Though the art and architecture of the fair were mostly destroyed, as was intended, its curious cultural legacy was not.

America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus' voyage to the continent four hundred (and one) years earlier.

Early Hershey's chocolates were wrapped in foil with a branded paper label overtop, but today, they are no longer, and there ...

Ground has been broken at last in Chicago as a first step toward the construction of buildings for the "World's Columbian Exposition" in 1893.

Books & the Arts / How was care commodified? And what has that meant for an undervalued but increasingly important workforce. Maia Silber At the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, ...

The first World’s Fair here, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, was a miracle considering just 22 years earlier the city was in shambles following the Great Chicago Fire.

Research material gathered by Brandon B. Fortune regarding two exhibitions and one exhibition catalog about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; including correspondence with museums and ...

The Midway Plaisance: midway between the World’s Columbian Exposition, uncompleted projects, and a quiet rebellion against car-centric planning.

The story takes place in 1893, Chicago prepared to host the World’s Columbian Exposition, a monumental undertaking spearheaded by architect Daniel Burnham.

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 ...

Ferris wheels have been turning for more than 130 years, the first one constructed for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, designed by George Washington Gale Ferris.

The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition served as a showcase for a fully rebuilt and vibrant Chicago 22 years after much of the city was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. This event became a ...