The “World of Tomorrow” turned out to be World War II. The 1939 World’s Fair, which played out over 18 months on the former site of the Corona dumps, symbolized the new age that would rise ...

Seventy-five years ago, on April 30, 1939, the colossal New York World’s Fair opened in what is now Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, in the borough of Queens. The 1939 world exposition — or ...

This summer marks the 73rd anniversary of the 1939 World's Fair, an event that would change the New York dining world forever. Here's a look back at all the wonderful things that the visitors to ...

More than 70 years later and the world is still far from reaching the technological and architectural utopia depicted at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Touted as "Building the World of Tomorrow ...

"Castaway" and "Forrest Gump" actor Tom Hanks will take the stage at The Shed in Manhattan in "This World of Tomorrow" ...

Stephanie Gorton - Freelance writer At the 1939-1940 World’s Fair in New York City, among the spectacles was a wildly popular exhibition: a set of two dozen sculptures grouped under the title ...

1939-1940 New York World's Fair: Petroleum Exhibit - American Oil Companies Posted: March 13, 2025 | Last updated: March 13, 2025 "Petroleum At The NY Worlds Fair" showcases the significance of ...

The 1939 World Fair's theme was "The World of Tomorrow." The long-lost Rockwell Kent oil painting will be at the Salon Art + Design fair in New York. Rockwell Kent, Power (1939). Photo Courtesy of ...