The Beaches and the 1984 World's Fair
In 1983, I had the great fortune to work at Pontchartrain Beach during the last summer before it closed forever. The following year, I had the awesome experience of working at the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition (the last world's fair to date). I was a ticket-taker at the MART Gondola attraction, which took riders across the Mississippi River some 300 feet in the air!
Finally, there is the abandoned Lincoln Beach. During the Jim Crow era, this amusement park served the African-American community until 1965. Some of the structures still stand, though terribly vandalized.
My Favorite Co-worker, Kiddie Land
Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans, 1983
Local Personality & Children's Entertainer
Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans, 1983
The City Gate, Poydras Street
Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, 1984
The City Gate, Detail (1)
Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, 1984
The City Gate (2)
Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, 1984
The Amphitheatre
Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, 1984
M.A.R.T. Godola (1)
Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, 1984
Wonderwall (1)
Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, 1984
Wonderwall (2)
Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, 1984
Centennial Pavillion and Lagoon
Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, 1984
Natchez Riverboat from the Gondola
Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, 1984
M.A.R.T. Gondola (2)
Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, 1984
Seymore D. Fair
Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, 1984
