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The Production & Distribution Zone (Zone 5)
1939 New York World's Fair

Westinghouse


Architects: Skidmore and John Moss

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Westinghouse
Westinghouse - photo 264

Westinghouse at night
Westinghouse at night - photo 263

Westinghouse  Building
Westinghouse

The Hall of Electrical Power and The Hall of Electrical Living comprised the two, huge, glass-enclosed rooms on either side of the central exhibit.

Visitors could view demonstrations of how man used the forces of electricity. Also on exhibit was a riderless bicycle and an eight-foot robot that could talk, see, smell, and count on his fingers.


Westinghouse "Moto-Man" robot
"Moto-Man" was a 7-foot metal man (robot) that talked, saw, smelled, sang and could count
with his fingers.

Westinghouse "Moto-Man" robot
Westinghouse "Moto-Man" robot;