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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 New York World's Fair Corporation (WFC) was formed to oversee the exposition in October 1935, [2] and the WFC took over the site in 1936. [3] 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 ...
1939 – Moscow, Soviet Union – All-Union Agricultural Exhibition; 1939–1940 – New York City, United States [108] – 1939 New York World's Fair (exhibits included The World of Tomorrow, Futurama, Trylon and Perisphere) 1939–1940 – San Francisco, California, United States [108] – Golden Gate International Exposition
The Unisphere is built on a concrete foundation, which includes the piling ring that supported the Perisphere of the 1939 World's Fair. [ 16 ] [ 31 ] [ 9 ] The marshy soil of Flushing Meadows needed special consideration during the original 1937 Perisphere construction.
The Trylon and Perisphere were two monumental modernistic structures designed by architects Wallace Harrison and J. Andre Fouilhoux that were together known as the Theme Center of the 1939 New York World's Fair at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The Perisphere was a tremendous sphere, 180 feet (55 m) in ...
Pages in category "1939 New York World's Fair" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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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]