It's a History Podcast

025: The 1893 Chicago World's Fair: How a Fair Goes From Concept to Reality in Just Three Years


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Hello! In todays episode I cover the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. Over the course of todays episode You will hear about Chicago being chosen as "The" host city, how the fairs design concpet came to be, and the many trials and tribulations of building an extravagent exposition in just three years. You will also have to listen to me say "World's Fair" far too many times, and for that I am sorry.

Sources for todays episode include Britannica, Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, Villanova University, The New York Preservation Archive Project.

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