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The 1939 New York World's Fair (also known as the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair) was an international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair included exhibitions, activities, performances, films, art, and food presented by 62 nations, 35 U.S. states and territories, and 1,400 ...
The WFC announced details of the fair's master plan in October 1936, which called for an exposition themed to "the world of tomorrow". [4] The World's Fair officially opened on April 30, 1939, [5] and its first season ended on October 31, 1939. [6] The fair reopened for a second and final season on May 11, 1940, [7] closing on October 27, 1940. [8]
Amateur film: New York World's Fair (1939) Views of the "World of Tomorrow." A few clips from longer film in order to showcase some ambiance of the event. Date: 1939: Source: Prelinger Archives : Author: Prelinger Archives: Permission (Reusing this file)
Worlds of Tomorrow, a science fiction magazine; World of Tomorrow, a series of animated short films; World of Tomorrow, the fictional setting in the Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow "The world of tomorrow", motto of the 1939 New York World's Fair. The World of Tomorrow, a documentary about the 1939 World's Fair
Futurama was an exhibit and ride at the 1939 New York World's Fair designed by Norman Bel Geddes, which presented a possible model of the world 20 years into the future (1959–1960). The installation was sponsored by the General Motors Corporation and was characterized by automated highways and vast suburbs.
The Perisphere was a tremendous sphere, 180 feet (55 m) in diameter, connected to the 610-foot (190 m) spire-shaped Trylon by what was at the time the world's longest escalator. The Perisphere housed a diorama by Henry Dreyfuss called Democracity which, in keeping with the fair's theme "The World of Tomorrow", depicted a utopian city-of-the ...
The World of Tomorrow is a 1984 American documentary film by Lance ... A nostalgic look at pre-WWII America and the 1939 World's Fair through black-and-white ...
The 1st World Science Fiction Convention was held on 2–4 July 1939 in the Caravan Hall in New York City, United States, [2] in conjunction with the New York World's Fair, which was themed as "The World of Tomorrow". It was later retroactively named "NyCon I" [3] by Forrest J Ackerman. [4]