DAWN OF TOMORROW, 1939 New York World's Fair Part 2

Part 2 - DAWN OF TOMORROW - The 1939 New York World's Fair. This new film series covers the entire "World of Tomorrow" from 1939 to 1940 in New York City during the legendary '39 NYC World's Fair! Filmed by the production team that made Westinghouse, Dawn of Tomorrow features interviews with those who experienced the Worlds Fair firsthand in Flushing Meadows NY, near Queens and on the same site as the 1964 World's Fair. It was called the World of Tomorrow and showed what the world was going to look like 20 years after 1939. The fair helped to bring the country out of the great depression, or at least to lift the spirits of those who were there. Inspired by the great fairs of the past like the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago where George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Frank Lloyd Wright, Teddy Roosevelt and Henry Ford attended, the '39 fair featured new technology like television, automated cow milking machines, giant robots like Elektro and the amazing GM Futurama. Those visiting the fair had no idea that World War 2 was about break out months after it's start, in fact WW2 would set back many of the inventions showed off in New York. Part 1 of a multi-part documentary short film series. Features rare, never before seen footage, photographs, photos and films from the fair, transferred from 16mm film. Very rare full color and black and white film reels shot by an amateur photographer at the fair during the summer. www.Inecom.com

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[carolyn246]

Looking at the crowds, I notice there are no morbidly obese specimens shuffling around in flip-flops, their grotesque physiques accentuated in form-fitting spandex. No one is wearing sweat pants or sucking on sixty -ounce sodas. No one has baseball hats or clothing with advertisements on them. Progress is a double-edged sword.

[ORUPRANKSTAZ]

Back when Americans consumed what Americans produced...

When America was its greatest... when people still cared about each other...

[1957pinup]

3:39 classic bus lover's dream!

[leedumett444]

iam from the uk , but i love america, and nyc.

[1957primetime]

My dad was an electronics engineer from NH, and had a booth at this fair in 1939, the year I was born. Nothing in America is innovative now as it was then. My dad was a genius in sound. I have his photo standing in front of his booth. He also had the first tv, in the state of NH in 1948, and my photo was in the Manchester (NH) Union Leader in 1948. The mayor then, was a part of this opening. He got the TV zoomed up from WBZ Boston. These are great videos.

[mmaselli12]

thanks for all video....

[Aspanaut]

Hay at least wes got these old gents left ta tell us the tail ;)

I mean they could be restin in peace right know :'(

[humbleradio]

@carolyn246 Oh man, you said it. What happened to humanity?

[rcenzo]

The point that is missing here, people left their country and came to the USA for a better life.Today, all the shit comes in, and they bring their shit way of life with them. They act like animals ,and destroy the beauty of the USA. Yes some things have gotten better for the blacks , gays, and they are people just the same and deserve respect like we all do and should respect as well. We all need to wake up and make the USA a great country again..

[neqquah]

@ORUPRANKSTAZ Well, as long as you were white. I'm pretty sure it kinda sucked for the rest of us.

[verdefull]

when america looked European and was European not some multi crap..