how clean and beautiful :-)...ladies with make up,hair;glamour and beautiful dresses and gentlemen with suit,....decent and polite..no the trash that you see around New York with flip flops and screaming obcenities..now is great cause the technology...but people changed too much...beautiful people...well now is the past
This was decades before my time, but I couldn't agree more with these comments. Even if this film didn't capture activity of an event long since gone, it would have enormous value if it did nothing but show people today what respect their parents and grandparents had for others by dressing presentably and conducting themselves with courtesy and decorum, when, as JDProductions above so accurately put it, people didn't behave as if they were in their own homes while out in public.
I watched this video and I see decently dressed, well mannered, bright eyed Americans spending the day with their families in a dignified and orderly manner. Everyone seemed to be having the time of their life without impinging on others space or rights.
Walk into ANY Theme Park or Fair TODAY and the creatures you will rub shoulders are mostly overfed, Flip flop wearing rejects from a Trailer park who are covered head to toe with outrageous Tattoos and who's every other word is an expletive.
@ThoughtTraveler Unfortunately for us you have described modern America with a perfect accuracy. Wish very much that it were not so. But what do we do now? There are so many of them. And their votes carry the same power as yours or mine.
@ThoughtTraveler Would like to invite you to my personal "Titanic". I own and operate a museum and photographic studio. The 1930's are alive and well here!
Get on facebook, and look for Liberty studio and museum. I think you would like it.
women in dresses and men in suits---what a novel idea! Being young,I'm used to over-fed slobs in sweats and spandex with advertisements across their chests and backs. And of course no outfit is complete without a baseball cap bearing a logo of some sort. The "World of Tomorrow" is here!
Why? Do you want things to always be the same? You're uneducated by the way. The whole point of the worlds fair, 1 and 2, was to show off what companies had coming in the upcoming future. As cool and vintage as it may look, this is pretty much one giant commercial.
Many thanks for this clip. I am English and have memories of that time. My sister married a GI from Connecticut. What struck me was the demeanor of the crowds - apart from their clothes. They walk with a level of dignity and confidence that you wouldn't find among crowds now - public behavior meant observing a few conventions - you didn't behave as if you were in your own living (or bedroom) when out in public. I have sent a link to my niece in Utah - she loves the clip too.
things in the us will never be as good as this again so sad it breaks my heart , what the hell went wrong!!!! was looking for my grandparents they went to the fair . it was a long trip to ny from ri in those days . and you could have not picked better music for this A+ thanks
Wonderful. Very evocative of the age in a more personal way, than the "Industrial" piece; people remain the constant that makes history live, I suppose. I don't know if the people were actually much more "proper", but the average Joe or Jane surely looked more glamorous. Great work. Thank you JDProductions. ksbookman
Back then everyone wore dresses and suits all the time when they went out. I don't see any t-shirts, shorts and flip flops....such a change from what people wear when they go out today. People were more proper back then. :-)
Going to the fair was a big deal. Even at baseball games into the fifties, men wore suits and dress hats. Bluejeans were dungarees, and those were worn by farmhands only.
So lovely! Just curious - Does anyone know the original source/creator of this footage? Does the raw footage live in an archive somewhere? Thanks!
demandamurray 1 month ago
The two main things that stood out to me in this video ... No fat/over-weight people ... and everyone was dressed so well ...
Boy have times changed ... and society is on a decline.
swampwatch 1 month ago
wow, awesome footage. america is so diffrent now.
leedumett444 1 month ago
@leedumett444 - Science and Technology has its limits ... Life appears to have been much better in the past.
swampwatch 1 month ago
wow, great see footage like this in colour.
leedumett444 3 months ago
Not one fatty amongst them !!!!
LeHiGuy1 4 months ago
how do you get footage from the 1930s in COLOR?...
RickyMoss 5 months ago
@RickyMoss Kodachrome was introduced in 1936.
JDProductions2 4 months ago
It's hard to believe people used to walk without their eyes glued to their cellphones lol
tkoizumi 5 months ago
@tkoizumi - Hard to believe people used to walk ... No fat people in this video.
swampwatch 1 month ago
1960 is the time when the world started to go wrong .
bobluman4 10 months ago 2
@bobluman4
IMO 1960 is the time when the world started to go right...
darkgohan645 5 months ago
@darkgohan645 no ,not at all i dont hate the 60's some good music but i pretty much hate everything else about it to be honest
bobluman4 5 months ago
homesick, thats all
hep2jive 10 months ago
how clean and beautiful :-)...ladies with make up,hair;glamour and beautiful dresses and gentlemen with suit,....decent and polite..no the trash that you see around New York with flip flops and screaming obcenities..now is great cause the technology...but people changed too much...beautiful people...well now is the past
beargio 11 months ago
Men in suits and ladies in hats and gloves. They really knew how to be classy back then. I wish I had lived in that period. Thank you for sharing.
banjo9052 1 year ago 4
@banjo9052 - I couldn't agree with you more ... Society is in a downward spiral today ... No class and decorum.
swampwatch 1 month ago
1939: The Last Good Year.
Say, what is that kid doing at marker 2:55 - some sort of hitchhike dance?
neatoauctions 1 year ago
This was decades before my time, but I couldn't agree more with these comments. Even if this film didn't capture activity of an event long since gone, it would have enormous value if it did nothing but show people today what respect their parents and grandparents had for others by dressing presentably and conducting themselves with courtesy and decorum, when, as JDProductions above so accurately put it, people didn't behave as if they were in their own homes while out in public.
gregflash1 1 year ago 2
sadly most people dress like bums today :(
FireOFK 1 year ago 7
And here we sit in the 21st century looking back at people who could never have imagined the world we live in.
elyseny 1 year ago 3
Great piece of americana and the quality is amazing for its age-thanks
goodguyradio 1 year ago
perfect
skot66 1 year ago
I watched this video and I see decently dressed, well mannered, bright eyed Americans spending the day with their families in a dignified and orderly manner. Everyone seemed to be having the time of their life without impinging on others space or rights.
Walk into ANY Theme Park or Fair TODAY and the creatures you will rub shoulders are mostly overfed, Flip flop wearing rejects from a Trailer park who are covered head to toe with outrageous Tattoos and who's every other word is an expletive.
ThoughtTraveler 1 year ago 6
@ThoughtTraveler I think some of them are from the ghetto too, right?
rickster348 1 year ago
@ThoughtTraveler Unfortunately for us you have described modern America with a perfect accuracy. Wish very much that it were not so. But what do we do now? There are so many of them. And their votes carry the same power as yours or mine.
historygeeek 1 year ago
@historygeeek
You have made a VERY good point. Their votes DO count as much as ours.
I think it is too late to change anything. We are on the decks of the sinking Titanic sipping brandly while the band is playing....
ThoughtTraveler 1 year ago
@ThoughtTraveler Would like to invite you to my personal "Titanic". I own and operate a museum and photographic studio. The 1930's are alive and well here!
Get on facebook, and look for Liberty studio and museum. I think you would like it.
We have to start somewhere!
historygeeek 1 year ago
Right, and the people back then were greedy, egotistical, selfish, undereducated and racist. Basically a big wrapped in a very nice blanket.
Just because they are dressed nice doesn't mean they are nice people. You should know that at your age.
Gmancrap 5 months ago
@Gmancrap Uhhhh.....whatever. Just keep taking your medication ok?
ThoughtTraveler 5 months ago
Just keep living in a shell because you can't adapt, ok?
Gmancrap 5 months ago
@Gmancrap
Yawwwwwnnnnn..............
ThoughtTraveler 5 months ago
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Gmancrap 5 months ago
You're right. Living in the 30's must have been boring.
Gmancrap 5 months ago
what a lovely song.
wilsoncloudchamber 2 years ago 2
A única mancha são estas repressoras católicas que aparecem quase no final, as chamadas freiras.
itarare 2 years ago
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cannuckistan 2 years ago
women in dresses and men in suits---what a novel idea! Being young,I'm used to over-fed slobs in sweats and spandex with advertisements across their chests and backs. And of course no outfit is complete without a baseball cap bearing a logo of some sort. The "World of Tomorrow" is here!
MajorSecord 3 years ago 16
Yeah, I don't think this was what they had in mind...
JDProductions2 3 years ago
Why? Do you want things to always be the same? You're uneducated by the way. The whole point of the worlds fair, 1 and 2, was to show off what companies had coming in the upcoming future. As cool and vintage as it may look, this is pretty much one giant commercial.
Gmancrap 5 months ago
Rolandangler
Many thanks for this clip. I am English and have memories of that time. My sister married a GI from Connecticut. What struck me was the demeanor of the crowds - apart from their clothes. They walk with a level of dignity and confidence that you wouldn't find among crowds now - public behavior meant observing a few conventions - you didn't behave as if you were in your own living (or bedroom) when out in public. I have sent a link to my niece in Utah - she loves the clip too.
JDProductions2 3 years ago 4
Sorry, your comment was removed in error. You're correct, somewhere, we lost the civility that was present before WWII.
JDProductions2 3 years ago 5
things in the us will never be as good as this again so sad it breaks my heart , what the hell went wrong!!!! was looking for my grandparents they went to the fair . it was a long trip to ny from ri in those days . and you could have not picked better music for this A+ thanks
bearcub410 3 years ago
I spent a lot of time at the 64-65 fair and loved every minute of it. Wish I could have been able to have gone to this one, too. Thanks for watching!
JDProductions2 3 years ago
Wonderful. Very evocative of the age in a more personal way, than the "Industrial" piece; people remain the constant that makes history live, I suppose. I don't know if the people were actually much more "proper", but the average Joe or Jane surely looked more glamorous. Great work. Thank you JDProductions. ksbookman
MMGCDICK 4 years ago
Thanks for watching! Until the mid fifties, most public events meant dress up, even baseball games. No sneakers, no jeans for a visit to the fair...
JDProductions2 4 years ago 2
Back then everyone wore dresses and suits all the time when they went out. I don't see any t-shirts, shorts and flip flops....such a change from what people wear when they go out today. People were more proper back then. :-)
snowmountain2007 4 years ago 2
Going to the fair was a big deal. Even at baseball games into the fifties, men wore suits and dress hats. Bluejeans were dungarees, and those were worn by farmhands only.
JDProductions2 4 years ago 2
Who's the singer? Sounds like Mildred Bailey.
fschifano 4 years ago
Helen Forrest with The Artie Shaw Band "All the Things You Are"
JDProductions2 4 years ago
Thanks
fschifano 4 years ago
Beautiful film, but I am floored as to how I could have gone so long listening to Artie Shaw and never heard this piece! Thanks so much.
loris711 3 years ago
Glad you liked it!
JDProductions2 3 years ago