where he stood up and spoke, gave her chills she told me. I believe I saw the same Lincoln when I visited Disney World many years later. They said a total of 51 million people attended this fair, must have been pretty cool indeed!

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Gingerbread Lane 2015 at NY Hall of Science

Marvel at homemade gingerbread houses made entirely of edible gingerbread, royal icing and candy. The houses are drafted, designed, baked, planned, built and decorated by chef Jon Lovitch over the course of an entire year. GingerBread Lane has won the Guinness World Record for the largest gingerbread village for 2013 and 2014 and will compete for its third consecutive Guinness World Record this year.

The all-new 2015 version of GingerBread Lane will cover 500 square feet and will have more than 1,050 houses and structures including a double-decker carousel reminiscent of one on the Coney Island boardwalk in days past and the S.C. Kringle & Co. Department Store which hearkens back to Gimbels department store in the early 1900s. GingerBread Lane 2015 will also have new twists like The Pumpkin Spice Latte Coffee Shoppe, The EveryDay’s Thanksgiving Café, a second train (for the first time), and a 10-square-foot candy factory you can see inside of as you climb the stairs to view GingerBread Lane.

While the exhibition’s layout and composition change yearly, GingerBread Lane always includes Eggnog Bay, Gum Drop Row, Peppermint Central Park, Candy Cane Place and Toffee Boulevard. As a grand finale, Lovitch will give away all houses on January 10.

GingerBread Lane exhibition is free with NYSCI admission.


Please note: GingerBread Lane will be dismantled at 11 am on January 10 for the GingerBread Lane House Giveaway. To see the display in its entirety, please visit before January 10. 

Located in the New York Hall of Science until January 9, 2016. 

A very easy subway ride away from Manhattan, the #7 train, which I take to the US Open grounds in Flushing Meadows Corona Park! 

photo from NYSCIU 

GingerBread Lane-related events:

Members-Only GingerBread Lane Workshops

December 12, 2015; 2 pm

Attend one of these special workshops with Jon Lovitch and learn what’s involved in building your own gingerbread house. Registration required. Members: check your email for the special registration link. Materials fee: $10. NYSCI Members only. Not a member? Join now!

GingerBread House-Building Demonstration

November 28, 2105; noon – 3 pm

Watch and learn as Jon Lovitch assembles one of his special gingerbread houses, constructed only of home-baked gingerbread, royal icing and candy. Free with NYSCI admission.

GingerBread Lane House Giveaway 

January 10, 2016; line opens at 10 am; giveaway starts at 11 am. Free with NYSCI admission.

photo from NYSCIU 

I just love anything Gingerbread and this exhibit is sure to be a hit with all ages for the holiday season! Something unique than the regular tourist spots in New York City! 

New York Hall of Science Website 

47-01 111th Street

Queens, NY 11368

718-699-0005

Located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Public Transport

Subway

Take 7 train to 111th Street Station. Walk three blocks south.
Please Note: For the most up-to-date subway service advisories, please visit www.mta.info.

Bus

Q23 or Q58 to Corona Avenue and 108 Street.
Q48 to 111 Street and Roosevelt Avenue.

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Gingerbread Lane at the New York Hall of Science

Marvel at homemade gingerbread houses that are drafted, designed, baked, planned, built and decorated by chef Jon Lovitch over the course of an entire year. GingerBread Lane, a 1.5 ton, 300-square-foot village made entirely of edible gingerbread, royal icing and candy, is a contender for the Guinness World Record for the largest gingerbread exhibit. Located in the New York Hall of Science until January 11, 2015. A very easy subway ride away from Manhattan, the #7 train, which I take to the US Open grounds in Flushing Meadows Corona Park! 

photo from NYSCIU 

The village includes an estimated 1,900 lbs. of icing, 400 lbs. of candy, and 500 lbs. of gingerbread dough. It is comprised of 152 gingerbread houses, 65 trees, four gingerbread cable cars, five gingerbread train cars, an underground candy subway station, candy trees and sugar signage. A behind-the-scenes window gives a peek into the makings of GingerBread Lane with ovens, models and ingredients made entirely from royal icing. Five two-foot-high nutcrackers, also made of royal icing, stand guard over the exhibit. Free with NYSCI admission.

Check out our other gingerbread-themed events:

GingerBread House Workshop – December 7 and 28
Make your own gingerbread house to take home. Free with NYSCI admission. Limited capacity; signup on day of event beginning at noon.

GingerBread Lane House Giveway – January 12
Take a piece of GingerBread Lane home with you. Gingerbread houses will be given away, while supplies last. Limit of two houses per person. Line opens at 10 am, giveaway starts at noon. Free with NYSCI admission.

More photos of GingerBread Lane in our photoset.

photo from NYSCIU 

 GingerBread Lane in the news:

Chef Crafts a 1.5-ton Village of Gingerbread, Frosting, and Candy at the N.Y. Hall of Science (article + video)

From a Bronx Apartment’s Oven, a Gingerbread Colossus Rises in Queens

Chef Attempts to Set Record for Largest All-Edible Gingerbread Village (subscription required)

Mobile Couch: Gingerbread Lane at New York Hall of Science

New York Hall of Science to Unveil Gingerbread Lane

Head to the New York Hall of Science to Witness the World’s Largest Gingerbread Village

47-01 111th Street

Queens, NY 11368

718-699-0005

Located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Public Transport

Subway

Take 7 train to 111th Street Station. Walk three blocks south.
Please Note: For the most up-to-date subway service advisories, please visit www.mta.info.

Bus

Q23 or Q58 to Corona Avenue and 108 Street.
Q48 to 111 Street and Roosevelt Avenue.

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