 While set in a "real" New York City, the history is obviously  changed. _Wizard of Oz, The (1939)_ (qv) and  _Wuthering Heights (1939)_ (qv) references put the year at 1939.  Despite being 1939, there is no sign of Germany preparing for war.  There is also no sign that America is in the grips of an economic  depression. All