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The 1939-49 New York World's Fair was a social and cultural milestone, a means for the public to "Tour the Future" as envisioned by lead designers, architects and industrial designers of corporate America of the 1930s. Millions passed through the gates of the fair to marvel at the futuristic icons of the Trylon and Perisphere, and to ogle at the Futurama exhibit in the GM bulding.

American and world visitors of the Fair could see demonstrations of television sets, robots and other technological wonders that would become commonplace in the decades to come.

The retro-future look of the grounds inspired several contemporary pulp stories, including the Doc Savage novel, "World's Fair Goblin", The Phantom Detective, June 1939 story, "Murder at the World's Fair" and Detective Novels, featuring the Candid Camera Kid, October 1940, "Death at the World's Fair".



Links
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/39fair.html
http://websyte.com/alan/nywf.htm
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/DISPLAY/39wf/front.htm
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/nywf.html