ExpoMuseum / New York World's Fair, 1939-'40

New York City,
New York,
USA

Season 1:
Opened:
30 April 1939
Closed:
31 October 1939

Season 2:
Opened:
11 May 1940
Closed:
27 October 1940

Theme:
"The World of
Tomorrow"

Site:
1200 acres in
Flushing Meadows,
Queens

Participating
Countries: 33

Attendance:
44,932,978

	Located in recovered swamp land, much of the same site was used for the 1964-'65 New York World's Fair.

	The Trylon and Perisphere
	LINKS: ExpoArchive - information about both the 1939-'40 and 1964-'65 New York World's Fairs New York World's Fair - collection of images Photo Gallery - photos from the New Deal Network Drawing the Future - from the Museum of the City of New York New York World's Fair - Alan Anderson's site New York World's Fair - part of a class project from the Federal University in Rio de Janiero Westinghouse Time Capsule - from the New York Times General Motor's Futurama - collection of images Food at the New York World's Fair - a document The Iconography of Hope Democra-City - a proposal to rebuild Trylon and Perisphere in Suffolk County, New York Rising Tide - theme from the Perisphere Say Yes! - a musical about the New York World's Fair