The 1964 New York World's Fair featured an innovative monorail system, symbolizing futuristic urban transportation. Manufactured by American Machine and Foundry, the monorail offered visitors a glimpse into the potential of mass transit. The sleek, elevated trains ran on a one-mile loop around the fairgrounds in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, showcasing the fair's theme of "Peace Through Understanding." Despite initial excitement, the monorail faced technical issues and low ridership, overshadowed by other attractions like the Unisphere and the "It's a Small World" exhibit. After the fair ended in 1965, the monorail was dismantled and largely forgotten, leaving behind a legacy of what could have been a transformative mode of urban transit.