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**Jive-Bomber** · 04-19-2011, 08:00 AM

I've got a pretty short list of pre-WWII events that I would like to have experienced in the flesh, and would have to say that the 1939 New York Worlds Fair is definitely one of the tops. It was a very special window in time of America's history, as ...

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**The37Kid** · 04-19-2011, 08:10 AM

The ARCA held a road race there as well. One of my big car screwups was selling the remains of one of the cars that was in the race.http://es-la.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=402981369524

flamingokid · 04-19-2011, 11:41 AM

Among my 1939 Worlds Fair items is a Worlds Fair radio and a pair of the Chrysler 3D glasses.

weez · 04-19-2011, 11:52 AM

Jay, watch Batman Mask of the Phantasm, I was obsessed with the '39 Worlds Fair when we did that... the whole end of it is set in a fictional version of the World's Fair- I was drawing tons of set ideas and they wrote it into the plot- lots of transportation exhibits, (a dream car exhibit of a "car of the future" that becomes the Batmobile later-) I think there was big Flathead building too- I should see if I can find some sketches...

So much great stuff in the GM building though! What a year-

pasadenahotrod · 04-19-2011, 04:42 PM

I think the 39 Fair was extended into 1940 as well. There were toasters made with the Trylon and Perisphere symbol on them as a Fair commerative. My son bought a really nice one at a thrift store here for $6, sold it on the bay for $45.
The 33 Chicago Fair would be first on my list then the 39 NY Fair, fabulous automotive exhibits as well as all the other aspects of American life and across the World at the time/.

vinnymac44 · 04-19-2011, 04:50 PM

I was out junk shoppin the other day and was able to score a 1939 Worlds Fair New York license plate. Not much but lets me reach back to another time and place. Got it for $4 here in W. Ore.

PG · 04-19-2011, 05:14 PM

I love turning to your posts for a glimpse of this era.

**HEMI32** · 04-19-2011, 05:17 PM

Jive-Bomber Jay -

Great post!

It's really a bummer that the Chrysler video was removed from YouTube ... I posted it in my May 31, 2009 1939 World's Fair Chrysler 3D Film thread ... I thought it was a really cool stop-motion animation (almost PIXAR worthy

) ... but sometime in the Fall of 2009, the video went missing from the Public Internet

... I've been looking for another copy of it ever since.

UPDATE:

After further research, I discovered that John Norling's 1939 "In Tune with Tomorrow" (B&W version) was re-released in Color as "New Dimensions" in 1940 ... and that RKO Pictures re-issued "New Dimensions" as "Motor Rhythm" in 1953.

Here's a color anaglyph (red/blue) version of "Motor Rhythm":

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on and enjoy!

autobilly · 04-20-2011, 05:55 AM

That's outstanding (pun intended), thanks Todd.

04-19-2011, 08:00 AM	#1
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,419	1939 Worlds Fair I've got a pretty short list of pre-WWII events that I would like to have experienced in the flesh, and would have to say that the 1939 New York Worlds Fair is definitely one of the tops. It was a very special window in time of America's history, as ... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

04-19-2011, 08:10 AM	#2
The37Kid Alliance Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ridgefield, Ct. Posts: 15,680	Re: 1939 Worlds Fair The ARCA held a road race there as well. One of my big car screwups was selling the remains of one of the cars that was in the race.http://es-la.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=402981369524 __________________ Having the project is what makes me happy, finishing it isn't something I think about.

04-19-2011, 11:41 AM	#3
flamingokid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Olathe,Kansas Posts: 1,049	Re: 1939 Worlds Fair Among my 1939 Worlds Fair items is a Worlds Fair radio and a pair of the Chrysler 3D glasses.

04-19-2011, 11:52 AM	#4
weez Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Burbank, Ca, USA Posts: 834	Re: 1939 Worlds Fair Jay, watch Batman Mask of the Phantasm, I was obsessed with the '39 Worlds Fair when we did that... the whole end of it is set in a fictional version of the World's Fair- I was drawing tons of set ideas and they wrote it into the plot- lots of transportation exhibits, (a dream car exhibit of a "car of the future" that becomes the Batmobile later-) I think there was big Flathead building too- I should see if I can find some sketches... So much great stuff in the GM building though! What a year- __________________ weez

04-19-2011, 04:42 PM	#5
pasadenahotrod Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 11,201	Re: 1939 Worlds Fair I think the 39 Fair was extended into 1940 as well. There were toasters made with the Trylon and Perisphere symbol on them as a Fair commerative. My son bought a really nice one at a thrift store here for $6, sold it on the bay for $45. The 33 Chicago Fair would be first on my list then the 39 NY Fair, fabulous automotive exhibits as well as all the other aspects of American life and across the World at the time/.

04-19-2011, 04:50 PM	#6
vinnymac44 Grenade Inspector Join Date: May 2008 Location: W. Oregon Posts: 138	Re: 1939 Worlds Fair I was out junk shoppin the other day and was able to score a 1939 Worlds Fair New York license plate. Not much but lets me reach back to another time and place. Got it for $4 here in W. Ore. __________________ There's no need for all that, if you wanta get aquainted, just say so.

04-19-2011, 05:14 PM	#7
PG Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesnowduh Posts: 153	Re: 1939 Worlds Fair I love turning to your posts for a glimpse of this era.

04-19-2011, 05:17 PM	#8
HEMI32 Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 3,787	Re: 1939 Worlds Fair *Jive-Bomber* Jay - Great post! It's really a bummer that the Chrysler video was removed from YouTube ... I posted it in my May 31, 2009 1939 World's Fair Chrysler 3D Film thread ... I thought it was a really cool stop-motion animation (almost PIXAR worthy ) ... but sometime in the Fall of 2009, the video went missing from the Public Internet ... I've been looking for another copy of it ever since. UPDATE: After further research, I discovered that John Norling's 1939 "In Tune with Tomorrow" (B&W version) was re-released in Color as "New Dimensions" in 1940 ... and that RKO Pictures re-issued "New Dimensions" as "Motor Rhythm" in 1953. Here's a color anaglyph (red/blue) version of "Motor Rhythm": Just put your on and enjoy! __________________ Last edited by HEMI32; 04-20-2011 at 12:42 AM.

04-20-2011, 05:55 AM	#9
autobilly Old School HAMBer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tweed, Australia Posts: 2,523	Re: 1939 Worlds Fair That's outstanding (pun intended), thanks Todd. __________________ RETRO Spec. (tive) -Getting to where you're going by knowing where you've come from.

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