San Antonio,
Texas,
USA


1968

Theme:
"The Confluence
of Civilizations in
the Americas"

Site: 92 acres


San Antonio's Hemisfair '68 featured a 622 foot tall Tower of the Americas designed by O'Neil Ford which stands today and is now used for brodcasting antennae. This exposition helped revitalize the Paseo del Rio riverwalk area.
Hemisfair 1968 Official Souvenir Guidebook
in English and Spanish

LINKS:
Riverwalk
Hemisfair Park — from Heart of San Antonio
Hemisfair '68 — from the Handbook of Texas
First Day Cover — showing Hemisfair '68 stamp
 
 
Copyright 2003, Urso S. A. Chappell