The Administration Building was a 55,000-square-foot dome that held the offices of organizers of the 1893 World’s Fair. It was the first building fairgoers likely saw after they paid their 50 ...

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

While the World’s Fair was, indeed, an indelible triumph for Chicago, many now point to Midway as voyeuristic and exploitative, a place outside the pristine promenades of the White City where ...

For as complete a World's Fair experience as you can get 120 years later, the Architecture Foundation offers two tours on the subject, the Devil in the White City, and White City Revisited, where ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, or Columbian Exposition, was a distinct point in history for science and culture, one that even West Virginia had a presence in. Running ...

The fair, which took place from May 1, 1893 to Oct. 30, 1893, was brought into the 21st century by author Erik Larson’s book “The Devil and the White City” — which equally tells the story ...

Dust off that copy of The Devil in the White City, Chicago: Logan Square cocktail bar the Meadowlark has unveiled a new drink menu whisking patrons through the grand sprawl of the 1893 World’s ...

Refracting images : anthropological display at the Chicago World's Fair, 1893 / Ira Jacknis -- Essay 5. Relic hunters in the White City : artifacts, authority, and ambition at the World's Columbian ...

Finfer’s original musical, “Burnham’s Dream: The White City,” premieres this weekend. Previews start Friday at Theater Wit, and the show will officially run June 4 through July 1.

Broken Icarus the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, the golden age of aviation, ... Notes Purchased from the S, Dillon Ripley Endowment Contents On the edge -- White City -- Black Shirt -- Zeppelin -- Up! -- ...