Bourbon

Street Pavilion
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_New_York_World%27s_Fair#Federal_and_state_exhibits
Louisiana had a pavilion called "Louisiana's Bourbon Street" (later renamed to just "Bourbon Street"), which was inspired on New Orleans' French Quarter. It started off with financial trouble, not being able to complete its construction and subsequently filing for bankruptcy. A private company, called Pavilion Property, bought up the assets and assumed its debts. This prompted Louisiana Governor John McKeithen to sever all ties and withdraw state's sanction, leaving the pavilion completely to private enterprise. Special media-attention was given to a racially-integrated minstrel show, that was intended satirical antibigotry, called "America, Be Seated", produced by Mike Todd Jr.. During the opening of the world fair, several civil rights protests were staged. Due to members of the NAACP mistakenly understanding "minstrel-style" to be demeaning to African Americans, they intended to target the Louisiana pavilion for a protest as well. However, the protesters never enter the pavilion, while it was still closed because its opening was delayed due to the unfinished construction and financial problems. The actual show was closed after 2 days, citing a low visitor count caused by its remote location and exceptional charge, with Todd commenting: "There's no use throwing good money after bad". The pavilion included ten theater restaurants, which served a variety of Creole food, a Jazz club called Jazzland which hosted live Jazz artists, miniature Mardi Gras parades, a teenage dancing venue, a voodoo shop and a doll museum. Due to the presence of the various bars, the pavilion was especially popular at night. Notable go-go dancer Candy Johnson headlined a show at venue called Gay New Orleans Nightclub. Near the closure of the world fair, the pavilion was reported to have achieved the highest gross income of any single commercial pavilion at the fair. The 22-year old Director of Operations, Gordon Novel, was called an "Entrepreneurial Prodigy & Boy Wonder" in Variety (magazine) for his accomplishments.
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