The Road to Woodstock (22 page)

By the end of the day, Wes had made an announcement for local radio stations, asking people not to attempt to travel to Woodstock, that we were at capacity. An estimated one million people tried to get there on Friday and had to turn back.

Bethel residents peer through the window while we meet with town officials to make sure we can have the festival in White Lake
© CHARLIE CRIST/TIMES-HERALD RECORD

Me, Chris Langhart, and Ticia
© HENRY DILTZ

Max’s field, eight days to go
© HENRY DILTZ

Woodstock Ventures headquarters at the New York Telephone Building in Kauneonga Lake
© HENRY DILTZ

Stage designer Steve Cohen, me, and stage construction foreman Jay Drevers
© HENRY DILTZ

Building the turntable for the stage, August 11
© HENRY DILTZ

Max Yasgur (left, with pipe) and me
© HENRY DILTZ © BILL EPPRIDGE

Our jungle gym in the kids’ park
© HENRY DILTZ

Artist Ron Liis
© HENRY DILTZ

A wooden sculpture created by Buster Simpson
© HENRY DILTZ

A rigger in midflight
© HENRY DILTZ

Chip sorting through a maze of wiring under the stage
© HENRY DILTZ

Filmmakers Malcolm Hart (center) and Michael Margetts (right) at the local garage
© HENRY DILTZ