New York World's Fair (1939) in Pictures
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This 48 page Souvenir Booklet was sold to fairgoers at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
(Text below map:
"World's Largest Fair With The World's Largest City In Distance
First official painting of New York World's Fair, 1939, showing $155,000,000 "World of Tomorrow" Exposition.
Drawn by H.M. Pettit, painting shows clearly major arterial, subway, railroad and other lines which tie 1,216 1/2 acre Fair to mainland.
Main Exhibit Area of Fair lies north of World's Fair Boulevard with buildings and displays of 1,400 exhibitors on tree-shaded avenues radiating in rainbow colors from pure white Perisphere and Trylon. Extending diagonally to lower right from this Theme Center is richly embellished Constitution Mall leading to fountain-studded Lagoon of Nations and Government Zone where twin-towered Federal Building and exhibits of 62 nations center on 7-acre Court of Peace. Between Lagoon and Boulevard riese 12-acre Court of States group housing displays of most of 35 exhibiting commonwealths. South of Boulevard lies 280-acre Amusement Area, its quaint villages, gay restaurants, thrilling rides and shows fronting on Fountain Lake scene of nightly fire and water shows.")
New York World's Fair (1939) in Pictures
Page 24
This 48 page Souvenir Booklet was sold to fairgoers at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
(Text below map:
"World's Largest Fair With The World's Largest City In Distance
First official painting of New York World's Fair, 1939, showing $155,000,000 "World of Tomorrow" Exposition.
Drawn by H.M. Pettit, painting shows clearly major arterial, subway, railroad and other lines which tie 1,216 1/2 acre Fair to mainland.
Main Exhibit Area of Fair lies north of World's Fair Boulevard with buildings and displays of 1,400 exhibitors on tree-shaded avenues radiating in rainbow colors from pure white Perisphere and Trylon. Extending diagonally to lower right from this Theme Center is richly embellished Constitution Mall leading to fountain-studded Lagoon of Nations and Government Zone where twin-towered Federal Building and exhibits of 62 nations center on 7-acre Court of Peace. Between Lagoon and Boulevard riese 12-acre Court of States group housing displays of most of 35 exhibiting commonwealths. South of Boulevard lies 280-acre Amusement Area, its quaint villages, gay restaurants, thrilling rides and shows fronting on Fountain Lake scene of nightly fire and water shows.")