This film is indeed an anomaly as there are several period made films of the fair - some in absolutely pristine condition - which feature its many aspects far more dynamically. As for those who criticisms of the fair are posted below, it might be helpful if you explained your disagreements more eloquently: the fair was in the style of its time, as committed to a postwar high Modernity as was the Chicago Fair of 1893 to the belle époque aesthetic of 'The City Beautiful', the '39 Fair to streamline Deco-Moderneprecursor - not sure why it was 'WRONG' - perhaps the commentator prefers perennial Georgian 'Federalism' or the pastel post-Modernism of 'Celebration').
LOL...the Canadian government nixed the idea of a Q-Bomb display and it was all the Duchy had to offer. Its "pavilion" would just have been a small pup tent anyway. You`d have to crawl in to enter it.
Do you _really_ suppose the ginormously silly jurisdiction ever capable of pulling it off without crookedly meddlesome big business..you know the sort, the strain that strips humanity of its..well..humanity :::pfft::: -Man & His World- Cleptoparasites (a.k.a. Cukoos, right....) O'er Terra 👎
Some but most of them have been demolished. Canada, USA, France pavilions and La Ronde amusement park are among the ones left. Site has been modified for the 1976 summer olympics, flower exposition (Les Floralies) and the Formula 1 racetrack. It is now a park for most of it.
Most of them are gone, but some like the US pavilion or the Jamaican pavilion (@12:36) are still there, empty. A lot of the lakes have been filled up, so Notre-Dame island (the bottom right island) is basically a large swamp with the F1 racetrack circling it. The F1 track is also a biking/rollerskate/running track when the race isnt held
They were there long enough to act as backdrop for some Battlestar Galactica scenes a decade later. When I was watching the Greetings From Earth episode the other night, it was like, "Wait a minute.....those places look familiar....I`ve been there....OH YEAH!!"
Our family drove from California to see Expo '67 and we thought it was a bust. It wasn't horrible but it just looked cheap. We knew it wasn't a permanent exposition but still was pretty hokey. One highlight was we got to see Emmitt Kelley, the great clown. He never said a word. He just swept up a small area. Everyone that saw him do it was just mesmerized. I remember 'Habitat' and it looked like some little kid put blocks together and called it good. WRONG!
Hah! It was the most successful fair in the world ever . It was so much better than , the so called World's Fair in New York , that many nations did not attend , New York's was laughed at as the world of already here . The one in New York was a Robert Moses failure .
We spend a week there in July 67 when I was aGE 9, my folks rented someone's apartment for a week.
NEAT! My father attended McGill right around this time. Thank you for sharing with us!
Excitement is exciting!
Was at 64 Worlds fair NYC as a baby..
We need another worlds fair.
Nobody would come now.
World's Covid Fair! Would be entirely online and virtual!
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This film is indeed an anomaly as there are several period made films of the fair - some in absolutely pristine condition - which feature its many aspects far more dynamically. As for those who criticisms of the fair are posted below, it might be helpful if you explained your disagreements more eloquently: the fair was in the style of its time, as committed to a postwar high Modernity as was the Chicago Fair of 1893 to the belle époque aesthetic of 'The City Beautiful', the '39 Fair to streamline Deco-Moderneprecursor - not sure why it was 'WRONG' - perhaps the commentator prefers perennial Georgian 'Federalism' or the pastel post-Modernism of 'Celebration').
No exhibition from the Duchy of Grand Fenwick?
LOL...the Canadian government nixed the idea of a Q-Bomb display and it was all the Duchy had to offer. Its "pavilion" would just have been a small pup tent anyway. You`d have to crawl in to enter it.
Canada knew how to throw a party when it came its 100th birthday, and this documentary proves it
Do you _really_ suppose the ginormously silly jurisdiction ever capable of pulling it off without crookedly meddlesome big business..you know the sort, the strain that strips humanity of its..well..humanity :::pfft::: -Man & His World- Cleptoparasites (a.k.a. Cukoos, right....) O'er Terra 👎
Well, at least Can o' duhhh appeared to have excelled with its presentation abilitY, gloriously graced with 1940s flair, what! what!.. .. . .
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baby needs its wIpErs; still ain't ready for coloring either . . . . .
Where’s the North Vietnamese exhibit...
...in the Cuban pavilion?
Bummer, no chicks in mini-skirts.
So are all these buildings still there?
Some but most of them have been demolished. Canada, USA, France pavilions and La Ronde amusement park are among the ones left. Site has been modified for the 1976 summer olympics, flower exposition (Les Floralies) and the Formula 1 racetrack. It is now a park for most of it.
Most of them are gone, but some like the US pavilion or the Jamaican pavilion (@12:36) are still there, empty. A lot of the lakes have been filled up, so Notre-Dame island (the bottom right island) is basically a large swamp with the F1 racetrack circling it. The F1 track is also a biking/rollerskate/running track when the race isnt held
They were there long enough to act as backdrop for some Battlestar Galactica scenes a decade later. When I was watching the Greetings From Earth episode the other night, it was like, "Wait a minute.....those places look familiar....I`ve been there....OH YEAH!!"
They were meant to stand only for one year. Habitat, the US geodesic dome, Jamaica and a few others are still there.
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Holy smokes how low was the budget for this thing! Interesting to watch but a glorified slideshow
Meh. Surely there are better Expo videos out there.
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This is a slide show, not a film. Way to under produce such an event.
Our family drove from California to see Expo '67 and we thought it was a bust. It wasn't horrible but it just looked cheap. We knew it wasn't a permanent exposition but still was pretty hokey. One highlight was we got to see Emmitt Kelley, the great clown. He never said a word. He just swept up a small area. Everyone that saw him do it was just mesmerized. I remember 'Habitat' and it looked like some little kid put blocks together and called it good. WRONG!
Hah! It was the most successful fair in the world ever . It was so much better than , the so called World's Fair in New York , that many nations did not attend , New York's was laughed at as the world of already here . The one in New York was a Robert Moses failure .
Cool but didn't look as good as other expos.
Hah ! It was the most successful fair in the world ever .
It's a man's world, after all, you Mooseketeers.
Can o' duhhh must signify one o' dem temporary jurisdictions, judging by its dearth of archived artefacts..oh well 🍸