I was there! My dad was a Pinkerton guard. Used to go alot especially to the Ford exhibit. Happy times so young.

There is a song that was written by Johnny Cash and LeFarge…”As Long As The Grass Shall Grow”, on his “Bitter Tears” album that describes how Cornplanter was promised this land to his descendants by George Washington….as long as the grass shall grow.

I live about 15 miles from the dam and have seen it often. When in high School we toured the dam and got to go way down inside. Also, I have an Uncle that worked construction on that project

This was 25 years after the 1939 fair. We're 60 years away from 1964, so a new one now is the right time. My favorite memory from '64 as a 14 yr old, was the fountains at night that shot up to synced music and colored lights with fireworks above was truly dazzling.

I thorough enjoyed this - smiled all the way through!

I love it when home movies are posted from events I was lucky enough to attend. I was there, at NYWF in '64, at age 13, on vacation, with my family. We took still photos, and movies. Lots of them. Unfortunately, all are lost somewhere in time. I keep hoping that some of the 'found footage and photos that turn up on YT will be ours. I didn't see 'us' in this clip. No biggie. I enjoyed the nostalgia trip thoroughly, so thank you for sharing this little gem with me! Watching the film, with the projector noise, took me right back to the days when someone would ask Daddy to please show us some movies, and we'd help him haul out and set up the box of films, and the projector, and Mama would hang a white sheet from the mantelpiece for our 'screen'. I miss those days. I miss those people. Thank you so very much for sharing!

My uncle played the banjo up there and one of my cousins I think it was Linda that was a Can-Can girl.

I went to this Fair when I was maybe 10 years old. I got one of those "radioactive souvenirs" at the Hall of Science, which I kept in my room for years afterward. I don't know what happened to it. Maybe Mom threw it out after I went off to college. For me, the Fair was a marvelous experience. My family was too poor to travel in the U.S., so this was a close as I could get to Disneyland or some other theme park.

Was there as a 4 year old, some hazy memories still remain.

country was better then.. it was whiter!!! everyone spoke english-- no third world illegal invaders

I was at this fair in 1964 at the age of 9 with my mom and sisters. It was amazing. Still remember every minute there. Mom bought me the toy of the US Royal Tire, which ran on batteries. Don't know what happened to it.

Wow I loved coming here as a child and being amazed at the wild west show! Thanks for the happy memory!❤️

WOW... great film footage, NY should host again in the same location.

I only live like 8 miles away from this dam And every time I ride my bike up there to see it I can't stop thinking about all the amazing history was lost over this dam construction

Quite a feat of engineering.

Where was Sinclair's Dinoland ?

We visited the Fair on July 20, 1965. I still remember most of what we saw: the dancing at the Mexican Pavilion, riding on the Swiss Sky Ride and US Royal Tire Ferris wheel, Dinoland, the Santa Maria replica and the porpoise show at the Florida Pavilion. Ironically, my father didn't take a photo of the Ferris wheel even he worked for US Rubber at the time. He did photograph my sister and me with the Unisphere and NY State Pavilion towers in the background - a scene that can still be duplicated today. My parents insisted that we all hold hands so we wouldn't get separated, and it worked. My hand grew tired after holding my father's hand fo such a prolonged period of time, so he stuck out his thumb for me to hold on to. We also saw the American Express money tree and my father quipped, "See? Money really does grow on trees!"

Visited the Dam in September 2022, read about the Seneca after I'm home in Germany. And thanks for this film

Bring it back to placid. Love to see a smaller down to earth Olympics

I went up to Placid for these games - my friend Greg lived up there. I was living in NYC. He got tickets for several of the events. Helped me get a gig for the two weeks the Olympics would be in town. I will never forget it. Something we did then, you could never do now... a friend's brother worked for Sports Illustrated, covering the games, natch. He gave a 'gold' ticket to the opening ceremony to his brother we'll call Lucky. They all lived in Placid and knew the lay of the land. Once Greg was in, he walked over to the chain link fence and carefully passed the gold ticket through to the next person, and repeated the steps till I think we got 8 people in on that one ticket. Going out on the Lake every night to watch the laser and fireworks show, and the medal ceremonies... was a great experience. Thanks for the footage!

I loved the falls back in 1969 it was so cool back in the old days.

This was a magical time period. Something about the rare beauty of the Adirondacks, snow, and all the colors of the Olympics really made this opening ceremony standout. Visited Lake Placid in 2016, still a beautiful small town in upstate NY.

Amazing and so great the winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid.

We were there in 1965. My parents and older siblings moved from NYC to Detroit in 1958, two years before I was born. We went there in 1965 to visit relatives and family friends and spent a day at the fair. I wasn't quite five, so my memories are very vague.

42 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday. I was there as a performer in opening and closing ceremonies.

I remember it well. Rattlesnakes in the dozers. Mountains of timber that burned for years. All the brook trout streams.

And us Canadians didn’t even notice. American falls, so sad.

That’s my grandfather he’s the Sheriff in the white shirt

My favorite object at the NYC fair was the huge whirlygig sculpture above the "It's A Small World" exhibit. If I'm remembering correctly I believe it was designed by the Charles Eames Design office. The guys who designed the famous Eames Chairs and many other furnishings. The inventiveness of this original "Steam Punk" style is just perfect!

I live in Seattle and we had a World's Fair in 1962 (an actual "worlds fair", NY's was not an official one, in was dreamt up by NYC's urban development promoter). Anyway, I would love to see movie footage of our World of Tomorrow Century 21 Fair if you come across a source and can share it with your subscribers. Thanks!

What an incredible setting. There's nothing like the Adirondacks! I like how the ceremonies used to take place in the daytime, when you could see the winter scenery. My uncle was very good friends with the late Dr. Charles Morgan Kerr, the torchbearer at Lake Placid. They ran a few Boston Marathons together.

I want to punch Shell Rock and found Indian arrows

Turned off the projector sound and played a youtube version of "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow - 8 Variations" on a loop. Brought me back to the good old days.

I was there, at age 7. Absolutely loved it. For another glimpse, watch "Tomorrowland".

I saw this in 1969.... my birthday was in June and I turned 23

Great video of the fair! I saw buildings I never saw in anyone else’s videos or actually, when I was there either( took a day trip with my grandmother so we did not get to see much but what we did see was fantastic!!!) I have such great memories of this fair!!

God 1980 looks old😩😭

No Belgian waffle ?. A better quality era.

Things were way more formal back then! The opening ceremonies have really became a huge show in so little time, under the presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch!

I mostly recognize the Kodak bubble buildings...

Is this film "doctored" to look vintage? Virtually all the other World's Fair films don't look this way. I marched through the '64 Fair as a member of my high-school band that was the honor band for Wisconsin Day. The Fair grounds were packed shoulder to shoulder and we we resplendent in our new uniforms with a big W on the front and back. Those we passed thought we were the University of Wisconsin-Madison Band because of our size, 104 skilled marchers from a lot of parades, competitions, and a big sound. During that period we were also televised in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade several times, Washington DC Cherry Blossom Festival several times and in WDW Electric Light evening parades.

Looks like great fun... I love westerns and can appreciate the days when these shows brought them to life for the enjoyment of young and old alike.

Looks like it was lots of fun... for the participants and the guesrs. I never got a chance to visit, but wish I had.

Is the torch where it still stands today?

Is that a model T doing wheelies or another model?

That was great, thanks! Shea Stadium is vanished, but on May 31 1964, my little friends and I stayed till the end of the longest doubleheader and longest single game in MLB history: the 2nd game went 23 innings. Mets lost both to the Giants, natch!

How long did it take to fill the valley?

Nice video. Thanks for posting and bringing back some half forgotten memories. I attended the 64 Worlds Fair with a contingent of Boy Scouts as a side trip on our way to the BSA National Jamboree in Valley Forge. I was 14 that summer. I've been back to see the Unisphere and walk the fair grounds a few times in the intervening years and I've always enjoyed those visits. The visits and the video take me back to my youth.

I was there in 64 as a nine year old and those memories are just as fresh today.

Great footage. Thanks for sharing.