tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post8169812429117872390..comments2024-03-29T02:30:53.003-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Expo '67, US Pavilion part twoMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-27318964788478084932015-11-15T16:36:11.200-08:002015-11-15T16:36:11.200-08:00David Buckland, I envy your personal memories of t...David Buckland, I envy your personal memories of the 1967 Expo! Thank you for sharing some of them.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-38429042079165217192015-11-15T12:11:46.420-08:002015-11-15T12:11:46.420-08:00I was there and remember the US exhibit for one go...I was there and remember the US exhibit for one good reason today - I have a photograph of myself looking at the ornate western saddle display which appears in some file photos of Expo 67. I think my Dad must have taken it through the glass display case but it could have been my sister - she sent it to me recently but can't remember if it was her photo. <br />The other thing I remember was the girl on the information booth - I pointed and asked for a leaflet on the state of "Ark-Kansas" (among others) and she corrected my pronunciation - there were leaflets or little books on each state. I am British and did not know better just in case you wondered. Ed Corbett Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18394365299148426370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-26592355422853583652011-02-09T18:56:19.702-08:002011-02-09T18:56:19.702-08:00the capsule is Gemini, the early satellite is a Ra...the capsule is Gemini, the early satellite is a Ranger Lunar Probe. DennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-36178431225661794882011-02-09T15:36:09.767-08:002011-02-09T15:36:09.767-08:00As always, I really appreciate the Expo '67 im...As always, I really appreciate the Expo '67 images!<br /><br />Edmonton almost bid for Expo 2017, which would have been the 50th anniversary of Expo '67 (and more importantly Canada's 150th birthday).Urso Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217679082887640189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-12138214670454937962011-02-08T22:06:22.146-08:002011-02-08T22:06:22.146-08:00Yeah, I was also wondering what was in there today...Yeah, I was also wondering what was in there today, but I was too lazy to check. The teams on The Amazing Race went inside the structure for a challenge a couple years ago, but I can't remember what was in there.TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-32367307062070568072011-02-08T20:35:31.687-08:002011-02-08T20:35:31.687-08:00Major, I agree with Barry. That is a Bleriot plane...Major, I agree with Barry. That is a Bleriot plane.<br /><br />Also, that is a Surveyor spacecraft.<br /><br />I'm pretty well versed in my spaceships.<br /><br />I couldn't be an astronaut in real life, but I managed it in my on-line life.<br /><br />JGJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456196709930408585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-60702793523316859832011-02-08T16:16:29.870-08:002011-02-08T16:16:29.870-08:00TokyoMagic!, I wonder what there is to see in the ...TokyoMagic!, I wonder what there is to see in the old US Pavilion these days. A little web research on my part is in order. <br /><br />Vaughn, I know I definitely thought that astronauts were the coolest.<br /><br />Chris, I love that song! <br /><br />Barry, thank you for the confirmation that the plane is a Bleriot XI!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-68448824827830114962011-02-08T15:10:12.245-08:002011-02-08T15:10:12.245-08:00Absolutely a Bleriot XI from 1909! Many planes and...Absolutely a Bleriot XI from 1909! Many planes and kits were sold in the following years and many pilots died in this type of plane. It had at the beginning only a 25 horsepower engine...but at that speed it was safe. Only when they began adding larger engines did the flaws in design become evident and the pilots began crashing.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297100028727512615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-33129733027296707612011-02-08T12:54:35.068-08:002011-02-08T12:54:35.068-08:00"I shouted out, 'Free the Expo 67!'&q..."I shouted out, 'Free the Expo 67!'" - They Might Be GiantsChris Jepsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-7471194404595613242011-02-08T10:58:42.578-08:002011-02-08T10:58:42.578-08:00Cool pics.
I think back in the sixties we all wa...Cool pics. <br /><br />I think back in the sixties we all wanted to be astronauts.Vaughnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-77921855292811143262011-02-08T00:16:48.353-08:002011-02-08T00:16:48.353-08:00Major, I'm enjoying these very much and defini...Major, I'm enjoying these very much and definitely looking forward to more. In addition to seeing the Atomium in Brussels and the Unisphere in N.Y., I would also love to visit this structure someday...although I know it's exhibits are long gone.TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com