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

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

This elevated railway, which brought visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893, is one of the city’s oldest. As part of a sprawling network operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), ...

Northern Trust is one of Chicago's most storied companies. Its colorful back story includes building a makeshift branch that handled the banking needs of vendors and attendees at the Columbian ...

Northern Trust is one of Chicago’s most storied companies. Its colorful back story includes building a makeshift branch that handled the banking needs of vendors and attendees at the Columbian ...

A captive balloon and Ferris wheel are at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. (Library of Congress) ...

The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition was an assertive statement about American culture and identity. Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World.

He famously designed the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago and the breathtaking Neoclassical buildings known as the White City.

The four stars represent events in the city's history: Fort Dearborn, The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, and The Century of Progress Exposition of 1933–34.

For six months in 1893, Chicago was abuzz. More than 27 million people flocked to the fast-growing metropolis for the event of the century: the World’s Columbian Exposition, aka the World’s Fair.

Instead, her sights went to what lay beneath — evidence of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, an unexcavated but huge part of Chicago’s history. Held in celebration of the 400th ...

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