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Post #96973 by Shipwreckjoey on Thu, Jun 17, 2004 9:51 PM
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The 1939 World's Fair was awesome. KPBS airs a documentary every once in a while that I should record someday. It's narrated by Jason Robards who attended with his parents as a child and even incorporates some of his families home movies. The whole theme revolved around futurism & streamline design. Footage of the robot, a miniature fully operational future city, mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, a jitter bug contest and the forboding Nazi exibit make for a weird window to the past. |