World's Fair Report with Lowell Thomas (1961)
1961 · Ephemeral film · 26 min
Synopsis
About New York World's Fair under construction aerial of Unisphere Shea Stadium under construction models of future pavilions to be built Robert Moses and John F. Kennedy speaking at Fair site
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- Running time
- 26 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
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★★★★ · So Long Until Tomorrow · Dodsworth the Cat · 2022-07-08
The title may lead you to believe this is about the 1939 World's Fair but, no, here's 71-year-old Lowell Thomas reporting during the era of Walter Cronkite, Chet Huntley and David Brinkley. Through models, drawings, still photos and footage (including some shot from a plane), Thomas takes us through the soon-to-be-opening 1964 New York World's Fair. Sometimes he has a hat, and sometimes he doesn't. The film opens with a shot of the magnificent Unisphere, still impressive and attractive after all these years. Baseball fans will be interested to see Shea Stadium under construction. Yeah, it's…
★★★★ · Coming soon to 50 acres near you.. · Spuzz · 2017-03-10
Even though it looked like the Worlds Fair was about 65% completed, Lowell Thomas and company still went down there and made a great color iverciew of what you could expect while you were there. And, you know what? This film makes me want to go! Tons and tons of stuff going on, from science, to geography, to, yes, religion all have a spot at the fair, it's a great preview, one which had me chomping at the bit! Highly recommended!