PAN AM NEW HORIZONS, NEW YORK

Year Published: 1970s

Format: 16mm

Description: This travel guide (presented in French language for foreign visitors) explores various tourist destinations around New York City and New York State. "New Horizons" was a series of films created by the airline in the 1970s. The title was also shared with a magazine published by Pan American World Airways beginning in 1940. 00:07 Title Card: "Panam presents New Horizons, New York". 00:29 Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. 00:39 Manhattan, New York City, New York skyline shots. 00:48 Aerial of cars traveling on highway by city. 00:52 Commercial plane approaches landing strip. Skids on strip. 01:03 "Pan American" jet parks on tarmac. 01:10 Air workers wait on ramp. 01:15 Air traffic guides. 01:18 Attendant watches passengers exit "Jet Clipper King" jet. 01:21 Close up of Panam flight attendant. 01:23 Travelers walk up ramp. 01:27 Street level pedestrians walk street. Pan up to Empire State Building. 01:36 Street view of skyscrapers. 01:45 Avis Rent a Car street sign. 01:50 Pan down on Radio City Music Hall. 01:55 Street with American flag waving. 01:59 Exterior: the main branch of the New York City Public Library. 02:04 Street-view: NY Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. 02:07 Revson Fountain in Lincoln Square. 02:10 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum exterior shot. 02:13 Interior of Guggenheim. 02:25 Man walks amid exhibit. 02:34 Garden inside the Ford Foundation building. 02:42 Boat travels under Brooklyn Bridge. 02:47 Ship view of East River. passengers look at city. 03:01 Building by water. 03:03 People gather around large fountain and Washington Square Arch inside Washington Square Park. 03:08 Street vendor selling paintings outside Washington Square Park. 03:14 Picture sold by vendor close up. 03:20 Women walk past vendors. 03:24 People play chess in Washington Square Park. 03:30 Waiter waits on diners at the Ginger man restaurant. 03:36 Man sips drink. 03:42 Maritime Day band plays as man eats at table. 03:45 Military demonstration for Maritime Day. 03:58 Empire state building pan. 04:05 People gaze at city from rooftop. 04:11 Woman uses tower view/stationary binoculars. 04:13 High-rise view of Central Park. 04:16 Montage: Inside central park. 04:26 Bikers and horse-drawn carriage travel inside Central Park. 04:34 Horse riders follow path along river. 04:37 Group of riders ride along trees. 04:42 Woman on horse smiles. 04:44 Landscape of forest. 04:52 Couple look out at trees. 04:55 Woman points to landscape. 04:59 Landscape: Zigzag river. 05:02 Deer eats. 05:06 River with fisherman among rocks. 05:09 Fly fisherman casts line. 05:17 Fisherman casts line into stream. 05:19Horse-riders approach bright buildings, one labeled "Palace Hotel". 05:26 Riders approach hitching post. 05:29 Stylized "Dawson City Limits. Yukon Territory" sign at tourist attraction features cartoonish map.05:31 Tourists in cowboy hats approach man in stereotypical Native headdress/warbonnet on bench. 05:34 Pan over man in warbonnet sitting between two wood carved statues. 05:41 Close up on "Native" leather vest and man holding pipe. 05:42 Man stands by "gold-panning" setup by bright buildings, stylized western rural town architecture. 05:46 Man shovels dirt into panning trough. 05:50 Man reaches into water and grabs rock. 05:51 Man examines stone. 05:57 Sign: Boot Hill. 05:59 Couple with child walk through fake cemetery attraction. Wood tombstone reads: "Sour Dough Mike". 06:03 Wood cross: "Hustling Hairy Hebert: Hung, By Mistake, July 4, 1899". 06:07 Man in cowboy hat grills. 06:11 Man uses tongs and fork to flip barbecue. 06:15 Man and woman eat barbecue sandwich and pulled pork. 06:21 Woman bites sandwich and nods at man. 06:24 Couples wave from dining area. 06:28 People wave at boat in distance. 06:31 Couple on canoe wave and paddle. 06:35 Car drives past RV into "Treadway Inn" in Niagara Falls, New York. 06:43 Hertz car brakes and valet opens door for woman. 06:51 Woman looks into tower viewer. 06:53 Pan of Niagara Falls. 07:00 Close up of waterfall. 07:07 Water crashes on rocks. 07:16 Man climbs stairway in rocks by waterfall. 07:20 Woman straps seatbelt and man closes door of N8403B helicopter. 07:27 Helicopter takes off. 07:30 Helicopter flies over waterfall and past rainbow. 07:39 Aerial view of falls. 07:54 Aerial view of neon lit amusement park rides at night. 08:01 Ferris wheel spins. 08:04 Octopus ride spins. 08:08 Booster (fabbri ride) rotates. 08:12 People spin on rotor ride. 08:16 People ride aerial carousel. 08:17 Montage: Times Square neon signs at night.

Complete Record: This travel guide (presented in French language for foreign visitors) explores various tourist destinations around New York City and New York State. "New Horizons" was a series of films created by the airline in the 1970s. The title was also shared with a magazine published by Pan American World Airways beginning in 1940. 00:07 Title Card: "Panam presents New Horizons, New York". 00:29 Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. 00:39 Manhattan, New York City, New York skyline shots. 00:48 Aerial of cars traveling on highway by city. 00:52 Commercial plane approaches landing strip. Skids on strip. 01:03 "Pan American" jet parks on tarmac. 01:10 Air workers wait on ramp. 01:15 Air traffic guides. 01:18 Attendant watches passengers exit "Jet Clipper King" jet. 01:21 Close up of Panam flight attendant. 01:23 Travelers walk up ramp. 01:27 Street level pedestrians walk street. Pan up to Empire State Building. 01:36 Street view of skyscrapers. 01:45 Avis Rent a Car street sign. 01:50 Pan down on Radio City Music Hall. 01:55 Street with American flag waving. 01:59 Exterior: the main branch of the New York City Public Library. 02:04 Street-view: NY Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. 02:07 Revson Fountain in Lincoln Square. 02:10 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum exterior shot. 02:13 Interior of Guggenheim. 02:25 Man walks amid exhibit. 02:34 Garden inside the Ford Foundation building. 02:42 Boat travels under Brooklyn Bridge. 02:47 Ship view of East River. passengers look at city. 03:01 Building by water. 03:03 People gather around large fountain and Washington Square Arch inside Washington Square Park. 03:08 Street vendor selling paintings outside Washington Square Park. 03:14 Picture sold by vendor close up. 03:20 Women walk past vendors. 03:24 People play chess in Washington Square Park. 03:30 Waiter waits on diners at the Ginger man restaurant. 03:36 Man sips drink. 03:42 Maritime Day band plays as man eats at table. 03:45 Military demonstration for Maritime Day. 03:58 Empire state building pan. 04:05 People gaze at city from rooftop. 04:11 Woman uses tower view/stationary binoculars. 04:13 High-rise view of Central Park. 04:16 Montage: Inside central park. 04:26 Bikers and horse-drawn carriage travel inside Central Park. 04:34 Horse riders follow path along river. 04:37 Group of riders ride along trees. 04:42 Woman on horse smiles. 04:44 Landscape of forest. 04:52 Couple look out at trees. 04:55 Woman points to landscape. 04:59 Landscape: Zigzag river. 05:02 Deer eats. 05:06 River with fisherman among rocks. 05:09 Fly fisherman casts line. 05:17 Fisherman casts line into stream. 05:19Horse-riders approach bright buildings, one labeled "Palace Hotel". 05:26 Riders approach hitching post. 05:29 Stylized "Dawson City Limits. Yukon Territory" sign at tourist attraction features cartoonish map.05:31 Tourists in cowboy hats approach man in stereotypical Native headdress/warbonnet on bench. 05:34 Pan over man in warbonnet sitting between two wood carved statues. 05:41 Close up on "Native" leather vest and man holding pipe. 05:42 Man stands by "gold-panning" setup by bright buildings, stylized western rural town architecture. 05:46 Man shovels dirt into panning trough. 05:50 Man reaches into water and grabs rock. 05:51 Man examines stone. 05:57 Sign: Boot Hill. 05:59 Couple with child walk through fake cemetery attraction. Wood tombstone reads: "Sour Dough Mike". 06:03 Wood cross: "Hustling Hairy Hebert: Hung, By Mistake, July 4, 1899". 06:07 Man in cowboy hat grills. 06:11 Man uses tongs and fork to flip barbecue. 06:15 Man and woman eat barbecue sandwich and pulled pork. 06:21 Woman bites sandwich and nods at man. 06:24 Couples wave from dining area. 06:28 People wave at boat in distance. 06:31 Couple on canoe wave and paddle. 06:35 Car drives past RV into "Treadway Inn" in Niagara Falls, New York. 06:43 Hertz car brakes and valet opens door for woman. 06:51 Woman looks into tower viewer. 06:53 Pan of Niagara Falls. 07:00 Close up of waterfall. 07:07 Water crashes on rocks. 07:16 Man climbs stairway in rocks by waterfall. 07:20 Woman straps seatbelt and man closes door of N8403B helicopter. 07:27 Helicopter takes off. 07:30 Helicopter flies over waterfall and past rainbow. 07:39 Aerial view of falls. 07:54 Aerial view of neon lit amusement park rides at night. 08:01 Ferris wheel spins. 08:04 Octopus ride spins. 08:08 Booster (fabbri ride) rotates. 08:12 People spin on rotor ride. 08:16 People ride aerial carousel. 08:17 Montage: Times Square neon signs at night.