While not spectacular to someone from 2008, this illustration of the “super-highway of tomorrow” was quite extraordinary to people attending the 1939 New York World’s Fair. A concept drawing for the original Futurama, this image was found in the Official Guide Book to the 1939 World’s Fair.
Read more:
Official Guide Book: 1939 World’s Fair (1939)
Dawn of a New Day (1939)
Railroads on Parade (1939)
Memory of ‘Tomorrow’ (New York Times, 1941)
