Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

1938; 1940

Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

Flushing Meadow Park (Queens): Viewing southeastward across the grounds of the World's Fair of 1939-40, seen from Roosevelt Avenue and Willets Point Boulevard. Clearly visible is the Trylon-- the Fair's theme-- and some of the exhibition buildings under construction. View 2 shows the same area, in the Fair's second year of operation. P.L. Sperr View 1: May 30, 1938 View 2: June 23, 1940

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection