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Ending my topic on the photographic archives of the City of Montréal pertaining to Man and His World 1968 and 1969 (indoor shots), here are pictures of the former 1967 pavilions of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Thailand, Burma, Judaism, Kaleidoscope, Pulp & Paper and Steel industries. Pictures 1 & 2: "Morocco" (1968), Pictures 3 to 9: "Morocco" (1969) | Pictures 10 to 12: "Tunisia" (1968), Pictures 13 to 18: "Tunisia" (1969) | Pictures 19 to 22: "Algeria" (1969) | Pictures 23 to 27: "Egypt" (1968), Picture 28: "Egypt" 1969 | Picture 29: "Thailand" (1969) | Pictures 30 & 31: "Burma" (1969) | Picture 32: "Kaleidoscope" (1968 - ramp) | Pictures 33 to 35: "Judaism" (1969) | Former "Pulp & Paper Industries": Pictures 36 to 43: "Montréal Police" pavilion (1968), Pictures 44 & 45: "Interpol" pavilion (1969) | Former "Steel Industries" pavilion: Picture 46: "Arms" pavilion (1968), Pictures 47 to 50: "Arms" pavilion (1969).* * - I added here the pictures that I had not posted last January 10.

Thanks for mentioning this! Here's a brief blurb I wrote for some other sites: People often ask me when the last world's fair was held in the United States, and why don't we have them anymore? I will be answering these and other questions on Thursday with an in-depth look at the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair. While a financial failure (a theme common to almost every one of these events) it was quite popular with the millions that attended. I will trace the history of the fair from its initial planning way back in 1974 to where some of the remnants can be found today. This is an online talk through the New York Adventure Club. Details on how to sign up are available at https://nyadventureclub.com/event/1981583397284. If you can't make it live you can catch the replay for a week. This was a fun fair! I hope you will join me.

The New York Adventure Club is presenting an online lecture about the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair-- the last such event to be held in the United States-- this Thursday, February 26th, for those who may be interested. Here's a link for registration: The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition: America's Last World's Fair

In this topic on the City of Montréal's photographic archives, here are pictures from the former Expo67 pavilions of Venezuela, Africa Place, India and Mexico. Pictures 1: "Cinema" (formerly Venezuela), 1969 | Pictures 2 to 25: "Africa Place", 1969 | Pictures 26 to 40: "India", 1969 | Pictures 41 to 45: "Mexico", 1968 | Pictures 46 to 58: "Mexico", 1969.

Following up here with pictures from the City of Montréal archives, a look inside the pavilions on the north end section of Île Notre-Dame, next to the Expo-Express station. Pictures 1 & 2: "Man the Producer" - Space Exploration section (1969) | Pictures 3 to 20: "Italy" (1969) | Pictures 21 to 23: "The Collector" (former "Kodak" pavilion, 1969) | Picture 24: "Bulgaria" - restaurant section (former "Cuba" pavilion, 1969) | Pictures 25 to 31: "Ireland" (former "Economic Life" pavilion, 1968) | Picture 32: "Canada - Latin America" (former "Economic Life" pavilion, 1969) | Pictures 33 to 42: "Cinema" (former "European Communities" pavilion, 1968) | Pictures 43 to 51: "Ceylon" [43 to 46: 1968, 47 to 50: 1969] | Pictures 51 to 55: "Air and Space" (former "Germany" pavilion, 1969) | Pictures 56 to 63: "Photography - The Camera as witness" (former "Australia" pavilion, 1968)

These are all great (Well, not the poorly painted car in the last one - ouch!) Thanks for all these posts!

Ending this overview on the South end* of Île Notre-Dame, here are pictures from the "France" pavilion** and the former "Great Britain" pavilion*** * - I am using the Notre-Dame Expo-Express station as a marker between the south and north ends of the Island: geographically, Notre-Dame Island is oriented due north, from the Victoria bridge to the Jacques-Cartier bridge. ** - In 1968 and 1969, the "France" pavilion featured precious vintage and contemporary artwork (paintings, sculpture, glassware, tapestries, architectural elements) as well as historical documents (including royal jewelry) and contemporary themes. *** - In 1968 and 1969, the former British pavilion hosted two exhibitions: 1: "The Music Belfry", located in the tower, offered a musical voyage from the Middle Ages onwards, with photographic and audio-visual displays. 2: "The Belles of Yesteryear", located in the main building (on both ground and upper floors), displayed a vintage car collection, old movies as well as many documents, including car parts and engines. - Pictures 1 to 15: "France" 1968 [pictures 11 & 12: tiara of Imperatrice Josephine, early XIXth Century]; Pictures 16 to 25: "France" 1969; - Picture 26: "The Music Belfry" 1968; Pictures 27 to 50: "The Belles of Yesteryear" 1968; pictures 51 to 55: "The Belles of Yesteryear" 1969.

That’s quite a long line of people waiting to get into the former USA pavilion. Put flags on the network of empty flagpoles outside of the main entrance and it would easily be confused with 1967 crowds.

Here are pictures from the group of pavilions facing the Québec, France and the former British pavilions. Former "Atlantic Provinces" pavilion: "Maritime Canada" (1969), pictures 1 & 2 | "Indians of Canada" pavilion (1968), pictures 3 & 4; | Former "United Nations" pavilion: "Education through Stamps" (1968), pictures 5 to 8; "Indian Art"* (1969), pictures 9 to 18 | Former "Christian" pavilion: "Christian pavilion" (1968), picture 19; "Ethnic Mosaic" (1969), pictures 20 to 23 | Former "Greece" pavilion: "The Stage in Miniature" (1968), pictures 24 to 28; "Woman" (1969), pictures 29 to 33 | Former "Monaco" pavilion: "Underwater World" (1969), pictures 34 & 35 | "Mauritius" pavilion (1969), picture 36 | Former "OECD" pavilion: "Igloo"** (1969), picture 37 | "Israel" pavilion (1969), pictures 38 to 40. * - An art exhibition of the North-West Coast native nations of British Columbia, including the Kwakiutl, whose artists made the totem that stood at the entrance of the 1967 "Indians of Canada" pavilion. The totem still stands to this day. It was restored in 2007 by the family of the former artists who made it (Henry and Tony Hunt). ** - An art exhibition from Northern Québec's Inuit nation.

With this fifth topic on the photographic archives of the City of Montréal, we are crossing to Notre-Dame Island's south end, starting with the former Canada and Ontario pavilions, as well as the Québec pavilion, which remained as was. In 1968, a commemorative exhibit called "Expo67 Memorial" was set up in the Canada pavilion. In 1969, this pavilion was transformed into a canadian sports exhibit area. In the case of the Ontario pavilion, a more permanent theme, called "The Face of Winter", was developped for 1968 and 1969. It showed mostly traditional ways of living through the Québec winter season in rural areas. Finally, as for the Québec pavilion, many historical, social and more regional aspects of Québec life were shown through the years. Former Canada pavilion (1968): "Expo67 Memorial" - pictures 1 and 2 (taken in the former Art Gallery section) / "Sports" (1969) - pictures 3 to 8 (taken in the former main exhibit area) | Former Ontario pavilion: "The face of Winter" (1968 and 1969): pictures 9 to 15 - 1968 / pictures 16 to 25 - 1969 | Québec pavilion: pictures 26 to 30 - 1968 / picture 31, 1969.

An oddity: J. L. Galef and Son, Inc. firearms wholesale catalog. Here is the "1964 World's Fair Issue" of this business's wholesale catalog. There appears to be no connection to the Fair other than the cover. Besides firearms, ammunition, and accessories, they sold a few odd things like catalytic camping stoves, stop watches, one model of pedometer, and one model of handcuffs; and most odd, a line of money changers, featured on the back cover. I have scanned the covers, pages of odd items, and the "Dealer 1964 Confidential Price List" page for those items. ("IMPORTANT! BEFORE SHOWING THIS CATALOG TO YOUR CUSTOMERS, REMOVE THIS") Also below is J. L. Galef's 1971 obituary, which notes that his son had died in a plane crash in 1959. Jacques Galef obit NYT Tue Mar 16 1971 .pdf J L Galef 1964 catalog.pdf

Following up with Man and His World 1968 and 1969 picture archives from the City of Montréal, here are shots taken in the Ferrovia (1968)/Locorama (1969) pavilion (formerly "State of Maine"), the China pavilion (1969), the "From Youth, With Love" pavilion (formerly the Visitors' Aid Center - 1968, 1969) and the Biosphere (formerly the United States of America - 1968 and 1969). - Ferrovia (1968): picture 1 / Locorama (1969): pictures 2 and 3; - China (1969): pictures 4 to 6; - From Youth, With Love (1968): pictures 7 to 9 / From Youth, With Love (1969): pictures 10 to 12; - Biosphere (1968): pictures 13 to 15 (early work) and pictures 16 to 21; / Biosphere (1969): pictures 22 to 30.

That's great that you were able to get this corrected!

This film was sold by Morley, the official Fair licensee for films and slides for the event. This copy had a lot of issues - it was one of the dirtiest films I have come across, for a start. It had also turned completely red, a sadly common fate for mass-produced films of that time. I cleaned most of the dirt off by hand, then digitally got rid of some more, but there are still some remnants. Perhaps a better copy will come along but this is going to be it for now for me. There's also a brief clip of amateur film from the Fair at the end. https://youtu.be/e0cdrQQz1mk

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PS: I just noticed in the full shot of the Theme Center there appears to be a piece missing near the top of the Trylon.

Amazing photographs. In that first shot of the long lost 1939 Theme Center that repair thing has an interesting resemblance to one of those failed Road Runner traps the Coyote often set.

That beautiful young woman certainly made for a charming welcome to the pavilion. Can’t figure how I missed her the day I was there.,

@Bill Cotter FYI: I never gave the ai tool where I saw the sign.

Pictures from the former Scandinavia pavilion. In 1968, it hosted "Mirror of Man"; in 1969 it hosted "Spain", a country that did not participate at Expo67. The first ten pictures are from the 1968 "Mirror of Man" exhibition, the following fifteen pictures are from the 1969 "Spain" exhibition.

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It looks like a vertical wall facing the Astronomer and then a missing section. That would certainly keep folks out. I don't know what they might have been fixing as this alteration looks "finished" yet this was the day of of the first big wind/snowstorm as far as I know. Here it is again:

This was the main entrance to the France pavilion. I recognize the rounded steel and glass frame, the ceiling pannels and the hanging light fixtures.