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Polynesia USA: 1965

Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/17/2015 - 6:34pm.
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1965. "Polynesia Pavilion restaurant, New York World's Fair." See you at the Fire Dance! Medium format Ektachrome, photographer unknown. View full size.

1965. "Polynesia Pavilion restaurant, New York World's Fair." See you at the Fire Dance! Medium format Ektachrome, photographer unknown. View full size.

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Submitted by sandyg2 on Sun, 07/19/2015 - 7:40am.

I remember back in the mid-1960's everything labeled "Polynesian" was thought to be exotic and upscale. Throw a pineapple ring on anything and you were thought to be the hostess with the mostess.

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Picture perfect pineapples

Submitted by Max on Sat, 07/18/2015 - 2:57pm.

At the fair there were pineapples growing in a small patch with electrically heated soil. Probably a collaboration between GE and Castle & Cooke.

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Over 2 Million

Submitted by Solo on Sat, 07/18/2015 - 10:28am.

Paper drink umbrellas served!

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IBM

Submitted by rhhardin on Sat, 07/18/2015 - 9:23am.

I only went to the IBM pavillion, being a young programmer. There they gave you a punched card with a NYT headline on the day of your birth printed and punched on it. Early Google.

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