the great chicago fire happened to the chicago world's fair buildings.
the great chicago fire happened to the chicago world's fair buildings.
what happened to the chicago world's fair buildings?
the great chicago fire
in 1890, chicago won the honor of hosting the world's columbian exposition. in 1891, jackson park was selected as its site. olmsted and chicago's architect and planner, daniel h. burnham, with his partner john wellborn root, laid out the fairgrounds. a team of architects and sculptors created the "white city" of plaster buildings and artworks in beaux-arts style. the historic world's fair opened to visitors on may 1, 1893. it was root's last project, as he caught pneumonia and died in january 1891, two years before the fair's opening. after the fair closed, the site was transformed back into parkland, as the fair buildings were not designed to be permanent structures.
jackson park (chicago)
through most of the 19th century, rural north america enjoyed the entertainment of traveling shows. these shows could include a circus, vaudeville show, burlesque show, or a magic lantern show. it is believed that the 1893 chicago world's fair was the catalyst that brought about the modern traveling carnival. at the chicago world's fair was an avenue at the edge of the grounds called the midway plaisance. this avenue of the fair had games of chance, freak shows, wild west shows (including buffalo bill whose show was set up near the fairground) and burlesque shows. it also featured the original ferris wheel, constructed by george washington gale ferris jr. following the chicago world's fair, the term "midway" was adopted from the midway plaisance to denote the area at county and state fairs where sideshow entertainment was located.
traveling carnival