1936 HOME MOVIE TEXAS CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION DALLAS SAM HOUSTON ZEPHYR KIDD SPRING PARK XD52394
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This fascinating home movie, complete with handmade title cards, dates to 1936 and was shot by an unknown American amateur filmmaker, possibly named McElhiney. It contains rare scenes of the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas. This fair ran from June 6 to November 29, 1936, at Fair Park, Dallas, Texas. The expo was a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Texas's independence from Mexico in 1836. The grounds featured more than 50 buildings, some of which remain in the present era. The Expo attracted more than 6 million visitors and helped boost the Dallas economy during the Great Depression.
The film starts with images shot in a trailer camp of "George R. Chester and Family" (10:13). A 1930s camp trailer or travel trailer is visible at (28:00). At (34:00), a "wee nip" as the friends partake in a celebratory drink -- keep in mind Prohibition had only ended in late 1933! At (54:00), the segment shot at the Texas Centennial Exposition. At (1:02) a sign for the Magnolia Petroleum Co., based in Galveston, is seen. At (1:01) what appears to be the fair's midway is shown, with buses rumbling by as well as men on horseback. The Federal exhibit building is seen at (1:32) and the Ford Motor Co. building at (1:42). Radio studios are visible at (1:56). At (2:57) a Dr. Pepper stand is visible -- perfect for a hot day! (Dr. Pepper was created in the 1880s by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas.) At (2:14), fabulous Art Deco sculptures. Starting at (2:49), extremely rare color footage of the Texas Centennial. At (3:18) a large "bus stop" sign is visible. At (3:37) more shots of the Federal building with its high tower. At (3:56) the "streets of Paris" exhibit is seen. This was a George Dahl-designed building shaped like the famed S. S. Normandie ocean liner. It had three levels (“decks”) and housed a lounge, dining rooms, a main clubroom, and a “dance pavilion” - all air conditioned. At (4:06) a Ripley's Believe it or Not! exhibit is seen and a (4:14) the Black Forest exhibit, Germany's contribution to the fair, which included the Nuremberg Restaurant. At (4:35) the Texaco Oil Co. building is shown. At (5:30) the film switches back to more typical home movie fare -- showing a swimming hole known as Old Kidd Spring "where the McElhiney's cool off." Various shots of people bathing and wearing 1930s swim suits follow. Kidd Spring Park still exists today and is 29 acres in size! At 8:17, kids and teens crowd a sliding board for a chance to slide. At (8:35) the Sam Houston Zephyr is shown. This train was operated by the Burlington-Rock Island Railroad and was the first streamlined passenger train in Texas. This train first ran on October 1, 1936 and ran from the Texas and Pacific station in Fort Worth to Union Station in Houston in exactly five hours, making four intermediate stops in Dallas, Waxahachie, Corsicana, and Teague. At (9:16) two people interact with a parrot in a cage. The film ends with footage (10:46) of more swimming in a local lake or channel.
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My late father was 6 when this was made, I can imagine him being one of those children playing in Kidd Spring Park...
My dad was the same age & went to this with his brother & parents. I remember he said it was the first time he remembered seeing homeless people & the depth of the Great Depression.
My late father was 5 when he went to the Tx Centennial with his dad. Saw a Gene Autry horse demonstration that he remembered for the rest of his life.🙂
I always love how no matter how informal or hot the setting, everyone wore dress cloths, often with a suit coat and a tie. And this was shot in Texas.
ikr such actors they were.
Their dress standards put us to shame. How will people be dressing 2036? Is it possible to sink even lower? The pessimist in me says, unfortunately, yes it is. By then we may well have regressed all the way to walking around like naked apes, because "it's not hurting anybody" we'll be solemnly informed.
Anyone who spends a few days in Dallas, Texas owes it to themselves to visit Fair Park. It's still beautiful and impressive after all this time.
Not any more.
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I wouldn't punish my worst enemy by having them to go to the Texas wht trsh State Fair.
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As a native Texan who has been to Fair Park many times, I'm a little in awe at how little that area has apparently changed. I was easily able to recognize the buildings. I had no idea they were that old. I suppose my attention was more focused on the corn dogs and car shows lol
The buildings were intended to be temporary and were constructed with simple materials. 86 years later most are still standing.
Three years later New York held a huge world's fair but not many of the buildings were preserved.
Fascinating home movie, terrible music .
TURN SOUND OFF .
Organic farming the music is great stop whining like a 3 year old at least it isn’t rap where women are called the b word and the c word and the h word
It's amazing how clean the fair grounds and water were then ....
I love anything about the Texas Centennial and Oak Cliff, so naturally, I really loved this!
So Airstream made train cars. Who woulda thunk?
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Thank you for sharing
Wrong music for this variety of video.
Red Bex stop whining like a goddamn 4 year old the music is great at least it isn’t rap where women are called dirty names
That Sam Houston Zephyr footage is rare! That was one of the first Zephyrs that ran from Chicago to Minneapolis-St Paul and was only a year or two old when they moved it to Texas after it was replaced by a bigger train on its original route.
Oh, yeah! PRE-PLAGUE civilization was SO much nicer!
7:37 Buddy almost seems to come close to doing a "header" on backflip dive.
You never went outdoors without a hat.
There was swimming at the pond once?!?
That’s Kidd Springs, in Oak Cliff, where they’re swimming.
The shot at 1:58 would make a great thumbnail for this
I hope y’all will reply to this I live in Texas but have never been to Dallas I’d like to go
8:20-8:30 That dude deserves a medal.
"To show up those Cheap Texas Broads"-President Kennedy
People back then dressed so much nicer. Hope that comes back in style.
I'm not holding my breath.