Chicago World S Fair Map

Maps, guidebooks, travelogues, postcards, and more from the library’s collection recreate travelers’ experiences changes coming to midway plaisance april 3rd, 2022 | 0 comments Gao hunxe nataorpheum£¥2 ice railway bazar irish industries, village ja. Eight years later, jackson park would become the site of the 1893 world’s fair.

One side presents chicago between river north and jackson park, the site of the world’s fair, with an emphasis on transportation routes, lodging, and theaters. The reverse side of the sheet featured a map of downtown chicago highlighting the location of studebaker's showroom. An elaborate air show is happening in the sky above, with biplanes weaving across the cityscape.

World's columbian exposition exhibits erected by u.s.

In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, world’s fairs and expositions celebrated the past while introducing visions of the future. Description go everywhere and see everything at the columbian exposition with this detailed map of the city and fairgrounds, published in 1893 by rand mcnally. Some buildings, structures, decorative artwork, and other remnants from the 1893 world’s columbian exposition survive today. An elaborate air show is happening in the sky above, with biplanes weaving across the cityscape.