In the years that followed, tolls were levied in some places to pay for highways while “free roads” (later called freeways) were also introduced and funded by taxes (so not really free). But auto enthusiasts and industry executives dreamed even bigger, with proposals like Futurama, which General Motors debuted at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. This acre-spanning diorama envisioned a car-centric future of wide roads and ramps.
