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Weldwood Duraply, a siding material, is found on the tower of the Florida Pavilion, on the Chrysler Building, the General Cigar Building and the Monorail among other locations.
Glasweld, asbestos - reinforced building panels with a permanently-colored all mineral surface, has been used on several buildings and is most evident at the Fair's Long Island Railroad terminal where 60-foot canopies shelter passengers from sun or wet weather. A special Glasweld colorWorld's Fair whitewas created for these canopies to match the official white used throughout the Fair. In addition, ticket booths at the Fair terminal are built of bright red Glasweld panels.
Weldwood Flexwood, real wood veneer on a cloth backing, is featured at the Vati' can Pavilion, the Indonesian Pavilion, the Schaefer Pavilion and in the VIP room at the Electric Power & Light building. Flexwood is specially designed for use on columns and curved surfaces and for areas where building or fire codes limit the use of wood, according to U.S. Plywood.
Several varieties of Weldwood paneling are represented. There are teak ceiling panels in the Indonesian Pavilion, Madagascan ebony panels in the VIP room at the Ford Motor building and narra paneling in the Philippine Pavilion.