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Show NEW YORK YORI ( BUILDS 1939 FAIR FAIRExposition FAIRExposition Exposition , With Witl } Historical Backgroundof Background of 150 Years , Will At- At Attempt Attempt At Attempt - tempt to Answer Ansver , Question : "Where Where " Do We . Go From Here ? " By WILLIAM WILLIAl\I WILLIAl I \ C . UTLEYC UTLEYOMING UTLEY " - OMING events cast their shadows before . I COMING C In long barn-like barn like - rooms with unfinished unfimshed wallstwo wallstwo walls J two hundred or more artists , designers , archItectsand architectsand architects architectsand and their helpers are busy today . Some of themare themare themare are drafting draftmg plans . . Some are constructing tiny , , mmIature miniature mmIaturemodels miniaturemodels miniaturemodels models of unusual structures and laying laymg them out ill m illpleasmg mpleasmg mpleasing pleasmg patterns . . One girl has spent days sticking green greenheaded greenheaded greenheaded headed pins pms into a large map . Here and there are lIttle lIttlegroups littlegroups littlegroups groups huddled under green-shaded green shaded - lights which hang from fromthe fromthe fromthe the ceiling , discussing discussmg the best way to build a model or agroup agroup a group roup of models , , or how many green pins pms should be placed in a certain certam area on the map . . From the ceilings hang flags , , ban ban- banners banners - . ners and bolts of cloth m in brIght brIghthues brighthues brighthues hues and without apparent rhyme rhymeor or reason Finished Fmished drawings drawmgs and andarchItects andarchitects andarchitects archItects ' renderings rendermgs of bUlldIngs buildings bUlldIngsand buildingsand buildingsand and landscapes , looking lookmg bizarre and andunreal andunreal andunreal unreal , line Ime the walls and nnd the cor cor- car- car corridors carridors corridors - ridors . The scene is 15 the eightieth floor of ofthe ofthe ofthe the tallest structure in the world worldthe , , the Empire State building bUlldIng in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York . The people here bere are as high blgh . . . . . , . - . . above the clamor and hustle of Man Man- Manhattan Manhattan - . hattan as if theyere they \ were \\ere ere \ ere upon a moun mouri mountam mouritam mountain tam tam top-and top and top - and as far remo\ remo rcmo\ed rcmo ed remoed \ ed from fromall fromall fromall all apparent associationBuilding association associationBuilding Building ulldmg Fantastic rantashc rantastic Cit Clt Cut ) . . In the late hours of the afternoon afternoonwhen afternoonwhen afternoonwhen when the sun has sunk low in m the theWest theVest theWest West \Vest Vest \ , the shadow of the great bUild bUilding buildlng building ing lng points pomts a long black finger across acrosslIanha acrossManhattan acrossManhattan l\Ianha l Ianha Manhattan \ ttan Its tip rests upon the themrshy themirshy themirshy m\rshy m rshy mirshy ' \ terrain terram of Flushing rIushmg riushung Mead Mead- Meadow Meadow - . ow where , , after a gigantic task of offillmg offilling offilling fillmg filling - in m has been completed , , the thestructures thestructures thestructures structures and vistas vlstas these people peopleare peopleare peopleare are visualizing visualIzmg in m miniature mlmature will rise riseIn risein risein In heroic size and full - bloomed bloomedglory bloomedglory bloomedglory glory . For Flushing Flushmg Meadow is the site siteof siteof siteof of the 1939 New York World's Worlds WGrld's WGrlds Warld's Warlds ' FairIt FairIt Fair FairIt It will vi1I be the largest exposlhon exposition exposlhonthe expositionthe expositionthe the world has ever known , , from froma a ly 1Y y point pomt of view which may be betaken betaken betaken betakenIt taken takenIt It will cover the largest area- area area1,21612 area1,216 area area1,216'A - 1,216 1216 1,216'A 1216A 1,2161/2 1,2161 12161 2 , ' / acresIt acresIt acres acresIt It will cost more money than any anyother anyother anyother other e"Cposl eCposl e'cposition-some e'cposition ecposition some exposition " ' lOn-some lOn some - some $125 125 $ 000 000If 000if 000 000It It If the predictions predlctlOns of its sponsors sponsorsare sponsorsare sponsorsare are fulfilled , , it will attract the most mostI mostvisitors mostvisitors I vIsitors of all the fairs the world worldbas worldhas worldhas bas has known-at known at known - at least 50,000,000 50000000 , , , , they theysay theysay theysay say . . Certainly Certamly the New York f fair llr will willbe willbe be the most ambitious ambltlous in scope nnd and nndpurpose andpurpose andpurpose andpurpose"The purpose purpose"The "The The " theme , . " says Grover Wha- Wha Whalen Whalen Wha-len Wha len - - len , , its 1tS colorful president , , "is is " the thecreatIon thecreation thecreation creatIon of a better beiler and fuller lIfe- lIfe lIfethe lifethe life lifethe - the advancement of humancl human wel \/cl- cl \ welfare icl / clfare - . fare . . Purpose of the Fair r'ur rur r-ir r ir ' - . " "All All " that has been learned , or ordiscovered ordiscovered ordiscovered discovered , or fabricated toward towardthIS towardthis towardthis thIS end in m the one hundred and andfifty andfifty andfifty fifty years since smce George Washing Washmg- Washmg Washing- Washmgton's Washington's Washington's - ton's tons ' ' first inauguration as Presldet Presideit Presidentin Presldetln Presideitin , ln in the City of New York , , all th\t th t tht thtis thtis thntis ' \ , is good and attainable by indIviduals indIvidualsand Individualsand individualsand and communities commumtIes , , all the goods and ing mg factors to a better world " in inthe inthe irthe the exposition's expositions ' ' central tower , . , 250 250feet 250feet 251feet feet high , , and a connected ' * Theme ThemeBuilding ThemiBuilding . BUlldmg Building " The mo\ mo movement moement moemerit \ ement of good goods goodsand goodsand ; and ideas between betv.een betveen be \ \ . een sections sectlons and the thebreakmg thebreaking thibreaking breakmg breaking down of the fences that thatnow thatnow thanow now wall us in m will be traced in inheroIc inheroic iiheroic heroIc panorama Here also the VIS VISitor visitor visitor itor itor111 \ will \/111 111 iilI / be enabled to vlsuahze visualize vlsuahzethe visualizethe visualizithe the interdependence mterdependence of vanou vanous various vanousgroups variousgroups ; groups and governmental units umts , , and andstory andthe amthe ' the story of the nation's nations nahon's nahons ' ' rise to ti ra rap _ _ p . , + . ' , , f 9 9'i 'i i ' : ; w 7 ' a > ! p ! . .4 4 .4c c r / - .t t . : \ 11k 11kI 4 Va ' I t t'S - 'S S ' - : ti4 ti4r r - , 4 , 11tI [ 4f 4fflow now flow e e'thibit ethibit , > ' lublt bUlldmgs buildings w " 111 ill be concentrated around the 250 foot Theme tower In the New Yorlt York World's Worlds World'sFair World'sFair ' Fair of 1939 1039 , now under construchon construction , IS seen In the sketch shown here lucre . In the msets insets : the official seal of ofthc ofthe thc the c\.poslhon c.poslhon c .poslhon poslhon cposition ' \ . ; Gro\er Gro er Groser \ Whalen , president of or the rail fair " , and an e\.tenor e.tenor e .tenor tenor ctcrior ' \ . scene beforc before the proposed redcral rederal hall .nrl nrl .na na . 1.11nf , . . nf f.f ff : . . , < : ideas thus far dcveloped1111 developed dcveloped , will \1111 1111 \ iill be bedlsp'a beduspaed bedisp'a bedispa dlsp'a dlspa duspaed ' cd ed in a connected sequence sequenceso , so that , seemghat seeing seemg \ vihat \\hat hat what is available avallable to tothem tothem tothem them , visitois VISltOlS vxsitois to the fair may be beinspIred beinspired beinspired inspIred to work with their thClr fellow fellowcItIzens fellowcitizens fellowcitizens cItIzens for a more worth worthy wortbj ! fUtUl futuie e " Tlie The New York fair , , looking lookmg over overthe overthe overthe the past , . , will vili try to answer the thequestIons thequestuons thequestions questIons questuons ' ' "What What " kind of a world worldhave worldhave worldhave worldhavec have havee \/c c \/e e we \ / built7 bUilt buult ? " " and ' What kind kmd of ofa ofa ofa a world are we building9 bUlldIng buu1ding ? " " But It Itwill itwill itwill will go farther For ror the vl.Itorho visitor vl.Itor vlItor vIitor visitorhoconscientiously . : \/ho ho \/hoconscientiously hoconscientiously \ / ; hoconscientiously ho hoconscientiously conscientiously peruses the myriads myriadsof of exhibits , , interrelated mterrclated in m a n pattern patternhlCh patternv.hich patternwhich \\hlCh hlCh v.hich vhich \ . will permit him a compre compre- comprehensive comprehensive - . hensive hensuve conception of the whole wholerather wholerather wholerather rather th than m a hodgc hodge podge shm slim shmbango slimbango slimbango bango of separate separnte sensations scnsatIons , thc the thcfair thefair thefair fair will also attempt to answer answerthe answerthe answerthe the question queshon . What 'What ' kind l.md lmd . of a world worldOUGHT worldOUGHT worldOUGHT OUGHT we to bu build butld d ? " Exhibits Ehiblts " , Will Vu1l Be Zoned Zoued . It is us the intention of the fair bUild bUilders builders buildcrs ers to show ' ' the significant Igmncant migniflcant alhance alliance alhancebetween alliancebetween alliancebetween between all the thc potential contnbut- contnbut contrIbut- contrIbut - greater power through recognitionof recogmtionof recogmtion recognition of the import of these U1ese forcesThe forcesThe forces forcesThe The plan call calls for the classifica classlfica- classlfica classifica- classlficahon classificatwa classification - - tion hon twa of exhibits e\ll1bits e ll1bits c'thiblts cthiblts ' \ ' into mto the thc zones In InWhICh inwhich mwhich WhICh they belong Each zone WIll vill WIllI WIlldevelop willdevelop villdevelop I develop the theme of the C'tposltIon CtposltIon ecposituon ecposituonwith expositionwith ' . With respect to its lts particular class class- classIficatIOn classifleation classification - ification ifleation ificationIn ifleationIn In carrying out the plan , the New NewI NewYork NewYork I York fair will pursue wliat what is some somc- somc some- somcthing something something - thing of an innovation mnovatIon in m interna mterna- mterna interna- mternaI international international - - I tional honal expositions e\.posItlOns e.posItlOns e .posItlOns posItlOns e\positions positions ' \ . It is not going gomg to topermit topermit topermit permit e exhibitors e'thibitors ethibitors ' ' llbltors to choose their theirown theirown theirown own locations Space will be nlloted alloted nllotedto allotedto allotedto to them in the zones in m which their theirex.lllblts theirexhibits theirexhibits ex.lllblts exlllblts exhibits . belong belongGreen Green Pins Pms Pums Again AgalD . Fan shaped avenues , all starting startingfrom startingfrom startingfrom from the thc Theme To\\ To To\\er To er Toer Tov.er Tover \ \ . er . , will spreld spread spreldthrough spreadthrough spreadthrough : through the exhibit e'thlblt ethlblt ediubit ' zones for the theconvenience theconvenience theconvenience convenience of the visitor Vlsltor . . There There111 Thereii1i Therewill \/111 111 \ ii1i / be plenty of short cuts , . . too And Andbus Andbus Andbus bus transporta transportation hon will wIIl be provided providedon on a road encircling enclrclmg the f.ur fur fair f.urgrounds fairgrounds fairgrounds : : . grounds , . as well as along several severalof of the UIC cross exposition e\.posltlOn e.posltlOn e .posltlOn posltlOn eposutuon ' \ . avenuesAll avenues avenuesAll All of these things thmgs arc are plain plam to see seeon seeon seeon on a miniature mlmature model of the 1939 ioao 1939fa1r ioaofair 1939fair fa1r fair which is now to be seen in m the theEmpire theEmpire theEmpire Empire State Statc building bUlldIng It is per per- perfect perfeet perfect - fect feet even to the 10 000 full grown growntrees growntrees growntrees trees which are to be transplanted transplantedto to Flushing Meadow Mcadow to enhance the thecharm thecharm thecharm charm of the thc grounds and shelter sheltervls1tors sheltervisitors sheltervisitors vls1tors visitors from the summer sun sunThese sunThese sunThese These ( on the miniature mUllature ) are the thegreen thegreen thegreen green pins pms the U1e young lady on the the80th theBOth the80th 80th BOth flooras floor \ was \\as as v.as vas \ . manipulating manlpuIatmg so In Industriously industrlously mdustriously mdustriouslyBy dustriously dustrlously dustriouslyBy dustrlouslyBy By one of the two World's Worlds ' ' faIr faIrlakes fairlakes fairI lakes will rise a great marine marme amplllU1eater amphitheater am- am amphitheatcr - [ phitheatcr plllU1eater phitheater , gay with the banners bannersof bannersof of th the nations nahons against agamst a glorIOUS glorIOUSproscenium gloriousproscenium gloriousproscenium proscenium of blue sky , where pag pag- pageants pageants - . eants , opera and nnd all sorts of finc fine fincdrama finedrama finedrama drama will vi1l be offeied oITeled ' The lake 1.11.e 111.e 111e Like . . will vill be beautIful beautiful"Grovcr beautifulGrovcr , , " Grover Whalen promises . . "And And " it itwill itwill itwill will be gorgeously lighted We will willobtaIn willobtain willobtain obtaIn an entirely new lighting llghtmg sys systern systern systern tern for the fair Wo We expect e'tpect etpect ' to do doa doa doa a lot with hghts-m hghts m lights-in lights in lights - in theV3Y the \ way \V3Y V3Y of mak mak- makmg mak- mak making making - - ing mg the fair festive festIvc and imaginative imaglnahve imaginativeilh imaglnahvel1th Imaginative'iitli -\l1th l1th -'iitli 'iitli iitli - ' \/ilh ilh \ / lights hghts and shadows , , and now flow nowers flowers flowcrs ers , , and water , , and murals murnls , , and andsculpture andsculpture andsculpture sculpture , , tooOn too " On the model may be seen thc the thclmusement theamusement theamusement lmusement amusement : section Despite the am am- ambltlOus ambitious ambitious - bitious bltlOus purpose of the exposItIon exposItIonyou expositionyou expositionyou you can depend deptnd depuid upon New York to torealize torealize torealize realize the importance Importlnce : of having hav1llg a a"midway a"midway a"midway amidway "midway midway " " section sectlon in keeping wIth wIththe withthe withthe the reputation of the city as the thegood thegood thegood good - time hme capital of the world worldNearby worldNearby worldNearby Nearby are .lrc lrc ire . the Children's Childrens ' ' VIllage Village.the Villagethe , . the Hall of States , , the Hall of Na- Na NatIons Na Nations - . tionsHandling tions tionsHandling Handling Dandling ' the tbe Crowds Crowds.Fhc CrowdsFhc . .rhe rhe rue . radiation of the Ule & avenues &vcnues vcnues from fromthe fromthe fromthe the Theme Tower Towcr , as well weil as the thevaned thevaried thevaried vaned varied transportation facilities f.lClllhes flClllhes fculities . to toand toand toand and from the fair grounds , , will willellminate willeliminate willeliminate ellminate eliminate the ' ' main mam entrancc entrance entrance"where entrancewhere " where most crowds jam am their way into mto a World's Worlds ' ' fair . . There will win be beno beno beno no main mam entrance , , but through the themne thenine thenine mne nine entrances planned it will be bepossible bepossible bepossible possible for 160,000 160000 1COOOO , persons an hour hourto hourto hourto to enter the groundsTo grounds groundsTo To make it easy to reach the thetalr thefair thefair talr fair grounds New York York's Yorks ' ' ) new In- In Independent Independent In Independent - dependent subwaylhlch subway ( \ which \lhlch lhlch ihich , , out m in mFlushmg inFlushing mFlushing Flushmg Flushing , , will be paradoxically plradOxlcally : EL- EL ELBVATED EL ELEVATED - . : EVATED BVATED ) will be extended two |