tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post9051270132563190038..comments2024-03-29T04:48:01.038-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: 1964 New York World's Fair - Eastman Kodak PavilionMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-15376288607250970322015-11-19T15:00:45.966-08:002015-11-19T15:00:45.966-08:00Beautiful evening colors! :-) You know how I feel...Beautiful evening colors! :-) You know how I feel about this Fair. <br /><br />Always appreciate your views and wonderful commentary, Major. Thanks as always! :-)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-19806116681480228732015-11-19T12:19:53.832-08:002015-11-19T12:19:53.832-08:00Nanook, I feel like I need to post more ’64 NYWF i...Nanook, I feel like I need to post more ’64 NYWF images… I still have 100 or so, and a few of them are quite nice!<br /><br />Patrick, when I was a kid my brother and I would raid my mom’s flashcube stash. We discovered that you could trigger them with a toothpick. My poor mom never had a flashcube that worked when she needed one!<br /><br />Chuck, yeah, it’s hard to tell from the ground that the tower isn’t just a cube.<br /><br />K. Martinez, it really does look pretty there, and any fountain would be a nice place to sit and relax… but this one is especially good.<br /><br />JG, I always think it’s interesting when a designer can do industrial design (such as chairs or other furniture) and also do world-class sculptures.<br /><br />Nanook, if they announced the flashcube in 1965, I would imagine that the company had been working on them for a while. Not only did they have to design the cube, but make cameras that used the things. But it might just be a coincidence that the tower looks like one.<br /><br />dennis, I am jealous!<br /><br />K. Martinez, I don’t personally know ANYONE who was at the ’64 NYWF. There is a short documentary that I saw just a month or two ago, featuring interviews with people who attended the 1939 Fair. They were all still very spry and sharp. Amazing.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-30842989730796794302015-11-19T11:20:44.851-08:002015-11-19T11:20:44.851-08:00@Dennis, so you were actually there? That is awes...@Dennis, so you were actually there? That is awesome! There's only one person I know personally who went to the 1964 NYWF and I was fascinated by her stories of visits and her friend who worked there.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-6663678600204725152015-11-19T11:06:48.918-08:002015-11-19T11:06:48.918-08:00The rooftop moonscape cast interesting shadows dur...The rooftop moonscape cast interesting shadows during the day, to challenge aspiring photographers to take unique pictures. But as a typical kid, I liked running around up there making believe I was on the moon! Dennis - Levittown, Long Islanddennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17877267230282523219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-53605586903973216512015-11-19T10:19:21.345-08:002015-11-19T10:19:21.345-08:00Major-
It's certainly possible Kodak had an i...Major-<br /><br />It's certainly possible Kodak had an inkling of what the Flashcube was to be, but for the opening of the 1964 World's Fair, it does seem a bit premature. A short article from the Chicago Tribune, dated July 10, 1965, describes the introduction by Sylvania & Eastman Kodak on July 9th, at a Sylvania product introduction. And according to Sylvania: <i>"...it represents one of the greatest technical breakthroughs in photographic lighting in more than 35 years".</i> (If they say so themselves-!)Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-6349432245385580592015-11-19T09:50:52.532-08:002015-11-19T09:50:52.532-08:00Bertoia was a genius. His wire chairs are still a...Bertoia was a genius. His wire chairs are still available in catalogs. I used to sit in them at my university union during lunch hour.<br /><br />Prolonged sitting results in "waffle butt", but the chairs are spectacular sculpture to behold.<br /><br />Come to think of it, an uncomfortable chair provokes sitters to move along and not linger, not always a bad thing for some locations.<br /><br />I have never seen the dandelions before, beautiful stuff, Major.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-38735968044531926412015-11-19T06:44:23.891-08:002015-11-19T06:44:23.891-08:00Love the image of the fountain area below the &quo...Love the image of the fountain area below the "moon deck". The perfect place to take a break from the constant walking around the fair and reflect on the wondrous experiences of that day.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-91784782317214949182015-11-19T05:06:22.575-08:002015-11-19T05:06:22.575-08:00These are great. Never realized that the Picture ...These are great. Never realized that the Picture Tower had 5 sides. Or that the Fair wasn't blurry after dark.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-66227946583853474912015-11-19T02:57:42.024-08:002015-11-19T02:57:42.024-08:00Wow. Flashcubes. Hadn't thought about those in...Wow. Flashcubes. Hadn't thought about those in a few years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819318798840978404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-59612102084341075912015-11-19T00:38:57.998-08:002015-11-19T00:38:57.998-08:00Major-
These are some wonderful images. And thos...Major-<br /><br />These are some wonderful images. And those golden dandelions are so beautiful, for all the reasons you stated. I think in my next house I'll have them flanking the long covered walkway connecting my porte cochere with the front entry.<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com