One Shots WHERE AM I? by Kevin Walsh April 10, 2012 April 10, 2012 I’m in 1939. 17 comments FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinEmail previous post BACK IN CHAMBERS next post ARROWHEAD SIGNS 17 comments Jonathan April 10, 2012 - 6:15 pm the 1939 World’s Fair, the two symbols were the Trylon and the Perisphere, both are depicted in this photograph Reply gayle April 10, 2012 - 6:17 pm Is this a Mason’s Temple? Reply Corinne Troiano April 10, 2012 - 7:23 pm You are wherever the World’s Fair was held in1939?? Reply antfaber April 10, 2012 - 7:26 pm Well, it’s the trilon & perisphere from the 1939 World’s Fair and, if it was a part of that fair, it would be in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, but I went there a lot as a kid and never saw this. Reply Corinne Troiano April 10, 2012 - 7:31 pm Just googled it: The World of Tomorrow/ World’s Fair was in Flushing Meadows….Cool that you found this! Am I right??? Reply BB April 10, 2012 - 8:26 pm It’s the vulcan Embassy in SF. Reply mk April 10, 2012 - 9:11 pm Someplace in Queens. That’s the Trylon and Perisphere, BTW Looks like there has to be a cable miniseries to refresh the memories around here. Reply RICHARD VOGEL April 11, 2012 - 6:54 am CORONA AVE Reply Matt April 11, 2012 - 7:32 am 108th near Van Doren. Next to the autobody shop. Reply chris April 11, 2012 - 8:02 am Corona, 108th Street between Van Doren & Van Cleef Reply Kevin Walsh April 11, 2012 - 9:36 am Yes Reply Dave C. April 11, 2012 - 9:42 pm There are some way cool videos on YouTube that show the 39 Fair, the Trylon and Perisphere, and the 39 GM Futurama. Reply Mark April 12, 2012 - 8:16 am Actually, there is an outstanding documentary about the ’39 Fair called The World of Tomorrow. Reply somebody April 13, 2012 - 7:15 pm I thought I saw it somewhere on108th Street in Corona, Queens. Reply bill s April 15, 2012 - 1:17 pm Thanks to Matt and chris, here’s a Google StreetView: http://maps.google.com/maps?&ll=40.740315,-73.853402&spn=0.014632,0.033023&t=m&layer=c&cbll=40.740388,-73.853448&panoid=kGz6TFq0UtzPeW0yeyGUug&cbp=12,304.43,,1,-4.76&z=16 Reply Mike in FLA via BKLYN April 21, 2012 - 7:22 pm I like the vulcan Embassy answer. Reply Robert Oggins January 23, 2013 - 3:41 pm The old corona post office Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
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the 1939 World’s Fair, the two symbols were the Trylon and the Perisphere, both are depicted in this photograph
Is this a Mason’s Temple?
You are wherever the World’s Fair was held in1939??
Well, it’s the trilon & perisphere from the 1939 World’s Fair and, if it was a part of that fair, it would be in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, but I went there a lot as a kid and never saw this.
Just googled it: The World of Tomorrow/ World’s Fair was in Flushing Meadows….Cool that you found this! Am I right???
It’s the vulcan Embassy in SF.
Someplace in Queens.
That’s the Trylon and Perisphere, BTW
Looks like there has to be a cable miniseries to refresh the memories around here.
CORONA AVE
108th near Van Doren. Next to the autobody shop.
Corona, 108th Street between Van Doren & Van Cleef
Yes
There are some way cool videos on YouTube that show the 39 Fair, the Trylon and Perisphere, and the 39 GM Futurama.
Actually, there is an outstanding documentary about the ’39 Fair called The World of Tomorrow.
I thought I saw it somewhere on108th Street in Corona, Queens.
Thanks to Matt and chris, here’s a Google StreetView:
http://maps.google.com/maps?&ll=40.740315,-73.853402&spn=0.014632,0.033023&t=m&layer=c&cbll=40.740388,-73.853448&panoid=kGz6TFq0UtzPeW0yeyGUug&cbp=12,304.43,,1,-4.76&z=16
I like the vulcan Embassy answer.
The old corona post office