Rob Bianco
Orlando,
Florida
Among the
spectacular exhibits of the New York World’s Fair in 1964-65 was a scale model
of the fairgrounds that was displayed in the American Express pavilion. It so
inspired Rob, then 14, that he undertook his own internally lighted model of
the fair. The teen’s work earned the admiration of local papers, American
Express’ magazine, and even Robert Moses, head of the corporation that ran the
fair. Eventually, the scale model went the way of all things — but Rob still
has its 1/600 scale centerpiece, the U.S. Steel Unisphere.