Posted August 8, 201014 yr I stumbled across this on Wikipedia (I know, terrible source) and it piqued my interest, but I couldn't really find any details elsewhere on the web. Has anyone else heard anything about Columbus bidding to host the World Fair in 2022/2023? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world's_fairs#2020s
August 8, 201014 yr No, but after searching through the website, I noticed that Toledo planned to host the Ohio Centennial and Northwest Territory Exposition in 1902. It was never held, because the Ohio Supreme Court decided in 1900 that the state's Centennial Commission had no legal authority to appropriate state funds for the fair. Makes me curious whether there are still planning documents available somewhere...
August 9, 201014 yr I stumbled across this on Wikipedia (I know, terrible source) and it piqued my interest, but I couldn't really find any details elsewhere on the web. Has anyone else heard anything about Columbus bidding to host the World Fair in 2022/2023? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world's_fairs#2020s I'm really not trying to start anything Clevelander, but you were right when you said Wikipedia's a terrible source. Or at least it is in this case. I live in Columbus and follow all the major local media sources (and probably all the minor ones too). I can assure you that there has been absolutely no mention of any World Fair bid by Columbus. And a World Fair bid wouldn't make much sense anyway. The last World Fair in the U.S. was in 1982 in Knoxville, Tenn. It was supposed to raise the national profile of Knoxville. I think we can agree that Knoxville's profile has not been raised. And it apparently also left Knoxville $46 million in debt as well.
August 9, 201014 yr I have a Knoxville World's Fair coffee mug, so they're getting exposure to me about once a week 28yrs after the fact, clearly a worthwhile investment.
August 9, 201014 yr ^they did get a simpson's episode out of it. LOL - I forgot about that one! A quick web search yielded this from "Bart on the Road" Episode - Original air date May 31, 1996. Bart: We got no car! Martin: We got no money! Milhouse: And no one knows we're here! Everyone: We're stranded! Nelson: But on the plus side, I knocked over the SunSphere. HA-ha....and crushed a new car, too!
August 9, 201014 yr I stumbled across this on Wikipedia (I know, terrible source) and it piqued my interest, but I couldn't really find any details elsewhere on the web. Has anyone else heard anything about Columbus bidding to host the World Fair in 2022/2023? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world's_fairs#2020s I'm really not trying to start anything Clevelander, but you were right when you said Wikipedia's a terrible source. Or at least it is in this case. I live in Columbus and follow all the major local media sources (and probably all the minor ones too). I can assure you that there has been absolutely no mention of any World Fair bid by Columbus. And a World Fair bid wouldn't make much sense anyway. The last World Fair in the U.S. was in 1982 in Knoxville, Tenn. It was supposed to raise the national profile of Knoxville. I think we can agree that Knoxville's profile has not been raised. And it apparently also left Knoxville $46 million in debt as well. No worries. It was just something I stumbled upon and thought someone on UO must know about if true.
August 9, 201014 yr ^^ Love that episode! In other news, they still have World Fairs? That was my reaction. Who needs em? We have the internets!
August 12, 201014 yr Didnt think they had the worlds fair anymore. Thought it was pretty much done when it came to Knoxville TN 25 years ago
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