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| − | The aborted "New Orleans in '73" [[Worldcon bid]]. The Shriners booked the | + | The aborted "New Orleans in '73" [[Worldcon bid]]. The Shriners booked the ''city'' for their 1973 convention on the Labor Day weekend leaving us without a hotel. The [[Worldcon]] that year was won by [[Torcon 2]]. |
See [[Tom Feller]]'s [[NOLAzine -- A Retrospective]] for some contemporary comments on the race. | See [[Tom Feller]]'s [[NOLAzine -- A Retrospective]] for some contemporary comments on the race. | ||
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{{bid | series=Worldcon | year=1973}} | {{bid | series=Worldcon | year=1973}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:22, 29 November 2022
The aborted "New Orleans in '73" Worldcon bid. The Shriners booked the city for their 1973 convention on the Labor Day weekend leaving us without a hotel. The Worldcon that year was won by Torcon 2.
See Tom Feller's NOLAzine -- A Retrospective for some contemporary comments on the race.
| 1973 Site Selection | 1973 |
| This is a page about a convention bid. Please extend it by adding information about who was bidding, officers, committee list, what they were bidding for, who their opponents were, and who won. |
