HemisFair 68 Online

06/03/2026

Exciting to see that AI likes the website component of my overall 1968 World’s Fair preservation project :)

05/27/2026

05/25/2026

Working on incorporating the new vlog videos into the website to further tell the story of the 1968 World’s Fair.

05/15/2026

We’re officially one year away from Expo 2027 Belgrade and preparations for the USA Pavilion are moving forward.

American businesses, creators, and innovators will once again have the chance to connect with millions of global visitors.

Stay connected and learn how to get involved: usapavilion.us.

05/07/2026

05/05/2026

This past Saturday mom and I went down to Hemisfair to attend a seminar put on by the Conservation Society of San Antonio - “Hemisfair, Past Present and Future”. It was an engaging panel discussion about the pre-fair history, what structures were preserved for the World’s Fair (and some of the processes used at the time) and how the site is being currently preserved and incorporated into the new Hemisfair District.

The panelists answered several questions from the point of views of cultural significance & architectural/urban planning :)

05/04/2026

It was a wonderful event :)

04/30/2026

Tower Power

The need to differentiate the Tower of the Americas from Seattle's Space Needle, built for the 1962 World's Fair, resulted in an innovative design by Ford, Powell & Carson. At one point, designers tested the aerodynamics for the tower's tophouse on a model immersed in the San Antonio River. Once the full-scale structure was completed, a 43-second elevator ride whisked passengers at 800 feet-per-minute from the base to the observation deck. Admission to this attraction, which included a 360-degree rotating restaurant, cost $1 for adults and 50 cents for children in 1968.

Caption: The famous Goodyear blimp circles what was then the tallest observation tower (750 feet with antenna) in the U.S. Photo by Orville Thompson, 1968.

For more information and to register, visit www.saconservation.org/hpm