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 ...
The Chicago World's Fair, a.k.a. the World's Columbian Exposition | The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — In any discussion regarding the biggest events ever in held in Buffalo, one could make an argument for the 1901 Pan American Exposition, which is the subject of the latest exhibit to ...
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, ...
GREAT LAKES EXPOSITION (1936-37) Planned to coincide with the centennial of Cleveland's incorporation and help draw the city out of the Great Depression, by the time the Great Lakes Exposition had ...
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, ...
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 Exposition Transit Corridor is a 15.2 mile-long light rail transit system (LRT) between downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California, US. Map showing the Exposition Transit Corridor Phase 1 ...