New York World's Fair 1964-1965
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- The 300 exhibiting companies and 66 nations at the Fair are joined by religious exhibits of many faiths in this kaleidoscopic exposition of man’s material accomplishments. His future aspirations and his spiritual yearnings. The Fair is colorful and chaotic. It has areas of rare beauty in architectural design and an equal portion of garish.
Notable is the repeated use of circular theater designs. Fair exhibitors are learning fast that their guests have come to be entertained or, at least, bemused. They also want action and they get it in the innumerable exhibit “rides” which are Robert Moses’ answer to Coney Island. The president of the Fair corporation has rare courage. His show is doing without fan-dancers and has practically exiled the paid amusement area. Instead, visitors are looking into the Futurama at General Motors, at the dinosaurs in Ford convertibles and at Michelangelo’s Pieta in the Vatican pavilion.
Highlight of the General Motors Exhibit, the Futurama Ride permits visitors to see, hear and feel the world as it may be known in the future, a lunar outpost, a permanent community in once-lifeless Antarctica, a vacation playground amid the strange beauty of the ocean floor.
Contents of this video:
00:00 - Intro (History, the 1939-40 Fair)
00:45 - Robert Moses (audio interview)
01:56 - Groundbreaking Ceremony (with Robert Moses and John F Kennedy)
03:01 - Aerodynamic Tests (The Unisphere)
04:20 - Construction of the Pavilions and the Unisphere
16:38 - The Port of New York New Jersey Exhibit Building First Official Landing
17:07 - Construction of the Pavilions
19:45 - People Arriving Collage
21:52 - Sinclair Gas Station
22:15 - Entrance and Fair Footage
26:11 - World of Chemistry
26:33 - It's a Small World
27:03 - Johnson's Wax
27:18 - General Electric
28:02 - US Pavilion
28:27 - Hall of Science
28:58 - IBM
30:32 - Bell System
32:34 - Kodak
33:32 - New York State
35:00 - New York City Exhibit
35:15 - Jaycopter Ride
35:39 - Monorail
36:21 - Flume Ride
37:14 - Spain
38:06 - Indonesia
39:03 - The Vatican Pavilion
39:55 - Japan
40:48 - Africa
42:04 - Amphicar and Montana
43:22 - Parking of Children
43:53 - Ford
45:05 - General Motors
50:17 - Avis
50:55 - Belgian Village
52:22 - Swiss Sky Ride
53:17 - Fountains Night and Day
1:05:43 Shaefer Center
1:07:25 Mexico
1:08:00 Hats
1:08:30 Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
1:10:10 Post Cards
1:11:26 Sinclair Dinoland
1:15:39 Space Park
1:16:11 Santa Maria
1:16:34 Swiss Sky Ride
1:18:18 Better Living & Formica's World's Fair House
1:24:44 - Sinclair Gas Station & Service Facilities
1:26:59 - World's Fair Marina
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If I had a time machine, this would be one of the first places I would revisit. It was an amazing experience.
Me too !!!
Quite possibly the best day of my life was at the Fair in 64. I was an 8 year old from Queens so the was in our backyard. Attended several times but this one time we stayed until nightfall and saw the fireworks after Disney's Small World. My grandmother's friend had a grandson and this kid kept me laughing so hard I cried tears of hysterical laughter. Went home put ice cream and 7 up in my Grandmother's new blender. Can it be better?
Thank you so much. You gave clarity to vague pictures in my mind; it was a tumultuous period in my life. My favorite President at the groundbreaking; unbelievable that I knew of this only today, April 6, 2022, another tumultuous period in the world. I was 6 years old Summer of 64, clueless. It was a beautiful day, sunny, not too hot in NYC. I had a great time with Ma. But 1964 ended in tragedy, my Dad died at 38 years old, almost to the day of Kennedy's death. This is a bittersweet film. Thank you, again. ✌️🇺🇸☘️
Jackie did take Caroline and John Jr. to the Fair, but it just wasn’t the same. 😭
@@emmarose4234 That's kind of a sad thought. At least Jackie tried.
I attended 'both' years of the Fair as a six-seven year old kid. I would stay at my maternal grandparents in Greenwich and then my entire family would spend a day at the Fair. To this impressionable kid, the Fair was quite a show. I remember the pavilions such as those of GE, GM, Pepsi-Cola with its 'It's a Small World' boat ride, Vatican City with its Pièta statue, the AMF Monorail, and the New York State Pavilion. Following lunch at the Schaefer Center, it was off for a catnap at a sleeping alcove at Simmon's pavilion. This is a wonderful survey of that Fair!
Are There A Monsanto Pavillion In The World's Fair .
yes good times are life was much better then
I lived in Greenwich! My parents and I went to both years as well, and the Sinclair pavilion was the highlight for this budding paleontologist!
I was there in 1964 or 65 at age 7 or 8 with my mother and got lost! I was scared and crying until authorities brought me to a building and paged my mother on the loudspeaker. While we waited for her they served me free ice cream and a hot dog. That stopped me crying real fast! After that, my mother was extra careful about keeping me in her sights. She always was, but, knowing myself as I do, I probably ran off after something that I had wanted to see (dinosaurs or a cool car?) and then got lost in the crowd.
my dad was the same age when he went. But he only remembers the ford pavillion and the ride with the mustangs
I was there...I think of it everyday!
I remember the IBM exhibit. A computer in every home, like that will ever happen.
I went to the New York Worlds Fair , many times ,i loved it !!
The 64 worlds fair is quite possibly the best worlds fair I’ve ever seen it looks amazing from the photos, and Robert Moses was very intelligent at building this stuff in queens.
Man & His World had been the splashiest CROOKED PSYOP though; it still hasn't been championed plus its crowd-shoving sightseeing subway has never been replicated either (1967-72)
I was there as an 11-year old boy; I remember hearing them playing "Dancing In The Streets" by Martha (Reeves) and The Vandellas as I walked through the exhibits- A very magical memory...
They should have left it all where it was built: It was the best thing that ever came out of Queens (other than the Ramones, that is...😎)
My Mom and I visited 3 times in 1964 and saw the new Mustang displayed on a rotating turntable with floodlights at night. As a 15 year old, I remember the fair quite well! Had my first of many soft pretzels here!
Thank you for uploading the footage. My grandparents visited the Fair all the way from Indonesia. I also loved the music, illustrating the 1960s zeitgeist with Bernstein/Copland-ish vibe.
The Unisphere was an engineering marvel. I’m glad that it’s still there.
I was an 9 year old boy. The promise of the future was exhilarating. It was a special time. We got to the future with even more wondrous stuff. But when did we lose the wonder of it all.
By the 1970's.
@@hazelwray5307 That is a wise comment Hazel. But I know i still believed in peace and love and hope, certainly thoughout the 70s'. And possibly I still do now. But not my boomer buddies. Your pithy comment IS very insightful. And tough to argue.
@Blythe Girl Jesus christ, Ms Killbuzz. this is why we cant have nice things.
When I didn't get a flying car.
@@56cadd stick around. The future's not over yet. Last couple of years we got robots that'll do your homework. Bikes that pedal themselves. And drones with tv cameras onboard. And cars that drive themselves.
I visited this fair with my mother, father, and older brother. I was 11 or 12 years of age. It was s magical experience to me, we visited at night on a week day and surprisingly it wasn't that crowded! I could not understand, when my parents tried to explain to me that most of the structures were temporary . To me everything seemed as if it were there for a long time.
I was 4 years old and got seperated from my family at the fair. I remember a nice couple helped me out and I hooked up with my family at the customer service area a short time later. All of these years later, I remember the smells and aromas of the food at the fair. My most vivid memory is the monorail station. Oh the days.
I was 4 and 5 years old at the time but we visited the fair 7 times. I remember it pretty well. We lived in Brooklyn so it was convenient enough. Six years later, I returned to Flushing Meadows Park with a school trip. A beautiful experience.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece of history. I went there several times in 64 and 65. It was a magical time being at the WF. A bygone era that I wish I can relive.
Magical at night
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Do they still have worlds fairs?
@@realmejeremy Not in NY, and I haven't heard of any in other states either.
@@gmpny3945 oh ok.. Thanks for the reply!
I attended this fair as achild with my Greandmother. I remember the Ford, GM and Vatican (Pieta) exhibits very clearly. The fairgrounds were enormous and we got tired often in the summer heat. I enjoyed it immensely. My favorite was the Unisphere with music coordinated dancing fountains. It's a shame more of the exhibit was not preserved or better taken care of now.
My favorite memory is the fountains at Bell Telephone. They were synchronized to music with colored light effects plus fireworks. Really spectacular.
They had something called "Picturephone" which was a TV monitor on a desk.
Who knew that it would take almost 50 years before it would be common with things like "FaceTime".
An excellent compilation well edited! Unfortunately I missed the Fair entirely having just been born in 64. Thanks for allowing me to see what mid-century modernist styled treasures I missed! Fun to see the world I was born into, it's hopes and aspirations.
I was about 12 yrs when we went to this Worlds Fair. I remember finding out that “someday” we would be able to make a phone call and actually see the person we were talking to! My younger sister and I were horrified at the idea of answering the phone in our pajamas!
I was 9 when we went to the fair from western ny. It was like going to another planet. This video including many things the others don’t. The Brass Rail snack bars under the space “flowers” where lunch was under a dollar. And the Dino vending machines making little injection molded dinosaurs while you waited. Those things were smoking hot when they popped out too! I still have mine. I didn’t see the Australian pavilion which was dismantled and shipped to western ny to serve as lodge for a local ski area until it burned down several years ago- very sad loss! The greyhound people movers considered a luxury for many to ride :) I know of two restored and running in the hands of private collectors. The huge Belgian waffles were unheard of to many before the fair. The feathered hats, the colorful streetlights. So many things I remember like yesterday
i;am happy you had enjoyed it
Fantastic memories!! I´ve been searching for information like this since years, I was there when I was five and it was absolutely fascinating and unforgettable for a child that age. The world was different to me from those days on. Greetings from Spain to all!
I was 9 & 10 years old, lived in Flushing, a mere 3 miles away. I went with my parents many, many times.
My father spoke of the 1939-1940 worlds fair very highly. I used to take my bike there by my self.
I absolutely loved the strawberry waffles with whip cream.
In the day time it was fantastic, but at night it was magical. The sights, the sounds and the smells, oh Lord you were in heaven.
I could not believe when it was over most of the buildings were torn down.
yes is was a great time in life
I made a number of visits and shot dozens of Super Slides by day and evening. I still enjoy looking at them a half-century and more later.
I am also from Flushing and was 10& 11 years old. All of your comments are my sentiments exactly. I would go on Fridays when we students (pupils) could get in for 25 cents. While Ford and GM were the most awesome of exhibits... the one most impressive to me was the Triumph of Man exhibit (Travelers Insurance). I sent away for their free record which I still have today but one can find the recording on youtube doing a simple search.
At 35:19 that black boy scout in the middle is BARAK OBAMA
@@Jessamer Impossible he was in Kenya at 3 years of age.
The tea ceremony is so beautiful ♥️
After the Fair was over, I remember the World's Fair Marina, where my grandparents had their boat in the wintertime. I also remember the IBM pavilion, where not only computers but typewriters were on display.
At 11:00 they have a Men In Black pavilion, I guess they did know the future :)
I remember being there I was 8 at the time, I know I didn't like ALL the walking, but the exhibits were so cool to see.
No one had cell phones or digital cameras back then. The Polaroid Swinger was the most popular camera in the mid sixties. The color TVs of 1964 and 1965 were roundies. They had round picture tubes. Rectangular tubes came out in 1967
I bought one of those Swinger cameras back in 66.
We had one of those cameras also what did not get color TV in our house until probably around 1975 ?
This was a joy to watch. Very well written and presented. Thanks for doing this. I might visit Canobie Park just to see the street lamps!
I was there every weekend from 64-65 with my grandparents loved it the hall of president were abraham lincoln standed up and talked and future world
Does anyone recall what the IBM sphere symbolized? It was those snap-on type fonts for the IBM Selectric Typewriter. A new concept by IBM.
@@henryhorner3182 The typewriter ball in their typewriters.
i went many times and fully expect to see myself in this one!
I was 9 & 10 years old living in Yonkers at the time and between class trips and with the family, I saw the Fair a half dozen times over 2 years. My father even worked on building a couple of pavilions...on overtime.
Special kudos to Big Bob Moses...I know many people from Robert Caro on down detest him but to me, he was heroic for what he got built in the city.
To paraphrase one of his mottos, " Sometimes you have to break a few heads to make an omelet."
My favorite memory was sitting behind the wheel of a shiny 64 Ford convertible as a 8 year old with my younger brother in the passenger side and my mom and dad in the back seat at it glided along through the Ford motor co. Pavillion. Unforgettable!!!😂😊
I went to the Planetarium show and became a Planetarium lover my whole life. To this day I am a member of the Local Museum and Planetarium. First time I ever had an Egg Roll and Belgium waffle.
🥂they are a wonder
I was six years old, we lived in NJ and visited the fair a number of times, when my sister's come from Colorado I know what we're going to binge watch, I also have our home movies.
it takes you back to happy times in life
Loved this extraordinary fair!
This was an ash dump for years before the Fair was built. The World's Fair after it closed, I used to ride my English racer bike all over the place where these buildings were. Some of the old buildings still remain today. As a boy of 9 years, the area had a sense of wonder for me after the Fair closed and the crowds left.
I was THERE in late 1964..this is the AMERICA I grew up in...such great memories! I don't know what the heck happened to this country...I guess it went to crap....everything that was wrong and abnormal back then is normal now..what a shame..this used to be such a nice safe place to live and dream...I feel sorry for kids today...technology improved....the humans didn't
As a family, we attended Expo 67 but not the NY Worlds fair which I've often wished we had. I've been to the site of the fair and seen the Unis-sphere along with some of the buildings left over from the fair.
it became better known as Man & His World --- Expo 67 is Corporate-speak for those cleptoparasitic barons' one-off, you see --- it ASTONISHES me NOBODY happening to recognise the overground REM replacement's show-offy Expo-Expressive elements (je me souviens my arse...)
Amazing looking buildings it's a shame they were torn down.
Amazing documentary! Loved the colors, families and vibes at the 1964-65 World Fair!
In 1965 I been to the fair. I was 16 years old.
Thanks for this great memory!!!
What the hell happened? The future seemed so bright in 1964. It wasn't just Vietnam.
They built those buildings only to be torn down after 2 years. They kept the unisphere and the New York State Pavilion and the arena The rest were demolished The site was made into Flushing Meadows Corona Park after the Worlds Fair left. Shea Stadium was demolished in the 2000s and a luxury stadium took its place. The cost of a hot dog jumped to ten dollars. You now have to be wealthy to attend a ball game
I was just getting ready to ask if any of it is still there? I thought, surely alot of it must be!!! All that work!!, and how massive it is!!! And you’re saying no???, that it all got torn down??? Are you serious??? That’s unbelievable, with all the money and labor that went into it!!! That is unbelievable!!! Why??!!
I have fond memories of attending WF, ‘64 at age 7.
@@chriss8970 Are you serious? That's NOTHING, check out the world Expo in San Francisco, they built an entire city with splendor to rival anything we've seen in Europe. Then they tore it down soon after. We are talking HUGE structures of marble, granite, limestone cement block! Check it out sorry I don't have a link.
Mmmm... Shea Stadium's roasted Kahns beef hot dogs 🌭 and RC cola 😋
@@Qboro66 Shea was a dump. Yankees rule.
🤪 Just kidding. ✌️ New York is my hometown.
Loved it i was 8 I remember it vividly
Love it....alot of drama on the event, but this promotional piece great!
I pass by the US rubber giant tire ever time I go to the airport. Just outside Detroit on I-94. and is in mint cond
It''s not vandalized or destroyed? How did it manage to avoid that fate?
Very interesting, fyi, that Ferris Wheel tire is now located outside of Detroit but sadly no longer a ride.
Magnificence, never to be equaled.
Today 04/22/2022 marks the 58th anniversary opening date of this fabulous fair! Earth Day would follow 6 years later. It was also a turning point for the Walt Disney Co. As attractions were brought back & a whole new east audience just 7 yrs. later. A side note was that New York made overtures to Disney to put a park there. Sunny Florida won out though.
I have some of the films you used in this fine show, great memories!
That big tire is on east bound i94 heading into Detroit
When I was a little guy "Born 1956" Both parents from New York. I visited the fair 2 timesAll my parents fam lived in New York. I still think and look at pictures of the fair all the time It was a great time. Looking at all the sites of New York and Washington. Even atthe site of kennedys grave. My parents traveled a lot when I was young I miss that,I just wish they got along better, Me, still single to this day, Parents don't know whatthey mean to kids. Still looking for the right girl, having to much fun with all the wrong"ONES".
i hope you fine the one
Never too late...those were the days💜☮️
That fair was fun ,and those days were the days my friend!!!!
I was born in '56, too! We visited the Fair on July 20, 1965 while on vacation.
I saw the 1964-1965 World's Fair several times.
This IS the NY 🗽 World Fair ! real fair that sphere was the coolest thing ever made !
It was a whole
Production 😎
GREAT editing work! Thanks! I was just watching the British Pathe newsreel and it's great quality, unfortunately watermarked, but worth a watch.
thank;s
Some fantastic footage would have been great to actually be there at the time
Trevor Random Was not impressive enough. The world was too modern already by 1963.
You’re such a Scrooge. 😛
My parents took me to this. I was stunned and amazed. I think I ate a (lousy) egg dish that was prepared in a microwave oven.
It's always interesting to see images of an America before the rot set in
Now let’s continue our journey into imaginative design and new concepts from the far corners of the world.
What a massive and expensive undertaking for a mostly temporary display! This is like building Disney World for a 2 year run! Unisphere is still there 59 years later. I think this was another way outside the space race to show the USSR and Eastern block countries what the USA could do, with our pocket change!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️
I was in my mid-20s then. I took my mother and siblings there several times. It was peaceful and nice. No graffiti or vandalism. No crimes that we had ever heard of. The smartest thing Mr. Morse did was preventing extension of the subway line to Flushing Meadow. It made all the difference.
It was a GREAT WORLDS🌐FAIR ! Went In 1964 & 1965. We Took The New Haven Rail To NYC To Subway Out & Into All For $2,80 & Same Day Return. Down Side, Had Seen Them Few Years Before Tearing Down Queens Where The Fair Was Built On. Young People Today Generation Z Would Not Realize How A Worlds🌐Fair Opened Your Eyes👀& Mind🧠To The Future & How Other Countries History & Present Day Creating. I Remember Some Countries Opened Up Their Exhibits Just Hours Before The Fair Closed. There Was A Lot Of Skilled Builders & Artist Working On Them To Show Their Country. The Foods From Other Countries Were Really Tasty. Where The Belgian Waffles Were 1st Introduced To🦅America🦅. My Whole Family Got Them. OMG They Were Wonderful & Mom Started Making Them At Home On Sunday Breakfast. We Grew Strawberries In The Garden & Mom Would Freeze Them So We Had It Throughout The Year. Disney Had Lincoln Talking & Standing Up & It's A Small World & People Walkers You Got On. I Still Have My Keepsakes I Got At The Worlds🌐Fair.
i saw led zepellin under the ny pavillion, and the giant model of nyc is still there and open to the public
They even had Jurrracsic Park 🦖🦕
It's called the Log Ride 😊
@Lars Johansson, Can I use this footage for an upcoming documentary of sorts for my YT channel?
Yes you can use all of it or parts since the footage is in the public domain.
@@lassefilm Thank You So Much!! This is a huge help!
I wish I was back there
The Globe used to be on display on the NJ Turnpike, near exit 7. Remembered it was moved to another location but where is it now
Everyone was still dressing up to go to these events then, wasn't long after people weren't so dressed up.
Thank the hippie movement , it brought in the grub look .
Look at films from the '39 Fair. You'll see what dressing up was for the average person.
I was born in 1971, but would like to be in that fair...looks amazing!, specially thinking that was 56 years ago!. What a pity they did'nt make another one in 2014-5 (50 years anniversary). In todays money the ticket would be about $ 21, the closest to this is Disney....at $ 100!...😕
Dubai Expo 2021
0:50 Caught squeezing out a quick one...
What a more sane world instead of what is going on now.
This documentary is a sight to behold, however the "music" is stunningly absurd.
I love forbidden planet & twilight zone BUT. their music does not belong in this documentary.
The music is the original music from the public domain movies that I also edited the pictures from. I have rearranged it a little and repeated it but I wanted the original music score and not add something that has no connection at all to the fair. At least some of the music was composed to fit the pictures that we see and some other music was exclusively selected for some of the fair footage.
I was 14 then, and 72 today....and never expected the world to be such a nightmare!
Sounds like the Gigantor theme at 30:50!
I believe the music is from "Unisphere, Biggest World on Earth" from which I also have taken public domain footage. I have no further information on the music.
Hey, all you 1964 New York World’s Fair fans out there!
Anyone know where I can find a daylily called ‘Worlds Fair’? (Sadly, no apostrophe.) It had creamy yellow flowers. This daylily was introduced by Gilbert H. Wild and Son in 1964, so I’m guessing it was named after _this_ World’s Fair. ❤️
Sadly, the Gilbert H. Wild and Son website does not have it. I haven’t been able to find the ‘Worlds Fair’ daylily anywhere else, either. Can anyone here help me out? Thanks!!!
Try Google
Don’t know.
the film 📽️
" Joy of Living " 🙏
I attended the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair, it was way better from what I remember.
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I’m not sure about the ominous music interspersed with period industrial movie music.
The music is from the same movies as the picture material that I have used. I have moved it around a little but it is the music selected by the official World's Fair media producers who produced the original movies.
The soundtrack? Love it. Info on the composers, sources?
I know very little about the music. The music is from the original public domain footage where music was available. I have not added any external music as it wold not be correct "World's Fair" music.
You mean the music is from the same place you stole the film from.
@@tennissir1986 I have not stolen anything so the music cannot be from anything that I stole since I didn't steal anything in the first place. Using public domain footage means that we are using whatever is there for us to use in order to not steal anything. But the music is from the same footage that I have used for some kind of consistency so that everything presented is World's Fair, music, pictures, sound effects and not something else that doesn't belong.
I have the 300 Anniversary of the Founding of the city of New York 19964. Man's Achievements in expanding Universe. (COIN).
Did I see a program showing they found one of those greyhound taxis and restored it
This is cool th-cam.com/video/pJkVFE_xuQc/w-d-xo.html
5000 years for a time capsule?!....LOL it will be forgotten by then
#WTF This Looks More Futuristic Then It Does Now! ☝️🥴
26:38 Song Names? I need them both! Thank you.
More info on this video please? Who produced it?
I have used public domain footage.
I went to this fair when I was a kid but I don't remember the strange music.
You can't remember everything.
The kids in this video would all be in there 60's now
Are you a mathematician?
If N.Y.C. Were to host another world's fair then they should make the whole city one big gigantic world's fair since it's a melting pot with tourist attractions already in place and visitors coming from all over country and around world.
Hey- is this the “relive the wonder” VHS?
No. Some footage could be the same but most of it is not.
The 'people' look like there on an LSD trip drinking tea and admiring their 'kitchens'! "Valley of the Dolls" inspiration??? Creepy!
Very Stepford Wives-ish
Lisence Plate
333 😇
44:24 cool car
JFK at the fair
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I wish Mystery Science Theater shorts would do one for the kitchens of the future at 1:29. That section was is fertile ground for their droll comments.
Women dressed modestly back then
....no yoga pants or leggings anywhere!😌
I can see the roots of Disneyland