JPS's World's Fairs Page: 1962

JON PAUL SANK'S WORLD'S FAIRS PAGE: 1962

1962 SEATTLE (BIE World Expo):

Shortcuts: Websites | Video | Audio | Pics | Guides | Exhibits | Music | Texts | Collections | Other
Websites, Pages:
- Century 21 Exposition (62worldsfair.com)
- 1962 Seattle: World's Fair (1962seattle.blogspot.com)
- Century 21: A Glimpse at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (bobbea.com/century21)
- Seattle World's Fair 1962 Memories (Facebook Public Group)
  - Photos
- Century 21: Forward into the Past (virtual tour, at HistoryLink)
Video:
- Television:
  - History in Motion: Seattle World's Fair: Main Street Seattle (KCTS-TV, starring Dawn Wells) (28m19s, at Seattle Channel)
  - History in Motion: Seattle World's Fair: Countdown 21 (KING-TV, 1961) (28m44s, at Seattle Channel)
  - Century 21 Exposition (video, PSAs, 2m54s, at Internet Archive)
- Newsreels:
  - British Pathé (at British Pathé):
    - Governor Rockefeller At Seattle World's Fair Site (1961) (silent, 1m04s)
    - Seattle World's Fair (1962) (silent, 1m37s)
    - Report from Seattle: World's Fair City (1962) (1m47s)
      - At YouTube
    - Duke Of Edinburgh Visits Seattle World's Fair (1962) (silent, 2m21s)
- Documentaries:
  - Century 21 Calling ... (YouTube, 14m10s)
    - 480p (at Internet Archive)
  - History in Motion: Century 21 (promotional and documentary films, 17m44s, at Seattle Channel)
  - History in Motion: Seattle World's Fair (Mariner Films) (13m28s, at Seattle Channel)
  - CityStream: Seattle World's Fair Anniversary (6m46s, at Seattle Channel)
- Home Movies:
  - Vintage Roadtrips: 1962 Seattle World's Fair (YouTube, home movie with music, 31m18s)
  - Home movie: 098746: A Danish-American family in San Francisco visits the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (video, silent, 16m26s, at Internet Archive)
  - Barstow Travel Adventure: Seattle World's Fair, Olympic National Park 1962 (video, silent, 14m13s, at Internet Archive)
  - 1962 Seattle World's Fair 8 mm Film (YouTube, home movie, silent, 8m08s)
- Lectures, Interviews:
  - Interview with Rick Steves (KCTS-9 World's Fair Minute) (YouTube, 1m23s)
  - Interview with Cheryl Chow (1m50s, at Facebook)
  - Interview with Overton Berry (YouTube, 1m30s)
  - Century 21 Seattle World's Fair (YouTube, on-site interviews, 10m48s)
  - When Seattle Invented the Future: Interview with Director John Gordon Hill (YouTube, 7m44s)
  - Discussion with John Gordon Hill (KCTS-9) (YouTube, 29m40s)
  - 50 Years Ago, Seattle Invented the Future (Fledge Demo Day) (YouTube, lecture, 6m37s)
  - Stories from the 1962 World's Fair: Enrique Cerna (KCTS-9) (YouTube, 4m97s)
- Other:
  - 1962 Seattle World's Fair Preview (YouTube, silent with added music, 14m26s)
  - Beyond the Summit (Seattle World's Fair 1962 Mashup) (footage with added music, 4m44s, at Internet Archive)
- YouTube Playlists:
  - Seattle World's Fair 1962 (21 videos)
  - KCTS-9 World's Fair Minutes (YouTube Playlist, 7 videos)
Audio:
- Mister Here (From Way Out There) (YouTube, audio souvenir, with pictures, 5m49s)
- The Seattle World's Fair 50th Anniversary Audio Walking Tour (15 tracks, at Jack Straw Productions)
- Starring Elvis Presley: It Happened at the World's Fair (podcast episode, 14m14s, at Graceland)
Pictures:
- Stories from the 1962 World's Fair: Women of Century 21 (KCTS-9) (YouTube, pictures and captions with music, 3m44s)
- 1962 Seattle World's Fair (Cardboard America Archives) (at Flickriver)
- View-Master Reel Pak Seattle World's Fair (forum thread, at World's Fair Community)
- Incredible Photographs of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (at History Collection)
- Wikimedia Commons Categories:
- Postcards from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (at KCTS-9)
- 4-cent Seattle World's Fair single (postage stamp at Arago)
- A 1962 World's Fair Digital Scrapbook (at KCTS-9)
Guides, Maps, Catalogues:
- Official Guide Book (book, 196pp, at Seattle Public Library)
  - At Issuu
- Official Souvenir Program (book, 100pp, at Internet Archive)
  - PDF (at U.S. Department of State)
- Seattle World's Fair Schedule of Events (newspaper supplement, 8pp, at Museum of History and Industry)
- Seattle World's Fair (map, at Flickr)
- Century 21 Exposition: Forward Into the Past! A Tour (interactive map, at HistoryLink)
Exhibits, Pavilions, Shows:
- Art:
  - History in Motion: Seattle World's Fair: World of Tomorrow (KING-TV, June 25, 1962) (TV documentary, 25m53s, at Seattle Channel)
  - History in Motion: Seattle World's Fair: Horiuchi Mural (home movies, 14m11s, at Seattle Channel)
  - History in Motion: Seattle World's Fair: New Landscape (CBC, 1962) (video, 28m01s, at Seattle Channel)
  - Masterpieces of Art (book, 170pp, at Internet Archive)
  - Century 21 World's Fair: Northwest Coast Indian Art Exhibit (article, at History Link)
  - City's arts history began a new chapter in '62 (article, at Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
- Billy Graham:
  - Christian evangelist Billy Graham delivers sermon to 20,000 fairgoers (article, at HistoryLink)
- Christian Witness Pavilion:
  - Fair and Festival-No. 20:Christian Witness Pavilion (article, at Seattle Now and Then)
  - An $80,000,000 "Space Age World's Fair", But What is the Purpose of All This? (leaflet, 6pp, at University of Washington Libraries)
- Elvis Presley:
  - It Happened at the World's Fair Official Trailer (YouTube, 2m36s)
  - Scene from It Happened at the World's Fair (YouTube, 3m22s)
  - Elvis Presley: Star of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (YouTube, episode of Your Elvis Guide, 25m22s)
  - Elvis and me! My rare color home movies with Elvis Presley!! (YouTube, home movie clips with commentary, 4m13s)
  - It Happened at the World's Fair: Photos (at La Vita di Elvis Presley)
  - Century 21: Seattle's September Days with Elvis Presley, 1962 (article, at HistoryLink)
- Firebird III
  - 1958 Firebird III (description and photos, at GM Heritage Center)
    - Firebird III promotional film (YouTube, 3m50s)
    - Firebird III brochure (PDF, 9pp)
  - Firebird III: An Experiment for Tomorrow (YouTube, company film, 13m13s)
  - GM Firebird Concepts: Firebird I, Firebird II, Firebird III (YouTube, episode of Rockstar Rides, 3m48s)
- International Webern Festival:
  - Public Lecture, "The First International Webern Festival; or, It Happened at the World's Fair" (article, at Washington State University)
- "It's the Water" Ski Show:
  - 1962 World's Fair Ski Show (YouTube, filmed performance, 13m21s)
  - "It's the Water" Ski Show (souvenir program, 24pp, at University of Washington Libraries)
- Japanese Village:
  - Visit Japanese Village (promotional leaflet, at Museum of History and Industry)
  - Seike Gardens (KCTS 9 1962 World's Fair Minute) (YouTube, TV documentary, 3m26s)
- Library 21:
  - Structure of Library 21 at the Seattle World's Fair, from the 2nd Interim Report to the ALA Advisory Committee (at University of Washington Libraries)
  - Library 21: The Dynamics of Recorded Knowledge and Information (Stechert-Hafner Book News, April, 1962) (article, at University of Washington Libraries)
- Mobil Oil Co.
  - The Mobil Oil Company Driving Game (article at The Old Motor)
- Mold-A-Rama
  - Mold-A-Rama (article, at Northeast News)
- Monorail
  - World of Tomorrow (YouTube, TV documentary, 26m44s)
  - A Brief Seattle Monorail History (article, at Seattle Monorail)
- NASA Pavilion
  - NASA Building Brochure (page photos, at When the World Was Fair)
  - Seattle Center�s Space Age Ground Zero is Worth Remembering, if Not Saving (article, at Seattle Magazine)
- Opening Day:
  - Opening Day Coverage (YouTube, TV news, 1m30m01s)
  - Fair Opening: Seattle is Host to the World (1962) (1m07s)
  - History in Motion: Seattle World's Fair: Opening Day (video, documentary, 15m15s, at Seattle Channel)
- Pavilion of Electric Power
  - Pavilion of Electric Power (brochure/mailer, 3pp, at Seattle Public Library)
- Plywood Home of Living Light:
  - Century 21 Plywood Home of Living Light (leaflet, 4pp, at University of Washington Libraries)
- Sermons From Science:
  - A Brief History of Wonders of Science (formerly: Sermons from Science) (article, at Wonders of Science)
  - Sermons from Science (article, at The John Ankerberg Show)
  - Irwin Moon, Man of Science, Man of God (YouTube, documentary, 14m39s)
  - Moody Science Videos (YouTube Playlist, 20 videos)
  - Moody Bible Stories (YouTube Playlist, 53 videos)
- Show Street:
  - Show Street (KCTS-9 World's Fair Minute) (YouTube, TV documentary, 2m10s)
  - Century 21 Exposition official Ewen Dingwall closes controversial "Girls of the Galaxy" show on May 13, 1962 (article, at HistoryLink)
  - Va-Va-Va-Voom! The Ladies of the Seattle World's Fair (article, at KIRO Radio)
  - "Peep" Backstage, U.S.A. at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (article, including souvenir booklet, at Cardboard America)
  - Brochure Backstage USA "Peep" � my holy grail find (article and photos, at When the World Was Fair)
  - Paris Spectacular Wax Museum (souvenir program, at University of Washington Libraries)
- Space Needle
  - The Space Needle Story: A 1962 Chronicle (YouTube, documentary, 14m15s)
  - History (at Space Needle)
  - The Seattle Space Needle (article, at How It Works)
  - Today in history: Seattle's iconic Needle begins construction (article, at Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
- United States Science Exhibit:
  - The House of Science (YouTube, exhibit film, 12m35s)
  - United States Science Exhibit (guide, 3pp, at Seattle Public Library)
  - Science on Display: A Study of the United States Science Exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, 1962 (book, 192pp, at Internet Archive)
  - Remember the Bubbleator? (KCTS 9 1962 World's Fair Minute) (YouTube, TV documentary, 4m10s)
  - Pacific Science Center (then and now pictures, at Wikimedia Commons)
Music:
- Elvis Presley:
  - Take Me to the Fair (YouTube, movie clip, 1m42s)
  - I'm Falling in Love Tonight (YouTube, movie clip, 2m00s)
  - Happy Ending (YouTube, movie clip, 2m16s)
  - It Happened at the World's Fair (Original Soundtrack) (YouTube Playlist, 10 audio videos)
  - Popular Videos: It Happened at the World's Fair (YouTube Playlist, 90 videos)
- The World of Century Twenty First: A Musical Panorama (15 clips, at The Sound of Vincent Price)
- Art and Toni Mineo:
  - Toni (Antoinette) Mineo (b. 1926) : Rhapsody 21, for piano and orchestra (1961) (YouTube, 6m52s)
  - Man in Space With Sounds (12 tracks, at Bandcamp)
    - YouTube Playlist (24 videos)
  - Music of Art and Toni Mineo for the 1962 World's Fair (YouTube, TV interview with music excerpts, 6m33s)
- Anton Webern, Im Sommerwind: Idyll for Large Orchestra (1904, first performed at Century 21 on May 26, 1962):
  - Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy, 1963 (YouTube, studio recording, 12m28s)
  - Chicago Symphony under Bernard Haitink, 2009 (YouTube, with follow-along score, 15m11s)
  - WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln under Jukka-Pekka Saraste, 2015 (YouTube, performance video, 12m38s)
  - Dresden Staatskapelle under Giuseppe Sinopoli (YouTube, with nature and other pictures, 12m53s)
- Webern: Complete Works (the pieces that have Opus numbers) (YouTube Playlist, 32 videos)
- Hartley Records: The Canadian Tattoo (Seattle World's Fair 1962) (YouTube, audio, recorded live, 47m21s)
- Misty (Errol Garner) (YouTube, audio with follow-along notation, recorded live, 4m49s)
- Malagueña, Played on the Schulmerich "Carillon Americana" in the Space Needle (1962) (YouTube, audio, 4m38s)
  - At Unearthed in the Atomic Attic
  - "Bells on High" at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (leaflet, 6pp, at University of Washington Libraries)
- See You in Seattle at the Big World's Fair (The Lancers) (YouTube, audio with pictures, 1m59s)
  - See You in Seattle/Young in Love (YouTube, audio, 4m14s)
- Monorail Twist (Jackie Souders Official Seattle World's Fair Band) (YouTube, music with fair footage, 2m55s)
- Invitation to the Fair (Joe Juma) (YouTube, 2m25s)
  - At SoundCloud (2m00s)
- Gayway Twist (The Frantics) (YouTube, postcard record playing, 2m43s)
  - Pictures (at Northwest Music Archives)
- World's Fair Seattle (Billy Earles) (YouTube, postcard record playing, 2m41s)
- Café in the Sky (Kelly Gates) (YouTube, postcard record playing, 2m38s)
- Come and See Seattle (Frank Sugia Trio and Naomi) (YouTube, postcard record playing, 2m19s)
- Meet Me in Seattle (Joy and the Boys) and Meet Me in Seattle Twist (The Frantics) (YouTube, audio, 3m57s)
  - Meet Me In Seattle (1m41s, at SoundCloud)
- Summer of '62 (Music by Lou Bianchi; Performance by Ronnie Draper and the Fordomatics [sic]) (YouTube, 2m08s)
  - At SoundCloud (Ronnie Draper and the FourDoMatics [sic]) (1m44s)
- Wasn't That a Mighty Day When the Needle Hit the Ground (Maggie Savage, Mike Moloso) (YouTube, audio, live recording, 3m10s)
- Wait 'Til You See What I Saw in Seattle (Mason Mallory) (sheet music, 4pp, at Cardboard America)
- The Frantics: How a Teen Dance Band Became Monsters of Psychedelic Rock (article, at Jive Time Records)
- "I Want to Play on that Gayway ...": Postcard Records from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (article with pictures, at Music Video Collections)
- Theme Songs and Souvenir Records (article, at Free Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
- Century 21 Exposition (1962): Music at the Fair (article, at HistoryLink)
- Program for the Pacific Northwest Tour of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Seattle World's Fair, August 15-16, 1962 (2pp, at Museum of History and Industry)
Texts:
- Seattle World's Fair Souvenir Edition (Seattle Times) (slideshow under the title, "When the World Came to Seattle")
  - All 152 Pages in PDFs
- A Contradictory Future: Suburban and Atomic Age Design in the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (article, at Medium)
- A look back at 1962 Seattle and the World's Fair (article and photos, at Curiocity)
- Century 21 introduced Seattle to its future (article, at Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
- The Fair that Launched the Future (blog entry, at Seattle.gov)
- A model for the future (article, at Seattle Times)
- HistoryLink Articles:
  - Century 21: The 1962 Seattle World's Fair (article series):
    - Part 1
    - Part 2
  - Century 21 Exposition: Performing Arts at the Fair
  - Century 21 Exposition Protocol Assistant Roger Martinsen Remembers the Fair
  - Century 21 World's Fair: Structural Engineering
Collections, Archives:
- Century 21 World's Fair (documents at Seattle Municipal Archives)
- Century 21 Digital Collection (at Seattle Public Library)
- Century 21 Exposition (subject guide at University of Washington Library)
- "Century 21 Exposition" (search results, at University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections: Seattle Photographs Collection)
- "Century 21 Exposition" (search results, at University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections: Pamphlet and Textual Documents Collection)
- Donald Isle Foster Collection on the Century 21 Exposition, 1961-1963 (at Orbis Cascade Alliance)
Other:
- Century 21 Exposition (search results at HistoryLink: Free Encyclopedia of Washington State History)
- Lesson Twenty-five: The Impact of the Cold War on Seattle: The 1962 Seattle World's Fair (classroom materials, at Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest)
- Century 21 Exhibition Curriculum (3 lessons at the Museum of History and Industry)
- Stories from the Fair (PDF, curriculum unit, 54pp, at KCTS-9)

Section Last Modified February 25, 2023