{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "So what's the big deal with world fairs being a big deal before WWII (The Eiffel Tower, hamburgers, iced tea, etc.) and the...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/686867915806556160/", "html": "<div class=\"question\"><strong>Anonymous</strong> asked: <p>So what's the big deal with world fairs being a big deal before WWII (The Eiffel Tower, hamburgers, iced tea, etc.) and the bigness of the deal being significantly reduced afterwards?</p></div>\n<p>They offered ways for cities to &ldquo;debut&rdquo; and drive international tourism in a way akin to Olympic Games, afterwards we had EPCOT as a permanent World&rsquo;s Fair, complete with its golf ball monumental display architecture </p>"}