New York World Fair

It is the second-largest American world fair, currently known as flushing-meadows corona park, which began operations in New York City on April 30, 1939. (“The World of Tomorrow”). It debuted on the 150th anniversary of George Washington's inauguration in New York City. It is located in Queens, New York, the 1939 World's Fair covered 1216 acres and was constructed on top of an old ash pond. (Van Dort).

In contrast to other world fairs, it centered on the idea of "The World of Tomorrow" and showed several perspectives on it. Its opening line read, "Dawn of the day..”(“The World of Tomorrow”) o The principal goal of the 1939 World fair, which was planned and carried out between the height of the Great Depression and the outbreak of World War II, was to use the technological advances that were on display there to help the nation escape the depression.

Over 206,000 people came on the first day, and President Roosevelt made an opening statement. To set up their exhibits and construct their pavilions, civic associations, governmental organizations, businesses, and smaller organizations gathered from all over the world (Taylor). The 1939 world fair attracted almost 44 million visitors who took part in the myriad activities, attractions, performances, and exhibits that each represented a comprehensive view of the future (Taylor). Large technology corporations like General Motors and Westinghouse took use of the world fair to exhibit their most recent innovations, and other countries showcased examples of their national art and culture (Van Dort). The Trylon and peripheral buildings, which portrayed a "dystopian city of the future" in the shape of a diorama dubbed "Democracy," were the main draw of the 1939 World's Fair (Taylor).