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The Transportation Zone (Zone 6)
1939 New York World's Fair

Ford's Garden Court



Situated southwest of the Grand Central Parkway Extension and linked to the main Fair grounds by the Bridge of Wheels and the Bridge of Wings, the Transportation Zone is devoted to many of the extraordinary inventions which have enabled Man to conquer time and space. (from the official Guide Book)


Ford's Garden Court at the 1939 New York World's Fair
Ford's Garden Court - Photo D121 from the collection of Dr. William R. Hanson.

Ford's Garden Court at the 1939 New York World's Fair
Ford's Garden Court - Photo D124 from the collection of Dr. William R. Hanson.



Photo D122 - from the collection of Dr. William R. Hanson, shows the "Highway of Tomorrow"


Photo EM-Ford-01, courtesy Irene Nelson. Image captured from movie taken by her father Sea Captain Erik Manvall (1902-1987) and transferred to DVD by Johnny Riert (residents of Sweden).