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Show NE\N NE N ME \ ' Y nl\ nl nlADOPTS E \ ADOPTS .1DOPTS 1DOPTS . .1DOPTSI .1DOPTSIf'r I I"WllFARE I "ME ME "WllFARE WllFARE If'r Ifr If'rMAN " " ' OF MAN " I AS 1AS , S THEME TFEME 1 OF fAIR I $125,000,000 125000000 $ , , ExposItion Expositionto to 1\ 1 11j hct P \ O 1j ct Building the theond the\\ond the ond \ \ond ond \ ond of ! Tomorrow TomorrowNew orrow . , New YorkThe York -The The - The New York World's Worlds World'sFair World'sFair World'sFair WorldsFair ' Fair of 1939 which , , according to toGro toGrot toGro\cr toGro cr Gro\ Gro Grot Groer \ er Whalen President of the Fair Fair.will Fairwill , . will be a $125 125 $ 000 000 show . , . will have havea I Ia a theme- theme themeBUilding theme - Building the World of To Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow morrow , . . ' ' i iThis This was announced tor for the first firsttime firsttime firsttime time by \ Mr l\1r l 1r Whalen , , following the theadoptIOn theadoption theadoption adoptIOn of the theme and the design designby designby designby by the Board of Director'The Director " 'The The ' The Theme ' said Mr Whalen'encompasses Whalen 'encompasses encompasses ' ' encompasses the well-beme well beme well-bemg bemg well-being being - of man manthe manthe manthe the betterment of life hfe It will be car carrled carrled carried rled out in 111 our exhibit e'Chlblt eChlblt ' zones in m our ouramusements ouramusements ouramusements amusements , and in m a beautiful beautiful'Theme beautiful'Theme beautiful'Theme beautifulTheme 'Theme Theme ' Tower TO\'ver TO 'ver ver \ ' We111 We \ will \\111 111 display to tothe tothe tothe the visitors all the eoods goods . , all the ma materlals materials matenals terlals terials all the resources and pO\\ pO pOers powers powersman powersman \ \ ers I Iman man has amassed , to the end that by bystudying bystudying I Istudymg studymg studying them , one may learn how to toplan toplan toplan plan and to attain attam a more admirable admirablefuture admirablefuture admirablefuture future " The design deslgn a simple and practical practicalone one that is motivated by considera considera- consideration consideration consideration - - tion for the hundreds of thousands of ofpeople ofpeople ofpeople people expected c\ c c\ery c ery cery every \ ery day , , diVIdes dividesthe dividesthe I Ithe the main malO section into mto ten zones These Thesezones Thesezones Thesezones zones will w111 display exhibits of cloth cloth- cloth109 clothing clothing - ing 109 , . shelter , , the arts the basic indus mdus- mdus indus- mdusI mdustries industries industries - - I tries , , . health , , sustenance recreation recreationgoernment recreationgoternment recreationgo\ recreationgo recreationgoeminent go\ernment go ernment goternment \ eminent and co-operation co operation - educa educa- education education education - - tion , , and public and social services servicesEach servicesEach servicesEach Each exhibit will be allocated to ItS ItSproper itsproper itsproper proper zone There will be no haphaz haphaz- haphazard haphazard haphazard - - ard or scattered display For the first firsttime firsttime firsttime firsttimeisitors time , t \ \isitors isitors need not \ walk alk all 0\ 0 of 0er overa \ era er era a fair grounds to see what they want wantto wantto wantto to sec see , and only what they want to tosee tosee tosee see seeFOCoil seeFocal Fecal FOCoil Focal ExhibitsIn Exhibits E\.hlblts E.hlblts E .hlblts hlblts ExhibitsIn : \ . In each zone there will be a focal focalexhIbit focalexhibit focalexhibit exhIbit to explain explam , in dramatic dram1t1c . ; fash fash- fashion fashion fashion - ion , the nature of the sector , Its Itshistory itshistory itshistory history , and its po'ential poential po'entlal poentlal ' futureThe futureThe future futureThe The zones will be laid out around aroundthe aroundthe aroundthe the 'Theme Theme ' To Tower Toter ' . er , , " in the heart of ofthe ofthe ofthe the main mam section , a 250 foot structure structurethat structurethat structurethat that will dominate the park In thIs thIstower thistower thistower tower t , will . , III ill be a panorama to show showwhat showwhat showwhat what strides strtdes America Amenca has made m to mthe tothe inthe the 150 years that have parsed pa"sed pased passed " since sinceGeorge sinceGeorge sinceGeorge George Washington strode into mto New NewYork's Newfork's NewYork's NewYorks York's Yorks fork's forks ' ' old Federal rederal Hall and took tookthe tookthe tookthe the oath of office as our first presi presI- presIdent president president - - dent dentThe The opening of the Fair , , April 30 30.1939 301939 , . 1939 commemorates the 150lh 150th an- an anniversary anniversary an anniversary - niversary of that dayThIS dayThis day dayThis This panorama will also show the theinterdependence theInterdependence theInterdependence interdependence of or the 18 28 n8 ' states born bornof bornof bornof of the 13 original Colonies Colomes , and the theInterrelatIon theInterrelation theinterrelation InterrelatIon of the big cities and the thecountry thecountry thecountry country districts of the United Untted StatesThe StatesThe States StatesThe The site of the F Fair ur , Flushing FlushingMeadow FlushingMeadow FlushingMeadow Meadow Park Plfk , , v.1l1 v1l1 will . ill be b a permanent permanentpark permanentpark permanentpark park at'cr atcr afler afer ' the Fair is done It com com- compnses comprises comprises - prises pnses 1216 acres-twice acres twice acres - - twice the space spaceever spaceever spaceever ever before given over to a Fair Fall " . The work of converting converhng the slte site slteinto siteInto siteinto into a Fair Grounds and a park re- re reqUires requires re requires - - quires engineering engmeerIng and artistic skill skillof skillof skillof of the highest , the employment of ofhundreds ofhundreds ofhundreds hundreds of men , and the expenditure expenditureof expenditureor or of millions of dollars Great mounds moundsof of debris must be shifted Great de- de de - pressions presslOns must be filled in m A nver river nvermust rivermust rivermust must be canalized canahzed and its tidal In1et Inlet In1etdammed Inletdammed inletdammed dammed Two great ( real swamps must be bedredged bedredged bedredged dredged and made into beautiful beautifullakes beautifullakes beautifullakes lakes Sl Six " thousand trees or more moremust moremust moremust must be planted , tens of thousands thousandsof of shrubs , millions mllhons of fio\\ fio flowers fioers \ ers Roads Roadsmust Roadsmust Roadsmust must be bUilt-and bUilt and built - and bridges bndges must be bebUilt bebuilt bebuilt bUilt to span them Sewers must be beInstalled beinstalled beinstalled beinstalledCost Installed installedCost Cost to Run $125,000,000The $125,000,000The $ 5125,000,000 5125000000 $125,000,000 125000000 5125,000,000The , , The Fair officials offic1als estimate that that$125,000 that125000 $125,000000 125000000 $125,000 125000 $ , 000 " will "Ill Ill ha\e ha e hae hate ha\ ha \ e been spent pent be before before before fore the first visitor vlSltor is admitted to tothe tothe tothe the grounds . . The city and the state stateof stateof stateof of New York and the Federal govern govern- government government . - ment are spending spendmg millions millions , , and thebuildings the thebUildIng thebuildings bUildIng buildings ' ) they erect will be perma perma- permanent permanent permanent - nent The Fair Corporation will spend spend$30 spend30 $30 30 $ 000 000 Exhibitors , , concession concession- concessionaires concessionaires concessionaires - aires , , commercial groups , , and other othergo othergot othergovernmental got go , ernmental agencies will spend spendat spendat at least $50 50 $ 000 000 The city , , state and andFederal andFederal andFederal Federal governments goternments gO'o gOo ' ernments will expend expendabout expendabout expendabout about 35,000,000 35000000 $35.000,000 35.000000 $35,000,000 ? $ . , , , , tor for buildings buildmgs , , ex exhlblts exhibrts exhibits , hlblts hibrts and collatcra1lmp'rovements collatcra1lmprovements collateral improvments implrovements improvmentsMr implrovementsMr ' Mr Whalen believes beheves that at least least50 50000000 50 000 000 people will WIU visit VlSlt the Fair In in1939 1939 , and arrangements are bemg being beingmade bemtmade : : made to handle them hem all in m comfort comfortEIght comfortEight comfortEight EIght hundred bundred thousand people can canbe canbe canbe be well cared for on anyone any one dayI dayThree dayThree day dayThree I Three subway sub\Jay sub Jay subtray \ lines hnes the Lone Long Island IslandRailroad IslandRailroad IslandRailroad Railroad , buses and au aufos autos os will be able ableI ableto ableto ableto I to bring brmg 160 160000 000 people to the Fair FairI FairGrounds FairGrounds FairGrounds Grounds every - hour l-our l our ! , when .hen hen . arrange- arrange arrangeI arrangements arrangements arranee-ments arranee ments - I ments are completed though 10 in 10order inorder inorder I order to r'o ro fa rI ' ' ) th s ; . jt .it it t will wlB be necessary necessaryto to e\.t e.t e .t t e\trd e trd \ . : I"d Id " un one subway system a dis- dis distance distance dis distance - - tance of 1\ 1 \ two 10 . 0 milesRoads milesRoads miles milesRoads Roads are beme Qelng being built extendedor e.tendedor e\.tended e.tended e .tended tended extended : \ . or widened for the streams of cars carsthat carsthat carsthat that will w111 pour into the park from the theTnborough , theTnborough theTriborough Tnborough Triborough and Queensborough Queensboroughbridges Queensboroughbridges Queensborou.ghbridges Queensboroughbridges , . bridges There \ will III be a huge bus busterminal busterminal busterminal terminal parking ! spaces 3paces toi fOI 30 000 000autos 000autos 000autos autos and facilities for tiailers haIlers tiatlers tiailersA haIlersA tiatlersA A boat basih basin is being prepared 10 in 10Flushing inFlushing inFlushing Flushing Bay , . and plans are under underv underway underway v . way ay to dredge a channel in 10 the har- har harbor harbor har harbor - - bor for the use of deep draft ships shipsthat shipsthat shipsthat that \ will trill \ III bring Fair visitors tisitors \ ISltors from all allparts allparts allparts parts of the \ world \ arId There is 1S also some somedIscussion somediscussion somediscussion dIscussion as to the advisability advl"ablllty advlablllty " of de dei des s \ eloping eloping-in eloping in dn an - airport for those comIng comingto 1 to the Fair bv by planeComfort plane planeComfort Comfort the KeynoteThere Keynotei Keynote KeynoteThere i There will be buses inside mSlde the Fair FairGrounds FairGrounds FairGrounds Grounds as tt \ well ell as outside so that thatthose thatthose thatthose those who do not wish w1sh to \ walk . alk may mayhave mayhave mayhave have cheap transportation to any anypart anyI anypart anypart I toi part of the grounds they desire to toVISit tovisit tovisit i VISit There will W1n be thousands of oftree oftree oftree tree shided sh1ded sh'ded shded ' benches tor for those who whoare whoare whoar are areeary ' \ weary \\eary eary There will be lestau restau lestaurants restaurants icstauranti rants and amusements of various variouskinds variouskinds variouskinds kinds all over the 1216 acres Besldl Beside Besidethis Beside-this Beside this > - this there will be a mile mne lone long stretch stretchof stretchof of amusement amusements * east of or the main la lagoon lagoon lagoon goon - amusements that will not notImHate notimitate notImitate ImHate imitate Coney Island or Broadway Broad ay ayAn , ' An amphitheatre for opera , , plays playsof playsof playsof playsI of all kinds kmds , , and other forms of enter entertamment entertainment entertainment I tamment tainment will be built on the shore of ofI ofthe ofthe ofthe the big lagoon And there will be wa watcr water watcr I lagoonI tcr ter sports on the lagoon lagoonA I A children's childrens ' t , village Ulage flage a 'Hall Hall ' of ofNatIons ofNationsfor ofNations NatIons NatIonsfor Nations-for Nations for ' -for for - for the Fair Fall " will be inter internatIonal international international natIonal in flavor . , , and most every everygovernment everygovernment government overnment in m the world ' will 'vlU vlU ' be rep representedand representedand represented resented-and resented and - and other buildings building " , hav have havebeen havebeen ( ' been submitted to the Board of De De- Design De- De Design Design - - sign But as yet the style of arch archi architecture archilecture ! tecture to be employed has not beendecided been beenI beendecided beendecided decided , A competition open to all allthe allthe allthe the young architects archltctts of Greater New NewYork NewYork NewYork I York may establish establ1sh the style It 1 I 1the ' the opinion of the board that most of ofthe ofthe ofthe the structures structurcs will w1ll be of only one one'Jtory onestory onestory 'Jtory Jtory story ' , and will depend upon UPOIl . beautyod beautyad beauty beautynd nd od ad originality instead of height . . |