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"If this was built to evoke the future, then may the gods have mercy on us all."
http://select.nytimes.com/2006/11/11/nyregion/11about.html
The World’s Fair rose from the ash heap of Queens, immortalized in Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” to become a bazaar of international promise. When it was over, its master builder, Robert Moses, presented the fairgrounds to the city. His words, part warning, part plea, now haunt: “Guard it well.”
http://select.nytimes.com/2006/11/11/nyregion/11about.html
The World’s Fair rose from the ash heap of Queens, immortalized in Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” to become a bazaar of international promise. When it was over, its master builder, Robert Moses, presented the fairgrounds to the city. His words, part warning, part plea, now haunt: “Guard it well.”
