21st Century World's Fair

The 21st Century World's Fair started 49 years ago on this date, with a Chubby Checker concert at the Orpheum Theatre.  The aging Orpheum and the Twist, don't really seem all that 21st century at first glance.  Look again, how appropriate that this kicked off the World's Fair, as it epitomizes the 21st century.  Aging infrastructure and substance less fads.  The World's Fair celebrated the super awesomeness of America in the 21st century, with its bubblelators and jet packs and so on.  I have written before, wondering if the the threat that came with the cold war didn't push us harder to create a better world, at least on paper.  Something that wasn't at the World's Fair, the 5 MP Camera in your smart phone.  Jet packs and your own robot butler aside, the 21st century is quite amazing when it comes to communication and connections.  I have a hard time understanding how I lived without a cell phone and now without a smart phone.  Tonight to celebrate the opening twist of the World's Fair, pictures from around the Center grounds taken with a smart phone.

Enjoy
Dan