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Exhibition Park
#3 Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy at Moscow
Scan from my old film taken in 1970y
The exhibition park is a closed green area with a symbolic entrance fee. It was founded in 1935 and was originally dedicated only to the exhibition of advanced machinery and technology in agriculture. In the well-groomed green area of the Park with many fountains there were large monumental exhibition buildings dedicated to different regions (republics) of the state, their agriculture and technology. Own botanic garden, large flower fields. The entire architecture and layout of the park was made in a single Stalin's Empire style. Nothing to do with Disneyland. Already in those days, only electric vehicles were used to move around the Park. Trolleybuses along perimeter of the Park. Those trolleybuses differed from the urban ones almost completely glazed interior (including ceiling). On internal routes used small semi-open road trains with electric traction, even small electric taxis were (for a fee).
In the 60s, the territory of the Park was significantly expanded. The theme of the exhibition began to cover not only agriculture, but all industries. Many new exhibition buildings were built, some of which had faceless modern architecture (glass and steel). So the Park has a bit lost its unique image.
This exhibition complex had its own meat dairy and bakery production. Their products were sold in numerous small cafes and pavilions in the park. These products were incomparably higher quality than what you could buy in ordinary Moscow stores. As I remember, especially fine were hot dogs, coffee with sandwiches or doughnuts and different kinds of hot bread (just out of the bakery). All goods and services were for very small money.
Now it is impossible to buy anything like this here (I'm not talking about luxury restaurants, where I have not been for a long time).
By the way, my equipment was also for a while exhibited there in the exhibition building of Geophysics as an example of student creativity
Exhibition Park
#3 Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy at Moscow
Scan from my old film taken in 1970y
The exhibition park is a closed green area with a symbolic entrance fee. It was founded in 1935 and was originally dedicated only to the exhibition of advanced machinery and technology in agriculture. In the well-groomed green area of the Park with many fountains there were large monumental exhibition buildings dedicated to different regions (republics) of the state, their agriculture and technology. Own botanic garden, large flower fields. The entire architecture and layout of the park was made in a single Stalin's Empire style. Nothing to do with Disneyland. Already in those days, only electric vehicles were used to move around the Park. Trolleybuses along perimeter of the Park. Those trolleybuses differed from the urban ones almost completely glazed interior (including ceiling). On internal routes used small semi-open road trains with electric traction, even small electric taxis were (for a fee).
In the 60s, the territory of the Park was significantly expanded. The theme of the exhibition began to cover not only agriculture, but all industries. Many new exhibition buildings were built, some of which had faceless modern architecture (glass and steel). So the Park has a bit lost its unique image.
This exhibition complex had its own meat dairy and bakery production. Their products were sold in numerous small cafes and pavilions in the park. These products were incomparably higher quality than what you could buy in ordinary Moscow stores. As I remember, especially fine were hot dogs, coffee with sandwiches or doughnuts and different kinds of hot bread (just out of the bakery). All goods and services were for very small money.
Now it is impossible to buy anything like this here (I'm not talking about luxury restaurants, where I have not been for a long time).
By the way, my equipment was also for a while exhibited there in the exhibition building of Geophysics as an example of student creativity