Behind the world's fairSourced
A million tulips.
Replaced after a month.
The Netherlands donated a million tulip bulbs for the 1939 New York World's Fair. About a month after opening, the spring display was replaced with summer plants, as planned.
Even a vast floral display
had a short run.
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