The Swing Shift Shuffle is a radio program of swing, big band, jazz, boogie woogie and other popular music from the 1930's and 40's that airs every Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (US Central Time) on WEVL 89.9 FM in Memphis, Tennessee, with a live webcast at wevl.org. In addition to the radio show, this blog is dedicated to all aspects of the Swing Era, including art, automobiles, cartoons, comics, history, movies, music, news, science, technology, and anything else that happened during that time. It also includes announcements about events in the Memphis/Mid-South area related to the Swing Era, such as classic movies, concerts, dances, lectures, etc. If you see something that fits the description, send it to me at tim@wevl.org. If you would like more information about the radio show, just go to the Radio Show FAQ page.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

World Of Tomorrow

This set of images, posted on Retronaut, shows artists' conceptions of the exposition buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair.  Based on the captions for the images, it appears these renderings were created before the buildings were completed.  Although I'm familiar with the famous "spike and ball" from that World's Fair, the others were new to me, and I am not even sure they were completed.  I especially like this Maritime building, with its dual prowed entrance.
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