New York World's Fair (1964)

New York, USA.
A story about the World's Fair in New York. Various shots of New York and the water front. Various shots of the fair including a fountain, the giant Unisphere, the monorail and water chute. We see people arriving at John Kennedy airport. We see various different countries and their traditions represented, including a Japanese tea ceremony and the Tower of London. There are various shots of the General Motors building and a giant Chrysler car.
We see a copy of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and sound stages from Hollywood where we see people rehearsing the West Side Story ballet on the Anthony and Cleopatra stage. Various shots as two men in animal skin wrestle.
Various other aspects of the fair are shown including stunt driving, Red Indian dancing, a duck playing a piano with its beak, porpoises putting on a show and men chopping wood at the Oregon timber carnival. Various pretty shots of the fair at night including the Tower of Light and all the fountains lit up.
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[@charleshamilton9274]

If I had access to time travel, the 1964 World’s Fair would be my top choice. Thanks for posting!

[@carlosvictoriafalcon637]

It was an unforgettable experience to visit the 1964 Worlds Fair as a young boy. My family always tried to expose my sister and I to different experiences and places. They were not wealthy it they did what they could.

[@marknewton6984]

I went in 1965 as a teen right out of Florida. I saw the Pieta by Michaelangelo , the Mets, and a Broadway play. What a trip! 😎

[@karaDee2363]

Wow, this is such a great quality film. Which brings back so many great memories when I went at the age of 4 with my parents and grandparents.

[@kyleallen1858]

That’s so awesome you’re very lucky

[@Kanalen]

More than fifty years ago, hard to beat even today as an experience it would seem. Nice one!

[@Bogframe]

Absolutely spectacular! This is the best footage I've seen yet!

[@robinsattahip2376]

Wish I could go back as an adult, I visited the Fair twice as a child, America was a much better place back then.

[@rorycarter7792]

You were a kid so you don't know what was Realistically going on-sorry they weren't better days study Real History and you'll see what happened

[@SewardWriter]

It really wasn't, sadly. Racism was still allowed, segregation flourished across the South, and the Klan held respect.

[@alta-i9u]

@@SewardWriter yes, & that;s a good thing because it was realistic.

[@SewardWriter]

@@alta-i9u Explain that? What part is good?

[@Thoralmir]

​@@SewardWriter People like you would've loved it; youd have _genuine_ villains and grievances to fight against, not made-up ones like white privilege.

[@BillFornaro]

great memories. Lived a block away and went there many times.

[@ivandesantis858]

This is absolutely the best footage I have ever seen of the 64 World's fair. Thank you

[@tn18977]

My dad worked at the Ford pavilion during the fair, he told me about it so many times. Later in my adult life I lived in Flushing for a couple years so I got to know the park very well. I wish I could have been around in 1964 to see the fair.

[@yrasphong]

This looks awesome..we need to rejoin the world fair expo

[@naomishbowls]

Fantastic! I went with my auntie as an 8 year old. My goodness, did we see it all?

[@MrThelovechannel]

I'm 32, and this looks like a blast! They don't have anything like this now

[@MGreg-oo3yd]

Interesting - I remember seeing Liberace there.

[@gabin2024]

It’s great hearing everyone’s experiences from the fair. I got the chance to see whats stands in the park today, it’s sad to see the state of it compared to back then.

[@Anglynn74]

My mom went to this, I have 8mm home video from when she went

[@WysteriaGuitar]

My parents took me to the New York world's fair I was TWO years old in 1964 and do not remember a thing LOL

[@Railhog2102]

Honestly the 1939 one was actually better than 1964 because it actually predicted technologies that became reality in our time

[@tturner12341]

I hear this. From what I can see it was prettier too.

[@michaelisaacson9735]

I was there but was four and have no specific memories of it at all except, oddly, seeing Michelangelo's Pieta, of which I have a very clear memory. Seeing it must have been free, my faster wouldn't have paid a nickel for a dime candy bar.

[@brewcrew5854]

i was there but never recall a bit because i was still in moms belly when she went ! i wonder if hot dog and soda were cheap ? unlike the 20 bucks it would be in todays not so small world after all !

[@alexgg7499]

Back when America was cool and flying was cool

[@SewardWriter]

And affordable.

[@Project-Jaden]

Amazing video, can’t believe Disney isn’t mentioned tho!

[@westwasbest]

I remember going to the fair when I was about 7 years old, I remember very explicitly seeing a microwave oven for the first time, I'll radar range, I remember the Bell System building with the picture telephones, I remember National cash register with all of the cash registers, I remember the General Motors Pavilion with moving chair through all of the interesting displays, I remember the Lifesaver building, I remember so much it's absolutely amazing and it was all so wonderful! I can't believe they did all that work just to only have it there for two years and then demolish it, such a damn shame!

[@sammavacaist]

I've lived in NYC since 1995 and I have never been to this park. Only the tennis center.

[@gmanz8487]

Too bad I didn't get to live to see the 1960s

[@selflesssamaritan6417]

"Better living through chemistry..."

[@snarflatful]

They say Walt Disney got started on Epcot right after attending this event.

[@jeffreykitchen6205]

At 3:38, Isn't that the famous Wrestler Verne Gagne??

[@ThomasMulhall]

Looks like him, but in 1964 he was younger than 50, which is what this fellow looks to be. They both sold for each other, which was nice to see. Not too many bumps, though! They had wrestling at the San Francisco World's Fair. My grandmother went in 1939 and it was at Playland by the Beach. They used some local guys on the card, and brought in some NY talent. My mother said that Leo Nomellini possibly was wrestling in that show.

[@fabioladejesus5714]

💙S͓̽t͓̽r͓̽a͓̽y͓̽K͓̽i͓̽d͓̽s͓̽💙

[@cjsocool7035]

Where's It's a Small World

[@ThomasMulhall]

NO! That damned song is dreadful!

[@boombapdoom493]

Is the monorail 🚝 still there??

[@johnting673]

Sadly no, it was all demolished except for a few things. However, Seattle Washington still has their monorail from their worlds fair when it was held there in 1962.

[@vanillagorrilla]

They spent millions on these fairs just to tear them down afterwards loosing millions every time

[@ThomasMulhall]

ALL of the World's Fairs from the 1800-on are indoctrination centers for the Globe Earth lie, and the "Primitive People" lies. Also, the timeline deception.

[@OmayraPacheco-m7n]

Daddy.

[@Alexjacinto831]

They destroyed all of it they all so destroyed the people who build it

[@cjsocool7035]

Disney still has it's a small world though and Carousel progress and Mr Lincoln

[@tennissir1986]

What ?

[@als9920]

The older ones are more impressive 🤔

[@Skipbo000]

finally they stopped doing this wasteful event. build all this for a two year FAIR??

[@simonh6371]

No this year it's in Dubai. Why are you people too lazy to spend 10 seconds on google?

[@mikemancini313]

Well it was Essentially all demolished except for maybe 3 or 4 pavilions.

[@SewardWriter]

That's a sad attitude to bear. You seem to have issues with impermanence, despite the fact that everything is impermanent.