Antique & Vintage Postcards

A cheerful conductor stands beside a full Glide-a-Ride tram car as fairgoers from all walks of life — nuns, teenagers in mod fashion, families with children — glide past the soaring Unisphere logo pavilions at the New York World's Fair of 1964–1965, with the dramatic bronze "Rocket Thrower" statue by Donald De Lue rising behind the manicured gardens. These tractor-powered trains were the workhorse transportation of the fairgrounds, crisscrossing Flushing Meadows in all four compass directions while playing a musical horn tune that thousands of visitors like Robert or Linda still recall decades later. The Unisphere inset logo in the upper left corner and the official "Peace through Understanding" theme text on the reverse make this an unmistakably official souvenir of one of the most celebrated world's fairs of the twentieth century. Published by Dexter of West Nyack, NY, as part of the official World's Fair postcard series.