Riverwalk Marketplace - New Orleans, USA
N 29° 56.893 W 090° 03.805
15R E 783435 N 3316675
The Riverwalk Marketplace is still a popular place for visitors to go shopping.
Waymark Code: WM18NV
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2007
Views: 252
The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was held 100 years after the city's earlier World's Fair, the World Cotton Centennial in 1884. It opened on Saturday, May 12, 1984 and ended on November 11, 1984. Its theme was "The World of Rivers - Fresh Waters as a Source of Life."
Plagued with attendance problems, the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition has the dubious distinction of being the only exposition to declare bankruptcy during its run. Many blamed the low attendance on the fact that it was staged just two years after Knoxville's 1982 World's Fair, just two states away.
Despite its problems, the fair is fondly remembered by many New Orleans residents as well as for its noteworthy post-modern architecture including the groundbreaking Wonderwall designed by noted architect Charles Willard Moore and his partner William Turnball.
One of the fair's more famous attractions was the Mississippi Aerial River Transit. This was a gondola lift that took visitors across the Mississippi River from the fair site in the Warehouse District to Algiers on the West Bank.
The Fair was held along the Mississippi River front near the New Orleans Central Business District, on a site that was formerly a railroad yard. While the Fair itself was a financial failure, several old warehouses were renovated for the fair helping to revitalize the adjacent Old Warehouse District. The Riverwalk Marketplace and Building 1 of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center are structures originally built for the fair. Most other structures and the MART were demolished after the fair closed.
(The above text was copied from Wikipedia.com)
Once the site of the 1984 Louisiana Worlds’ Fair, Riverwalk Marketplace opened in 1986 and this year is celebrating 20 years as one of the top visitor attractions in New Orleans. Riverwalk Marketplace features amazing shopping in a setting that overlooks the beautiful Mississippi River.
From a fabulous collection of local merchants selling scenes from New Orleans and creative keepsakes, to nationally known stores like Brookstone, Nine West, Foot Locker and The Body Shop, to great food options like Café du Monde’s world famous beignets (hot French doughnuts), sushi, Mexican and Italian food, the flavor of New Orleans is everywhere at the Riverwalk.
This unique collection of shops and eateries is located on the downtown New Orleans riverfront, at the foot of Canal, Poydras and Julia Streets, across the street from Harrah’s Casino and adjacent to the Hilton Hotel.
Center hours are currently 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 7 days per week. For more information on stores and events, please visit www.riverwalkmarketplace.com or call (504) 522-1555
(The above text was copied from neworleans.com website.)
Other evidence of the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition that we found:
Located about two blocks west of the Riverwalk Marketplace is Ernst Cafe. (See the photos of this cafe in the gallery.) According to the signs we found, it was established in 1902 and was an Expo Attraction. In front of the Ernst cafe we found a plaque in the sidewalk. It indicates that, probably in preparation for the Expo, the streets and sidewalks were improved. (See the 1984 Street and Sidewalk Improvements sign in the gallery.) Finally, our friends were nice enough to let us stay in a guest room in their house. In that room they are storing a bunch of old posters and paintings that will eventually be hung. One of the posters is for the 1984 Louisana World Exposition. (See a photo of the poster in the gallery.)
Original Name of Structure (during fair): Riverwalk Market Place
Current Name of Structure: Riverwalk Market Place
Fair Name: 1984 Louisiana World Exposition
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Year of Fair: 1984
Theme of Fair: "The World of Rivers - Fresh Waters as a Source of Life."
Website Proof: [Web Link]
Architect/Designer: Not listed
Website Reference: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
To help give a different perspective and to better the waymark for future visitors please tell us about your visit and upload a favorite photograph you took of the waymark. Although visiting this waymark in person is the only thing required of you to receive credit for your visit, taking the time to add this information is greatly appreciated.