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Feb 19, 2017 · Travis Feirtag. 67 subscribers. Subscribed. 19. 2.8K views 7 years ago. This is an overlay of two maps from an original 1893 World's Fair publication, over the top of current day...
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Studebaker Map of World's Columbian Fairgrounds, 1893. Many Chicago mapmakers published maps of the grounds, often folding them into guidebooks or producing vest-pocket editions. Numerous exhibitors customized maps to direct fairgoers to their displays.
- Palace of Fine Arts
- Wooded Island
- A Ticket Booth
- Statue of The Republic
- Other Sites of Note
While the other major buildings of the White City were torn down, this Beaux Arts domed building still stands. Today, it’s home to the Museum of Science and Industry at 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead designed this island in the center of the fair. It was intended to offer a quiet alternative to the crowds in the buildings around it. After the fair closed, the island became overgrown even as Jackson Park sprung up around it. In recent decades, the city has worked to clean up the island, completing...
Otherwise overshadowed by massive and ornate exhibition halls, a tiny ticket booth from the World’s Fair was saved in the early 20th century by Nathan Moore, who moved it to what’s today known as the Hills-DeCaro House at 313 Forest Ave. in Oak Park to be used as a children’s playhouse. It still sits in the yard of the privately owned Frank Lloyd W...
The original 65-foot-tall sculpture that served as a symbol of the fair no longer remains, but there’s a 24-foot-tall bronze replica at Hayes and Richards drives in Jackson Park.
The world’s first Ferris wheel was unveiled at the fair on the Midway Plaisance and stood 264 feet. It was moved to Clark and Wrightwood in Lincoln Park before being moved to St. Louis for the 1904 World’s Fair. Today, the Midway Plaisance ice rink sits where that first Ferris wheel once stood. Another site synonymous with the 1893 World’s Fair — e...
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Interactive Image Map Showing Historical Imagery of The World's Fair in Jackson Park, Chicago in 1893.
American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection. Handy map of Chicago and the World's Fair / compliments of Henry R. Worthington, [by] Rand McNally & Co. Standard map showing exhibits of Henry R. Worthington at the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, 1893.
Two-sided colored map advertising Chicago and the Columbian Exposition of 1893, commonly referred to as the World's Fair. The front shows the location of the fair relative to the rest of the city while the verso details the fairgrounds.
eCUIP : The Digital Library : Social Studies : The Columbian Exposition. The Columbian Exposition > Interactive Map of Fairgrounds.
