Looking towards the vanishing Trylon and Perisphere across the ruins of the Fairgrounds, the murals of Hall of Pharmacy still visible. Photograph by William A. Dobak, February, 1941.
#NYWorldsFair1939 #Trylon #Perisphere #Helicline #FlushingMeadows #WilliamADobak
The building was designed by the firm Harrison and Fouillhoux, and it was that firm - and specifically #WallaceHarrison and #MaxAbramovitz - who had designed the Fair’s Theme Center: the Perisphere, Trylon and Helicline. (color photo by #WilliamADobak
‘Moods of Time’ sculptural sundial (#PaulManship [1885-1966]) and the statue of George Washington (with Federal Building, Court of Peace, site of FDR’s speech, in background). Color slide by #WilliamADobak. Ca. 1939.
Looking towards the vanishing Trylon and Perisphere across the ruins of the Fairgrounds, the murals of Hall of Pharmacy still visible. Photograph by William A. Dobak, February, 1941.
#NYWorldsFair1939 #Trylon #Perisphere #Helicline #FlushingMeadows #WilliamADobak
