As the 19th century came to a close, prominent figures and institutions offered up their assessments as to how it would best be remembered and predicted what the 20th century held in store. Comparing ...
Chicago has played host to many expositions in the city’s history — perhaps most notably to the Columbian Exposition, often called the World’s Fair of 1893. In what is now known as Jackson Park, the ...
The Chicago World's Fair, a.k.a. the World's Columbian Exposition | The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Carl Sandburg called the city “Hog butcher for the world” — and was awarded a $200 prize — for his 1914 poem “Chicago.” For stock men and women, cowboys, ...
On June 1, 1905, nearly 40,000 people turned out for the opening day of Portland’s only “World’s Fair.” Today, it is all long gone. This image from 1905 shows the Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds ...
Midget Village, on stage in front of a crowd, Balboa Park Expo 1935-36. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Historical Society) Balboa Park in San Diego is widely celebrated for its stunning gardens, ...
The Kentucky Exposition Center is getting a $393 million renovation. The project will kick off next year and will be completed in two phases. The renovation will increase the venue’s “Class A” space ...
A map of the 1893 Exposition shows how much of the fair’s buildings were laid out on axis with the court of honor. ImageCourtesy of Wikimedia user scewing (Public Domain) Like its predecessor in 1876, ...
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