http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:59:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/seattle-worlds-fair-50th-anniversary/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/seattle-worlds-fair-50th-anniversary/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:13:22 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3603 Seattle’s CityStream goes back to the future in preparation for the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World`s Fair. Century 21 was the 1962 Fair’s theme and now that we’ve arrived, it’s time to look towards what the next fifty years will bring. (Thanks Björn)]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/seattle-worlds-fair-50th-anniversary/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/disneyland-goes-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/disneyland-goes-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:39:52 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3402 In this documentary Walt Disney himself, shows us among many things, different props that will be used at the 1964 New York World’s Fair in which Disneyland will play an important role. Classical rides such as General Electric’s Carousel of Progress, Ford’s Magic Skyway, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and It’s a Small World were [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/disneyland-goes-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/return-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair-1964/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/return-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair-1964/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:30:23 +0000 Katharine Miller http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3362 Of the three World’s Fairs set in North America in the 1960s, the 1964 fair is the most memorable and oft-cited. It wowed the young generation of Boomers with technological wonders and forward-thinking ideas. It gave us a few of the most beloved Disney attractions. And yet, it wasn’t really a World’s Fair. Hopes an [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/return-to-the-new-york-worlds-fair-1964/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/century-21-seattle-worlds-fair-1962/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/century-21-seattle-worlds-fair-1962/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:44:38 +0000 Katharine Miller http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3004 Let’s climb aboard the Alweg Monorail in Downtown Seattle and take a trip back to the 1962 World’s Fair: Man in the Space Age. The Century 21 Exposition brought the first World’s Fair in North America since 1940 and the United States was eager to demonstrate its new ideas and advancements in technology, science and [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/century-21-seattle-worlds-fair-1962/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/montreal-expo-67/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/montreal-expo-67/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:08:42 +0000 Katharine Miller http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2868 Few events encapsulate the aura of the 1960s like Expo 67. Looking back at the photos and videos of the exhibition, one can get a good idea of the fashions, behaviors, and attitudes of the era. This World’s Fair, one of the most popular, was an overwhelming spectacle of delights for all in attendance. For [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/montreal-expo-67/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/1964-new-york-worlds-fair-futurama-ride/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/1964-new-york-worlds-fair-futurama-ride/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:30:28 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1353 General Motors was a pioneer exhibitor back in the mid-century often with the technical assistance of Walt Disney’s Imagineers. Futarama was a ride at the New York World’s Fair in 1939 and was updated for the 1964 fair which offered its riders a glimpse into what life in the year 2024 would be like. This [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/1964-new-york-worlds-fair-futurama-ride/feed/ 6 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/happy-birthday-lesley-hornby/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/happy-birthday-lesley-hornby/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:51:57 +0000 Guest http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1320 Don’t know who i am referring to? Well you might know her better under her nickname “Twiggy” (from twig – tree). Twiggy was born September 19, 1949 in Neasden, London. She became famous in the swingin’ 60s as a model icon and revolutionized the fashion world with her slim and boyish figure, short hair and [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/happy-birthday-lesley-hornby/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/koenigs-case-study-house-22-home-tours/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/koenigs-case-study-house-22-home-tours/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:21 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1036 The Stahl house, designed by architect Pierre Koening in 1960 will be open to visitors for a limited time. The house was built part of the Case Study House experiments for residential housing sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, which hired major architects including Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig and Eero Saarinen, to design [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/koenigs-case-study-house-22-home-tours/feed/ 8 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/hop-on-the-monorail-to-century-21/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/hop-on-the-monorail-to-century-21/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:21:19 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=995 I wish there were more expositions like the one held in Seattle in 1962. Going under the name Century 21, it showcased the best, brightest and most future minded technology available at the time – including pagers, exciting cars that looked like they could fly, various satellites and the NASA Mercury project to name a [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/hop-on-the-monorail-to-century-21/feed/ 7 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show-2/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show-2/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:37:57 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=990 For those of you who missed the first show, the next Swank Pack Show is due on July 2 at the Pasadena Jazz Institute in California. Tickets start at $20 if you book in advance. For more information and bookings, visit pasjazz.org. Straight from their smash opening on June 4, Douglas Roegiers and Dave Cox [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show-2/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 13:55:17 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=865 For those of you who always wish you were born early enough into the 20th Century so that you are able to experience the thrill, excitement and glamour of the 1950s and 1960s classic Rat Pack shows with Frank, Dean, Sammy and all the other boys, here’s your chance. Picking up where they left off [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/return-to-the-century-21/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/return-to-the-century-21/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:24:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/return-to-the-century-21/ Today we are returning to the World’s fair held in Seattle in 1962. Going under the title Century 21, this is one of my favorite expositions next to the one that was held in New York two years later. Here are a couple of photos from it to better illustrate my point.]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/return-to-the-century-21/feed/ 4 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/1964-new-york-worlds-fair/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/1964-new-york-worlds-fair/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:56:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/1964-new-york-worlds-fair/ I have two favorite World’s Fair expositions. The first one being the 1962 held in Seattle, also known as Century 21, the second one is the fair that was held in Queens, New York in 1964. It was the largest World’s Fair ever hosted, and the theme for it was “Peace Through Understanding”. This was [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/1964-new-york-worlds-fair/feed/ 16 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/ride-the-monorail/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/ride-the-monorail/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2005 13:26:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/ride-the-monorail/ The Seattle World’s Fair in 1962 with the theme Century 21 has to be the coolest fair ever! Go from downtown Seattle on the monorail, speeding along high above the streets of Seattle. The fair was home of the Space Needle, one of the most famous Googie architecture landmarks in America, it still stands there [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/ride-the-monorail/feed/ 3