Bill Cotter

I don't know who put together this new video for the Boy Scouts but it shows I'm not the only one who likes Scouts and the Park! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chnOUp2QzLY&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1OpyPRT7GX_PSvq1e6Z6VKTe115KICrsWW-6hqoMQxJTfvMnl8eNX9mfw

I wonder how many people still have their artwork! Newly restored 35mm slide.

I wonder where it ended up. Newly restored 35mm slides.

Newly restored 35mm slide from 1964.

Newly restored large format slide from June 1964.

Have something fun, different, or just plain odd in your world's fair/expo collection? Well, dig it out of the closet, garage, or attic and show it off to your fellow collectors. I'll be hosting a free "Show and Tell" session on Zoom this Saturday at 10 AM PACIFIC time (details below). Let's plan on each attendee getting five minutes to showcase the best of their collection. Hopefully this will give everyone a chance. If we cycle through everyone then we can start a second round, etc. I know some folks have collections that would fill the whole time but this way we can try to fit everyone in. Please pass this on to anyone else you know who would like to join in. Bill Cotter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: World's Fair & Expo - Show and Tell Time: May 30, 2020 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95501784358… Meeting ID: 955 0178 4358 Password: 1SQt62 One tap mobile +16699006833,,95501784358#,,1#,458040# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,95501784358#,,1#,458040# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 955 0178 4358 Password: 458040

Sounds intriguing, Wayne!

Not under its own banner like in 1939 (had a big restaurant). I have never seen any signage for them at 64 either.

That's interesting, Wayne - especially as I don't think Ballantine Beer was at the 64 Fair.

Always good to see more!

I'm glad you enjoyed that part!

I've been doing free Zoom chats each Saturday at 10 AM Pacific time on world's fairs and expos. This Saturday, 5/23, will feature Expo 67. I'll post the details here and on my site the day before. If you have any favorite Expo 67 pavilions or shows please let me know and I will try to include them! https://www.worldsfairphotos.com/zoom/index.htm

Thanks for tuning in!

The video is online now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_xPTtxzFbU

Opening up the session now for anyone who wants to test their connection, etc.

Bill Cotter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Montreal's Expo 67 Time: May 23, 2020 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96582318795?pwd=ckwrVkQyc1dOSzZkOUlHTVlKQjBMZz09 Meeting ID: 965 8231 8795 Password: 8U2CLa One tap mobile +16699006833,,96582318795#,,1#,023721# US (San Jose) +13462487799,,96582318795#,,1#,023721# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 965 8231 8795 Password: 023721

Bill Cotter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Montreal's Expo 67 Time: May 23, 2020 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96582318795?pwd=ckwrVkQyc1dOSzZkOUlHTVlKQjBMZz09 Meeting ID: 965 8231 8795 Password: 8U2CLa One tap mobile +16699006833,,96582318795#,,1#,023721# US (San Jose) +13462487799,,96582318795#,,1#,023721# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 965 8231 8795 Password: 023721

Very nice!

And elsewhere you could buy special cigarette packs in WF colors.

No, there's a building with what looks like a striped roof in some other photos that can be seen here just between the road and the Press Building. So far it has eluded us as to what it was. May not even be a building - possibly a tent for a major press event?

Someday! we will find out more on that one. Someday!

You bet! I was an angel at school, of course, but saw what they did to the others. Actually, a true story. I went to a Catholic elementary school for a time and it was over-crowded so they went to split hours. I went in the morning, and my brother Jim, who was a grade behind, went in the afternoon. One day I was home watching cartoons or something when Jim came in the door and stared pounding me on the head yelling "I'm not Billy Cotter!" over and over. Well, when the fighting stopped, we finally got an explanation. He had been in class and the nun asked him a question and he didn't know the answer, so she said "Your brother Billy knew it last year." That apparently happened 3-4 times and Jim blurted out "Well I'm not Billy Cotter!" Out came the ruler. Poor Jim was not in a good mood when he got home.

Join me and Albert Fisher this Saturday for a look at the creation and the fun of the 1939-1940 & 1964-1965 New York World's Fairs. We'll be showing rare pictures and films, including some Albert shot while working at the 1964 Fair, with scenes of it being built and more. A Q&A session will follow the talk. This will be a free event on Zoom, starting at 10 AM Pacific time on Saturday, May 2, 2020. A link to the event will be posted here at 9 AM that morning, so please stop by then and join us on Zoom!

One of my favorite Swift shots.

They actually did make them there, and you could pick a pack to take home with special World's Fair packaging.