Treasure Island 1939 Worlds Fair

[Foofoogal]

http://newdeal.feri.org/library/d_z_ft.htm

Discussing license plates in the Display forum here led to this. If it needs to be moved do so.
I had never heard of this Fair. Very interesting. Anyone have anything else on this. I found the link above with photos.
http://sandysfancypants.blogspot.com

http://newdeal.feri.org/library/g51a.htm
10 million dollars was alot in 1939. Wow.

 

[Flivver]

1939-40 saw World's Fairs on both coasts. The Golden Gate Exposition doesn't seem to get the recognition today of the '39 New York World's Fair, but it was a first class World's Fair in its own right...and it was an equally big deal back then.

I've known about the Golden Gate Exposition since I was a kid because I had an excellent View-Master reel depicting the Fair at night.

 

[NicknNora]

I love memorabilia from the 1933 Worlds Fair in Chicago and the 1939 Worlds Fair in New York. I don't have any from the 1939 Worlds Fair on the west coast.

 

[Foofoogal]

I had an excellent View-Master reel depicting the Fair at night.

fabulous. I used to look at View Masters for hours.

I am truly amazed about this hidden almost Worlds Fair. I know I will be on a tangent now looking for stuff. lol

 

[The Wolf]

I believe the DVD of San Francisco with Gable and MacDonald has a short film showing the S. F. Expo at night.


Sincerely,
The Wolf

 

[Foofoogal]

I am still so curious though as to why this is so overlooked then the other Worlds Fairs though? or is it.
I wonder if there is a whole group of collectors of this fair I don't know about. As a dealer since 1996 I have never heard of it. Why I love this business as I am always finding out new info. Keeps me going.
a few more tidbits:
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
http://sfpl.org/

http://sfpl.org/news/exhibitions.htm 70th. Anniversary
How timely. I cannot believe this. Must be fate. I had never ever heard of this Fair and now they are celebrating it till September 21st. with a special exhibit. Someone absolutely has to attend this and give us some photos. Seriously. (this all started with an old license plate mention here.
http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=43450 )

This library is jammed pack full of info about the Fair it looks like if someone is nearby.
http://sandysfancypants.blogspot.com

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Here, though it's blurry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxPSGale7Ns


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[Brian Sheridan]

Rupert Holmes's excellent mystery SWING takes places on Treasure Island. The book includes a map of the place and incorporates how the place was built.

 

[LizzieMaine]

I think the main reason the Golden Gate fair is doomed to be the Other 1939 Fair is that the San Franciscans didn't have Grover Whalen as their front man. Whalen and his army of publicity men were able to make the New York fair *the* event of the year, while the general feeling at the time was "Oh yeah, and there's also a fair in San Francisco if you can get way out there."

 

[Foofoogal]

Lizzie. You always keep us straight. Amazing detail about why. Thank you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Whalen

Public Relations Guru is correct. Out of my league but the ad people should take note as to what to do with an event. Truly amazes me how the right public relations plays out years later.