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This one-hour documentary celebrates the centennial of the  Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition otherwise known as Seattle first world's  fair. Launched in 1909, the AYPE was initially conceived to expand upon  Alaskan exhibits at the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905. The AYPE's  mission extended to encompass geographical, historical, ethnographic and  commercial display of the Pacific Rim.

The 1962 Seattle World's Fair is in full swing for this colorful film.  See people riding the Monorail and festive Gayway amusement attractions.

Before Seattle's Century 21 World's Fair opened, KING-TV broadcast a  series of live updates on the construction progress on the fairgrounds.  This episode aired shortly after the Alweg Monorail first started its  test runs. It was broadcast 47 days before the April 21, 1962 world's  fair opening. Alweg Inc. President Sixten Holmquist and engineer Gunther  Wengatz are interviewed. In one of the more amusing moments, the TV  station used its new 'creepy peepy' camera by bringing it onboard the  train for a live broadcast ride, something that was technically  difficult to achieve in 1962. Video and stability quality are not good  by today's standards, but the live broadcast was state of the art for  1962. 

Pre-broadcast footage (partial sound) for Jack Webster show, air-date  February 8, 1962

A tour of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair

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Full history of the World Expo Cities (Bureau International des Expositions). Britain London 1851, France Paris 1889, United States of America San Francisco 1915, United States New York City 1939,  Belgium Brussels 1958, United States of America, Seattle 1962, Canada Montreal 1967, Japan Osaka 1970, Brisbane Australia 1988, Spain, Seville 1992, Germany, Hanover 2000, China, Shanghai 2010, Italy Milan 2015, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2020.

Extinct Attractions 1964 Worlds Fair part 2