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But the New York fairs come first in the display, Mr. Ruff said, because of their "great nostalgic appeal".

Grateful Dead shakedown shops and 80's hardcore zine fairs come to mind, but those were niche markets.

"Fairs came into existence to provide a place for competition among those who produce agriculture, to aid in scientific studies and for education," said Jim Tucker, chief executive of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions, a Missouri-based trade organization.

The plans for the FreePort and Art Stage fair come on top of more conventional efforts by the city to develop a vibrant cultural scene.

Many of the Americans among the approximately 70,000 annual visitors to the fair come because about 100 of the 227 exhibitors specialize in antiques and decorative arts, more than at any other international fair.

Mitchell Kaplan, who runs the Fair, came to say hello.

The common was beautiful, the fair came every year, there were concerts at Christmas.

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The idea for the inaugural Food Book Fair came to Elizabeth Thacker Jones, a graduate student in food studies, when she was working as a programmer for the greenmarket last summer.

The idea for the fair came from Songkick, a live-music website based in Hoxton Street, at the heart of London's expanding tech hub.