Iowa State Fair Exposition Hall Demolition
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Jul 31, 2023 | 20 sec
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The demolition of Exposition Hall, the fair's oldest building at the time, is a key moment in Iowa State Fair history.
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[Thomas Leslie, Architect and Historian] The Exposition Hall's demolition I think is a key moment where the fair, while it's beginning to realize that it has to appeal to nostalgia, that's clearly a moment where the fair has to make a decision about what it keeps. Is it a museum or is it an ongoing event?