This 1965 color film highlighting the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair was produced by Francis Thompson and narrated by actor Robert Fields. It provides an incredible variety of mid-1960s clothing, shoes, and hairstyles for men, women, and children as people dressed up to attend the fair held in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York. The crowd streams through the front gates (1:57-3:15). A family boards the Greyhound-sponsored motor train (3:15). It passes the flags of nations lining the New York State Pavilion (3:40) with the Unisphere in the center (3:43) and past dancing fountains (3:45). We pass the Wonderful World of Chemistry Pavilion (4:32), the Tower of the Four Winds (4:36), the Johnson’s Wax Golden Rondelle Theatre (4:43), colorful places to rest (5:13), a European town recreation (5:21), and the Hall of Science (5:31). The Probability Machine demonstrates the law of averages (6:20). The seats of the People Wall are lifted into the grandstand in the IBM Pavilion (6:48). Demonstrations include soap bubbles revealing geometry (7:03). Boy Scout Troop 295 (7:34) marches past the Bell System Floating Wing Pavilion with its seats providing individual headphones (7:52-8:17). The troop marches past an Eskimo Pie booth (8:42). The New York Pavilion’s suspension roof was made of terrazzo tiles (9:10-9:22). An elevator rises on one of its three observation towers or take the stairs (9:33-10:40). Fast glimpses of many rides are shown (11:25-1:35). Country exhibits included Spain, with its glassware exhibit (12:43) and Indonesia, with its puppet exhibit (13:27-14:07). The Pieta! by Michelangelo, made in 1499 out of a block of white marble, was on display in the Vatican Pavilion (14:28-14:48). Experience a tea ceremony in Japan (14:53-15:43). A group of dancers and drummers perform in Africa (15:50-16:55). Ride in an amphibious car at the Chrysler Pavilion (16:58), which you can still do at Disney World. Various electronic machines play music in the Old West (17:15-18:31). Ride in a Mustang convertible on the Magic Skyway of the Ford Pavilion (19:34-20:04), enjoy the General Motors’ Futurama 2 ride (20:15-20:50), drive an antique reproduction at the Avis Car Ride (21:35-21:58) or ride horses on the Galloping Belgium Carousel (23:31-23:12). The Gondola Ride views are spectacular at dusk (23:19-25:05). The fountains dance at night with fireworks to close the day (25:11-26:00).

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