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The New York World's Fair opened
in April of 1939 in Flushing Meadows, east of the city. Its
theme, "Building The World of Tomorrow," was symbolized by the
Trylon and Perisphere, a 700-foot spire and an orb as wide as
a city block. The Transportation Zone included the Futurama
exhibit at the General Motors pavilion, designed by Norman Bel
Geddes. The Ford Exposition, designed by Walter Dorwin Teague
and Albert Kahn, contained a winding, half-mile road called
the Road of Tomorrow. Much of the Railroads exhibit was displayed
outdoors, including the largest and fastest train of the day,
Raymond Loewy's 140-foot, 526-ton steam
locomotive, the S1 6100. The Railroads
Building was the largest at the fair and also included a 160-by-40
foot diorama with 500 pieces of equipment demonstrating—in
a 40-minute show—the processes of the functioning train
and railroad. Loewy's design for an "Automobile of the
Future" was part of the Chrysler exhibit. |
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Chrysler "Automobile of the
Future."
The S1 6100 locomotive. |
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