This silent film footage shows a visit to the 1964 New York World’s Fair which took place at Flushing Meadows – Corona Park in Queens, New York City. This fair was the second worlds fair to be hosted in New York City and held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants, representing 80 nations, 24 US states, and over 45 corporations. The theme of the fair was “Peace through Understanding.” Popular exhibits included General Motors’ “Futurama II” portraying the world of 2064, American Telephone and Telegraph’s models of the Picturephone, the large dinosaur sculptures in Sinclair Oil’s “Dinoland” among others.
Greyhound Escorter dropping off spectators (0:08). Ticket booth to 1964 World’s Fair (0:33). Families entering the grounds (0:48). The Unisphere (0:59). World’s Fair Observation Towers (1:19). Spectators walking fairgrounds (1:32). Performers on a stage (1:40). Close up of Unisphere (1:42). 1907 Seal of State of Oklahoma (1:49). Information desk (2:05). Building for Illinois, image of Abraham Lincoln in background (2:09). New Mexico’s building featuring Pueblo-style adobe architecture (2:32). Ford Motor Company building (2:46). Ford Galaxie 500 XL Convertible (2:58). School children arrive, young girl holding Yashica 44A model camera (3:12). Helicopter landing on Port Authority building (3:37). Cars drive on the I-495 Long Island Expressway towards Midtown Tunnel (3:55). AVIS rental car sign (4:00). Amusement rides (4:05). Building for Chrysler Corporation (4:31). Sinclair’s Dinoland (Sinclair Oil) (4:43-4:57). Sign for Lowenbrau Munich beer (5:13). Payphones (5:24). General Motors (GM) building (5:27). Crowds outside GM building (5:37). Women using lockers (6:55). Janitor sweeping trash (7:10). Sweden’s pavilion (7:18). Orchestral performance (7:33). The Main Pavilion exterior (7:59). Quote by Pope Paul VI from Gaudium Et Spes on side of building (8:07). Sign for international plaza and exhibitions of various countries such as Rhodesia, China, Brazil, Italy, etc. (8:17). “Artisans of Mexico” store (8:42). German Pavilion (8:56). Women working at Brazilian Coffee House stall (9:04). Monaco storefront (9:09). Ecuador sign (9:14). Monte Carlo storefront (9:16). Brussels Waffles shop, waffles being prepared and enjoyed (9:21-10:14). Swiss Sky Ride cable car (10:15). Aerial views of fairgrounds from ride (10:42-11:19). Masonic Center, Freemasons New York branch (11:20). Protestant and Orthodox Center (12:20). Denmark pavilion (12:27). Korea pavilion (12:32). Central America and Panama pavilion (12:39). Mural sponsored by United Nations (UN) (12:42). Hong Kong pavilion (12:58). Portuguese Caravel ships (13:09). Indonesia pavilion (13:12). Polynesian restaurant (13:33). Rocket Thrower fountain (13:42). Egypt pavilion (13:49). View of cable cars from the ground (14:07). Aikido demonstration (14:14). House of Japan (14:28). Danish Garden restaurant serving Carlsberg beer (15:01). Republic of Guinea pavillion (15:11). Fair grounds lit up at night (15:23). Fireworks and water show (16:25). Unisphere lit up at night (18:06). General Electric (GE) pavilion (18:30). Tower of Light (18:35). Rheingold Tavern restaurant (19:32). Town House restaurant (19:39). Walt Disney’s “It’s a Small World” ride, a salute to Unicef and sponsored by Pepsi-Cola (19:52). Aerial shots of fair grounds during daylight (21:08). Continental Insurance building (21:46). Recreation of Louisiana’s Bourbon Street (21:58). Minnesota pavilion (22:02). Alaska pavilion (22:08). National Cash Register (NCR) pavilion (22:14). American Interiors pavilion (22:34). The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States pavilion (22:38). Simmons pavilion (22:43). Hall of Education exterior (22:50). Jane Parker Baked Foods sign above freeway (22:54). Bell System sign (23:28). Parker Pen Company pavilion (23:34). Clairol pavilion (23:42). Kodak pavilion (23:51). Cable cars in front of globe and other final scenes from the 1964 World’s Fair (24:22).
The Unisphere was commissioned for the New York World’s Fair of 1964-65 and was designed by landscape architect Gilmore David Clarke.
Gaudium et spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, was one of the four constitutions resulting from the Second Vatican Council in 1964.
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